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Town Crier

This is the most common means of information dissemination in Amaekpu. He works under the Ezie Akpan. He visits the Ezie Akpan twice a day to receive information for dissemination and collects a little token for each message.

He goes around every part of Amaekpu - once in the morning and - once in the evening, stopping at designated locations to pass the message. On normal days, the gong (ogele) would be his instrument to attract attention. Each tune has a meaning that only a handful understands.
Unu chee, unu chee, O no ogo bia nara nti, I no n’ezi g’abia nara !!!

During the new yam festivals, between the time Ezie ji harvests his first yams and the Iri Ji day, the town crier reverts to a drum for his announcement.

Chief William of Nde Aja, popularly known as Willie has been the longest serving town crier. Others have been Ukwa Imo of Nde Edike popularly called Brigadier