THE STORY OF OHUMOGBO ADEBA THE GREAT SEER OF IDOMA ABICHE
January 21, 2021 at 8:41 pm,
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Okwoli Moses Elaigwu
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The man Ohumogbo is one of the greatest magician, a seer and a diviner in the history of Idoma and Abiche people. He was born with mystical power, he control the winds, rain, thunder and can descant into the future. Many Idoma and Abiche sons inquired of him before embarking on war or journey. His love for the Idoma Nation was so strong that he prefers to be called Idoma Abaku than Jukun wanu.
This angered king Abiseku Ojagabo of Abiche then he offered him to the gods but was rejected and blessed by the gods with the tongue to repairs the ages of time or utter the cause of time. In other to get ride of him he was banished to the forest. His mother whose name is Onyaotubo, an Idoma woman cried for several days and as a result became blind.
When the Abiche people are in trouble and couldn't access him at the forest, they seek advice from the mother who could hear the voice of his son whenever she call on him.
When Onyaotubo died the staff in the hand of Ohumogbo fell from his hand then turn to a giant tree which he called Ochinokwu ochebutu. This tree become a deity and no human or animal could come under except those he grant access. Some believed his mother's spirit and that of the falling were cast into this great tree own by Ohumogbo who gave portion of this life given tree to whom he will to plant for protection.
Ohumogbo established himself as a great man and was known by many hunters and Kwararafa travelers who walk on his part. These travelers seek him to divine the future for them as to whether the road is clear to journey or for war.
The story was told that Ohumogbo does not receive any gift other than Otuta and okpeje which he uses to appease the death.
Oglewu who find their part in the present Idoma land seek his divinity, Otukpo equally did and many Idoma travelers.
Alekwu masquerade chanted that Ohumogbo breath into dead birds and brought them back to life, anywhere he goes, and he breath the breathe of life it remains, anywhere he curses remains. Ohumogbo who speaks to the night to hold on until his rituals are complete.
Okpe the son of Agbooko who married from Abiche was faced with a bad omen whenever his wife gave birth; the child died then he went to Ohumogbo who divine for him the root cause and the solution thereafter.
History was told that Ohumogbo outlived the sand of time got tired of life. He want to die to meet with his ancestors but was denied death by the gods. He prepare a charm and cast himself into Ochinokwu ochebutu to close his pages of life.
Indeed, the life of Ohumogbo is a strange one, a man who leaves for ages yet his night refused to come until he gave himself night of rest.