Before now, very little was known about Nachi, a
community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu
State.
However, all that has changed; the history of the
community has being re-shaped.
All it took to change the face of Nachi is mysterious
healing water, already named “Orimiri Jordan”, (River
Jordan).
DailyPost visited this community on Tuesday and
reports that it has indeed become a Pilgrimage Centre,
playing host to people from all parts of Nigeria.
Countless testimonies abound as Nigerians struggle
to dip themselves into the River.
How it all Began
Enquiries by DailyPost showed that it all started on
the 11th day of November 2013. According to
community sources, a Fulani herdsman ran to the
community and announced how water covered the
place just few minutes after he passed.
“He told us that he passed that place with his herd of
cattle and soon after, heard a strange noise; when he
turned back, he discovered that a big stream has
appeared at the same place he just passed with his
cattle. At that point, he ran to Garki and informed his
relatives, who also came there and discovered that the
water had healing power. From that point, the news
spread to the community”, a source disclosed.
Origin of the River
Although there appears to be some elements of
controversies surrounding the healing power of the
River, the community is not divided on its origin.
The traditional ruler of Nachi community, His Royal
Highness, Igwe F.O Onuigbo, Obi II of Nachi, told
DailyPost at his palace that the mystery River was
older than him.
Onuigbo, who spoke through his Lolo, because of his
ill health, said “I used to pass through that area to
attend school at Inyi-Achi in Oji River, in the early
40s. In those days, there is no water there, the only
thing you see there is white sand. But once you get
there and you are thirsty, all you need to do is to
scratch the surface of the land and ask if for water,
water will full your hand immediately if you are an
upright person, but if you are evil, no water will come
out. That has been the situation”.
Another octogenarian, Chief Festus Ude told our
correspondent that “later, we noticed that after some
years, the water will form a stream there and would
disappear in few weeks. If such happens, we will be
fetching water there. However, women who are
menstruating and evil people don’t go there. We never
heard about healing power of the River until this
recent appearance of the River”.
The 80-year-old man continued that “the last time it
appeared was in 1992, and at that time, it just formed
a small stream, which later disappeared. It has never
been as large as this. This is all I know, we have never
known about its healing power, this is the first time we
are hearing about healing, I don’t whether it is true,
we equally heard it like you”.
Brisk Businesses
For commercial motorcycle operators, popularly
called “Okada”, photographers and petty traders, it is
a life-time opportunity that should not be allowed to
slip by.
Right at the junction leading to the location of the
“Jordan River”, the visitor is presented with a scene of
a busy motor park, where hawkers, food vendors,
transporters and okada riders battle for customers.
On the other side of the road, cans of various sizes
are displayed for those who came empty handed.
From that point, you park your vehicle, mount on
Okada and the journey begins.
It would remind one of those routes passed by youth
corps members during endurance trek organize at the
peak of orientation camp.
Owing to the bad nature of the road, the motorcycles
swerves from one portion to the other, trying to cheat
the road. They find it less troublesome, because
according to one of them, they had become used to
the terrain, since they ply the road not less than 30
times per day.
Mr. Daniel, the Okada operator, who conveyed
DailyPost correspondent to the River, disclosed that
he abandoned his vulcanizing job to benefit from the
new business.
According to him, “I have a vulcanizing shop at the
Nachi Market, but when this new business came, I had
to close the shop temporarily so that I can also make
money here. I hardly make N1000 a day there in my
shop, but since I joined this Okada transport to the
Enugu Jordan River, I make no less than N10, 000
every day. One of my friends called my attention to it,
and I will forever be grateful to him”.
The okada operators
charge their passengers
fares ranging from N500 to N1000 depending on their
bargaining power.
On getting to the River, another business scene
welcomes you. Here, apart from those hawking
snacks, photographers are not left out. This presents
the place as not just a miracle centre, but a tourist
centre. While some of the visitors dip themselves or
swim in the River, the photographers take shots, get
the pictures ready immediately at the cost of N200
depending on the number of exposures.
One of the photographers told DailyPost that they
make between N20, 000 to N40, 000 every day.
“You can see that some people come for fun, not just
in search of miracle but to see the mysterious River.
So when such people come, they request for shots
and it has really provided us with good business here.
Healing Powers
Although no instant miracle was recorded throughout
the one-hour duration our correspondent spent at the
River, sources disclosed that many visitors had
testified to all forms of miracles after visiting the
place.
People of all ages, with all forms of ailments are being
assisted by their relatives and friends to dip
themselves into the River.
A can seller at the entrance to the River told DailyPost
that “my house help was suffering from enlarged
scrotum; we were trying to raise money to go to
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital before a friend
told me about this place. We brought the boy here
and by the time we went home, he was fully healed,
that was how I started selling empty cans here”.
Another visitor, a civil servant, who identified himself
as James told our correspondent that he came after
neighbours told him about the healing power of the
water.
“I heard about people who had difficulties in walking
but they got healed after visiting this place; I also
heard of people who regained their sight after visiting
this place; I am just coming out from the River and I
believed that I am free of any form of sickness and
challenges”.
Meanwhile, the crowd of anxious Nigerians seeking
for miraculous solutions to their problems has
continued to surge into the River.
Even security agents are not left behind as some of
them were seen either with their water cans or aiding
their loved ones into the River.
However, the water is expected to also dry up any
time in the same mysterious way as it came.


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