Professor Kenneth Dike State Central E-Library

The Ogbunike caves are a system of many caves linked together by small, tunnels and passages. It consists of a massive structure with a big open chamber of about 5 m high, 10 m wide and 30 m long at the entrance. There are ten tunnels at the main chamber leading in different directions. Within the tunnels are big chambers and other tunnels of varying lengths, some of which are interconnected. The caves are occupied by a large colony of bats of various sizes. There are streams and body of water at various places. A stream flows out from one of the tunnels into a rapid flowing river (River Nkissa). At the meeting point of the river and the stream one can feel the warm water from the caves and the cold river water. Beside this portion of the river is a tableland of about 5 x 5 m squarec used as a relaxation spot by visitors to the caves. The caves' immediate environment, which is up to about 200-m radius, is a thick tropical rainforest type of vegetation. The site has sufficient boundaries (20 hectares) to protect its values from the direct effects of human encroachment.