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Arochukwu Long Juju: A brief walk into a forgotten temple of judgment
The long juju slave route of Arochukwu still remains a perfect destination for tourists around the world. The Long JuJu Shrine of Arochukwu [Grand market square] After the cities of Aba and Umuahia, Arochukwu, which is sometimes referred to as Arochuku, or Aro-Okigbo is the third largest city in Abia State , Southeastern Nigeria . It is composed of 19 villages with an overall leader called Obong Aro . Interestingly, there are several historic tourist sites that exist in the city of Arochukwu. And among them are the mystic Ibini Ukpabi shrine, the slave routes and other relics of the slave. Prominent for its sacred sense of mystic beauty is the Ibinu Ukabi or the long juju Shrine that was used to judge the perpetrators of crimes. Tales have it that back then in the kingdom of Arochukwu, Ibini Ukpabi at the height of its powers was the most powerful deity in Igboland. And this was during the Trans-atlantic slave trade era. Being a kind of supreme ...
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