Origin from Heaven

This Theory claims that ancestors of The Uneme people came from Heaven..obviously. They were led by the one called Akpama, who would be 'Adam' in biblical terms. Osanobulah is the Uneme word for Supreme Deity or God. Akpama easily translates to 'First person to spring from Osanobulah' Akpama descended from heaven wearing a cloth with three colours, white, red and blue after a seven-day journey. He was said to have been aided by three threads, which served as a ladder for his descent. Osanobulah had given him seven items namely; alligator pepper, a clayball, a chameleon, fire, a sword, a tortoise and a black meteoric stone. He also received 'Eberumesah' which is said to be the aspect of Osanobulah responsible for the production of colours, protection, Invention and creativity.

So, the story continues. As Akpama was descending, towards the seventh hour, He threw the clayball on the surface of the water (Apparently earth must have been one watery ball) and then land began to spread. Then, he got the chameleon to step on the land, throwing it in a gentle manner, so that it didn't sink because the earth was still 'soft' After that, he threw the tortoise, unfortunately it's shell got cracked. Akpama himself then stepped out unto the land and placed the black stone at the centre of the earth. This was how he set up a forge with the fire which he had brought from heaven, serving as a main facilitator, of what later became Uneme's Blacksmithing Industry. Satisfied with everything, He then settled on the land and called it Igohigohmi, which means 'The Place of Joy'

Later on, Osanobulah sent down a female to help Akpama and to encourage through reproduction, the growth and expansion of Igohigohmi. They got together and had five sons and a daughter. Their names are listed as follows; Odion, Erhame, Iyiomhe, Uzannu, Imiava, and Edo. As the community further expanded, Edo is said to have produced the lineage of Ogiso, which in Uneme means, 'The Earthly King of the Spirit World that helps human beings relate with the other worlds'

Reference

Asimiafele, Unemhe: Our Heritage
Harunah, A Cultural History of the Uneme