Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 15
More than sixty-five years ago, Late Hejeto and Late Honije along with 17 households migrated out of Viyilho village and set out into the wilderness in search of free land where they could make their new home.
Along with their followers, they spent days and nights in the thickly forested jungles of Thetsumi, Ghokhuvi, Mutsalimi, Lachepumi, Sendenyu, Thevukrie villages during the month of March 1950 in search of a new area. In their search for shelter, they had to pass through and rest in the jungles of certain villages, which fined them for trespassing their territory. When they reached Thevukrie on March 18, 1950, Late Thahekhu was already in that village. This is where the trio met but parted ways in search of new land.
Late Hejeto and Late Honije went together towards Dimapur area. However, during their journey, Late Honije got drowned at Dhansiri River in Bokajan.
By the time, Late Hejeto and Late Thahekhu met once again, the former had only eight households with him while the latter had four households with him. They decided to have only two GBs wherever they establish their new village with Late Thahekhu as the Head GB and Late Hejeto as the second GB. The 12 households left Kiyezu village on March 12, 1951 and reached the present location of Thahekhu village on March 15 and formed a village with its present name. Since then March 15 has been marked as the foundation day of Thahekhu village.
This story was recounted by GB, H. Tovito Aye son of Late Hejeto during the foundation day observed at the village local ground on Tuesday. Tovito who hosted the foundation day programme said that there were currently 16 surviving members of the first settlers of Thahekhu village. He appealed residents of Thahekhu to remember the pioneers and continue to pray for the wellbeing of the inhabitants of the village.
Head GB, T. Hukiye Yeputho, son of Late Thahekhu also spoke during the programme and paid rich tributes to the founders of the village. Head GB, Khehokhu village, Hokiye Yeptho also exhorted the gathering during the programme which was marked with various cultural performances.
A portrait of Late Thahekhu, founder of Thahekhu village was unveiled by Pastor, Thahekhu Village Baptist Church, Tovishe Sema. Till today, Thahekhu Village has only two GBs as decided by pioneers of the village.
