Killi-we Nwachukwu: The story of an Igbo Superman
Killi-we Nwachukwu: The story of an Igbo Superman: Uzoma Nwaozuzu Nwachukwu, was an Igbo Superman. He hailed from Mbaitolu in Imo state. He was born in 1931 and died October 31, 1992. He was nicknamed "Killi-we" Nwachukwu because of his enormous natural strength. Killi-we Nwachukwu was for more than three decades celebrated as a homegrown Nigerian superman. Some of his legendary feats of strength included lifting of buses, having cement blocks crushed on his head, allowing cars to drive over his body, using teeth to carry bags of cement, using bare hands to hammer nails, breaking coconuts on his head, six people standing on his body at the same time, etc. How He Got His Nickname "Killi-we". Killi-we is a nickname he got after a fight with a stubborn man called "Tick man", who refused to pay him his money for a truck load of goods he conveyed from the market to the man's house. He used to push a wooden two wheel truck with which ...
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