National Museum immortalises Igbo’s most influential colonial warrant chief
The exhibition, titled: “The Legend of Their Era: Chief Onyeama N’Eke,” was organised by the National Museum of Unity in collaboration with the Murus Association, the descendants of the renowned traditional ruler.
The man, Chief Onyeama N’Eke Paramount King, Chief Onyeama N’Eke (1870s–1933) was a powerful and influential warrant chief and traditional ruler in Colonial Igbo land.“You cannot talk about coal mining in Enugu without mentioning Chief Onyeama N’Eke,” Duru said, recalling how the traditional ruler supplied labour to the coal mines and fearlessly defended the interests of his people during the colonial era.
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