Since a Fulani herdsman discovered a mystery river,
which suddenly emerged and took over a large expanse of land in a
forest at Nnachi, in Udi LGA of Enugu State, the community has not had
rest.
People
have continued to troop to have a spiritual bath and be made whole.
However, it seems the party is coming to an end, so to say, as the river
is drying up.
Checks revealed that the river is disappearing, with only a small muddy portion remaining.
For
the people of Nnachi, the drying up of the river is not a surprise.
They said that the mystery river usually sprang up every seven years and
lasts for seven days before disappearing. They, however, confessed that
the last time the river emerged was about 30 years ago before
appearing last November and remaining in place for more than three
months.
The water, which has been nicknamed ‘River of Bethsaida,’
is located about a kilometre into the bush, off the old Awka – Enugu
Expressway.
Indeed, since the water appeared in the first week of
November 2013, the area has turned to a Mecca of
sorts, just as jerry
can sellers, food vendors, commercial motorcyclists and photographers
have thronged the community for business.