 The Nri people of Igbo land have a creation myth which is one of the many creation myths that exist in various parts of Igbo land . The Nri and Aguleri people are in the territory of the Umueri clan who trace their lineages back to the patriarchal king @-@ figure Eri . Eri 's origins are unclear , though he has been described as a " sky being " sent by Chukwu ( God ) . He has been characterized as having first given societal order to the people of Anambra . The historian Elizabeth Allo Isichei says " Nri and Aguleri and part of the Umueri clan , [ are ] a cluster of Igbo village groups which traces its origins to a sky being called Eri . " 
