The name Killi-we Nwachukwu may bring back alot of memories to some individuals. Back then alot of Nigerians saw him as an Igbo superman due to the kind of strength he possessed. Killi-we Nwachukwu whose real name is actually Uzoma Nwaozuzu Nwachukwu was born in the year 1931, he came from Mbaitolu, Imo State.
Nwachukwu was born with a strength which alot of people saw as supernatural. He was known by everyone in Nigerian as a superman of Igbo land. Nwachukwu was so strong to the extent that he could lift up buses from the ground, he crushed cement blocks on his head without getting hurt. He used to allow cars drive all over his body, he made use of his teeth to lift cement bags, he made use of his hands to hit nails. He carried up to six people on his body at once and also broke Coconuts with his head. There were quite alot of amazing things that he was famous for in the past.
Nwachukwu got the nick name "Killi-We" after he fought a man known as the tick Man. This tick Man had refused to pay Nwachukwu his money, the money was from the goods Nwachukwu helped the Man to carry from the Market to his house. As the tick Man turned his back and was about to leave, Nwachukwu grabbed him and they began to fight.
While Nwachukwu was beating up the Man, his Wife brought a pestle to beat up Nwachukwu and fight for her husband. Immediately she came out Nwachukwu carried her up and dumped her on top of her husband. The Woman then began to shout "Killi We Nwachukwu you should Killi we", she was trying to say Nwachukwu should kill them. After this incident happened people started referring to Nwachukwu as Killi-we Nwachukwu.
Alot of people thought that his strength came from a diabolical source, but he got his strength from eating yam and fufu. Nwachukwu was also a family man during his time, he got married to 6 different Women and had 7 concubines and 19 children.
On October 31, 1992, Nwachukwu gave up the ghost after an illness. He used to complain about feeling some kind of movement in his body. This movement later became muscle stiffness, his muscles became stiff because he retired from his job as a Superman.
These days if you are a child that is very troublesome in an Igbo home, you will be referred to as Kili-we Nwachukwu.
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