The whole Odikpi village in Osumenyi, Nnewi South, Anambra State were in mourning mood as the Nwagwu Family and members of the Anambra State Association of the Deaf (ANSAD) with friends and well wishers gathered for the burial ceremony of Late Chief Emeka Morrocco Maduka, popularly known as Egwu Ekpil. The legendary Emeka was father-in-law to Anambra State Association of the Deaf, ANSAD’s chairman, Amobichukwu Nwagwu.
Chief Morrocco who passed on at the age of seventy-six made his mark in music with the traditional Egwu Ekpil Music Band where he transformed traditional folklore music using modern musical instruments and sounds. His songs focused on the moralistic, the philosophical, and addressed a host other issues faced by contemporary society.
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Chief Morrocco Maduka, whose his daughter Bridget is wife to ANSAD, Chairman, Amobichukwu Nwagwu, has four grandchildren.
During the funeral rites, the Odikpi Village, led by Chief Andrew Nwagwu, who, along with his son, Amobichukwu sat at the high table with the Morrocco family of Umugama Village, Ukwulu, presented a cow, two cartons of assorted drinks and bales of wrappers to their in-laws.
The burial ceremony was attended by the Nwagwu family members and their kinsmen from Odikpi village, Osumenyi, Nnewi South, members of the Anambra State Association of the Deaf, as well as the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Disability Matters, Hon. Ugochukwu Okoye.
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