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Enoch was a bold Christian who challenged the tribe on their traditions. His father was the leader of the snake cult, and it was rumored that Enoch killed and ate the python, getting cursed and disowned by his father. Enoch kills an egwugwu, sparking off tensions between the tribe and the Christians.

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It was not proven that Enoch killed the Sacred Python in Things Fall Apart nor were his reasons given. His father was the leader of the snake cult, so Enoch may have killed the snake to defy his father. Okoli killed the sacred python in Mbanta.


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