The forest, which was rich with game, birds, honey, wild fruits, vegetables and edible roots, was also the source of all the rivers, which supplied the natives with clean water. It was a great taboo and sacrilege to, either defecate, urinate, cut wood or light fires in the sacred forest, which was the mainstay of all the tribes’ livelihoods. Ojukwu very well knew every inch of the vast forest. He had meticulously trained his nephew Enugu, all the skills of exploiting the bounty of the sacred forest without offending the spirits, and avoiding where the giant anacondas and pythons plied.
They offered their sacrifices at the edge of the forest, to appease the spirits and sought through prayers, the protection and guidance of their ancestors, who had also depended on the bountiful resources o
