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Okija Shrine

Ozubulu, Italy

Okija Shrine or Ogwuwu Akpu is a dreaded shrine located in Okija, a town in Ihiala local government of Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria. On 3 August 2004, the shrine was invaded by a team of policemen led by former Anambra State Commissioner of Police Felix Ogbaudu who arrested over 40 native doctors,

keepers and attendants. Over 70 dead human bodies and skulls were discovered in the premise of the shrine.

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