The Old “Omenuko Bridge” – A True Reflection Of Abia’s Dark Era – By Eagle Okoro
The old "Omenuko Bridge" - a true reflection of Abia's dark era By Eagle Okoro The ramshackle, one-lane Igwu River Bridge, nicknamed "Omenuko Bridge", at Ozu Abam in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia, God's Own State, built by the colonial administration more than 70 years ago, has finally, finally become history. While it lasted, the bridge provided motorists the only means of crossing the Igwu River, where Omenuko - whose real name was Chief Igwegbe Odum, a prominent merchant from Arondizuogu in today's Imo State - suffered a tragic loss of his goods, hence the bridge was named after…
