Breaking News: .Legendary Musician, Pericomo Okoye aka 'Arusi Makaja 1 of Igboland' passes on
The Igbo Nation has Lost a Legend, Ichie Mezuo Pericomo Okoye, Arusi Makaja 1 of Igboland popularly known as Pericoma.
Reacting, one Uche Okorie wrote:
“Pericoma is a great traditionalist, musician and medicine man…. His
jazz is also top notch…. He became famous for stopping illegal tax
collectors aka agbero boys at upper-iweka onitsha….. He was on his way
to onitsha when he was waylaid by agberos who demanded for his tax
receipts… He ignored them and they lifted him on their shoulders enroute
their office…… He jazzed them and refused to come down from their
shoulders for hours until they pleaded and made sacrifices to his
deity..
That singular act instilled fears in the heart of all agberos operating at upper iweka thereby curtailing their excesses.”
What a Great Loss...Rest In Peace to the Big Masquerade of Igboland!
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