Dennis Okike becomes the 10th winner of
the annual Gulder Ultimate Search. He
outsmarted Dr.Edmund Umeabuani and
Ifunanya Onike in the waters of Usaka
River, Akwa-Ibom State where the final
battle among the warriors fervently seeking for the 10th symbol took place. On the final day of the search, the warriors got a message from the Council of Elders ordering them to pack their bags and make their ways to where they draw water.
Chidi awaited them and gave them the next set of instructions.
The final task was to search for the 10th
Symbol. To do that, each of them would
make use of a clue which would take them
to two different locations to retrieve two
pieces of the map that would lead to
where the 10th Symbol was buried.
Another clue at their first locations would
direct them to the next location.
It was a race against time and the last man to the next location was evicted. Edmund and Ifunanya’s first clue led them to the place of the Talking Drum to retrieve them first map piece; while Bobby and Dennis went to the Mud Field.
Subsequently, Bobby and Dennis headed to the Place of the Talking Drum for their second piece while Edmund and Ifunanya raced to the mud field. Edmund returned first, followed by Ifunanya. Dennis edged Bobby out of the quest when he beat him to the finish line.
Bobby was instantly evicted.
With their maps pieced together, the
remaining warriors had all they needed to
proceed to find the Sceptre. On their maps
three spots were marked ‘X’ as possible
places the 10th Symbol was buried.
Ifunanya was in the lead, having figured
out the direction first.
However her first attempt at crossing the river with the aid of a rope saw her falling into the water while Edmund and Dennis moved on.
Edmund arrived first and headed straight
to one of the spots marked on the map
and began his search. Dennis joined
shortly. Ifunanya had barely stepped in the river when Dennis raised what turned out to be a false alarm. All he had was a piece of debris laying under the river.
The protracted search had the warriors glancing at their maps intermittently as Dennis kept
digging up dirt after dirt from the river.
