Origin is a TV series directed by Jide Okeke and produced by Jumafor Ajogwu. It features Olisa Onwualu, Dubem Ugwoke-Ayogu, Adaeze Nwanma, and David Igwe. It is a fantasy-horror thriller. It is a production of Studio Nigeria.
Plot
A group of university students find out about an archaeological site, which holds a mythical object of great power. Against the advice of their professor, they venture into the bush to find it. The mythical object, which they seek, is the lost stone of the Nri priesthood, which was used to bestow kingmakers with powers to check the king.
They succeed in finding the find the site, and proceed to dig it up. As they dig, they come across a little wooden box, inside which they find the stone of the Nri priesthood. As they each hold the stone, they receive extra-sensory powers – extreme sight, thought hearing, and feeling of other people’s emotion. The powers begin to cause trouble for them as four people are needed to touch the stone. However the fourth person refuses to touch it.
Igbo version of Figurine?