The Ogbunike Cave

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• Ogbunike Cave is located in the mid-west region of Nigeria, near Onitsha and the Niger River. It is a location where Africans hid from slave raiding parties during the African holocaust period and has been known to the locals for a very long time. It was used as a hideout from slave hunters. The cave consists of a network of chambers, crawls and tunnels on two levels. The lower level is 100m long and drains an underground river. The upper level is twice as long and dry. It contains a large bat colony which produced a large deposit of Guano. This guano is the basis to a rich and diverse invertebrate fauna. According to religious traditions, visit to the cave is only allowed with bare feet. Actually there are numerous rules for visitors, and so a sign at the entrance reads "Ifite Youth Movement warning; no entry except by permission. Remove your shoes before entering into the cave. Ladies under period banned. Receive receipt after payment. Herbalist or spiritual ceremony in the cave is banned. Deforestation of cave will be prosecuted. Defaulters will be prosecuted." Unfortunately painting graffiti on the wall is not forbidden, so many walls are full of them.
• The description was provided by Olushola Bamigbade