Towns in Oru

Otulu is located in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Otulu is along Owerri-Onitsha Road. Otulu is bounded by Mgbidi, Awo-Omamma, Amiri and Omuma. Otulu originally has 3 villages with 16 kindreds (now villages). The 3 villages are: 1. Umuhu 2. Umuezem 3. Ubahawa The creation of autonomous communities by the Imo […]

Omuma is the capital of Oru East, a local government area of Imo State in Southeastern Nigeria. It is one of the oldest towns in Imo State. Omuma is located at latitude 5.5594893° N and longitude 6.9720482° E. Its boundary to the north is Mgbidi, to the east is Amiri and Otulu, to the west

Ohakpu, is an ancient town in Oru West L.G.A of Imo State, famously known for their age long masquerade (Nne mmuo) called Ikwe Ohakpu. It is made up of five villages, Ezukwu, Ikenga, Amafor, Ubahudara and Umuchukwu (Ndiokwaraeke) named in their order of seniority. Their origin can be traced principally to Ezukwu the aboriginal inhabitant

Nempi is one of the ancient towns in the former Oru LGA, now Oru West LGA after the creation of Oru East LGA by the Babangida administration. Nempi has 17 villages which are governed by 3 Kings namely; the Obi of Amafor – HRH Late Eze A. M. Akamigbo, Ezeonyeoruru 1, Obi the IV in

Mgbidi is one of the towns in Oru. It is made up of 11 villages namely: 1. Imeoha2. Ihite3. Uzinaumu4. Ugbele5. Okwudor/Ekwe6. Umuorji7. Umuehi8. Umuabiahu9. Eziala10. Umuokpara11. Umuaguma These villages made up what is known as Mgbidi Town, (the gateway to Imo State). Mgbidi is one of the prominent towns in Imo state and the

Ibiasoegbe is a town in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State. The following are the villages that make up Ibiasoegbe: 1. Umorie2. Eziama3. Amadaba4. Umuonitsha5. Ubahaibi6. Umuchukwu The first customary court was located in Ibiasoegbe near a place that the famous “Udu Oma” was located. Ibiasoegbe is a border town. On the Imo

Eleh is a village in southeastern Nigeria, located near the city of Orlu, Imo State. The name Eleh is coined from the word Nne Eleyi. But on the arrival of the colonial masters they changed the name Eleyi to Eleh as they cannot pronounce Eleyi. The town usually, that is not always, is claimed to

Awo-Omamma is one of the towns in Oru. It is made up of 14 villages namely: 1. Isieke 2. Obibi 3. Ohuba (courtesy of Ken Nnawuba) 4. Okwuorji 5. Ubachima 6. Ubahaeze 7. Ubaogwugwu 8. Umubochi 9. Umuelibe 10 Umueme 11. Umuezeali 12. Umuezike 13. Umuezukwe 14. Umuokwe Webmaster’s Note: Some commenters have noted that

Unlike Awo-omamma, there exists only one tradition- Isu-egbulem tradition accounting for the origin or genealogy of Amiri town. This tradition agreed that the people of Amiri possess a common parental descent with the people of Awo mamma, as postulated by the Oma tradition- one of the traditions accounting for the origin of Awo-omamma. Where there

The town of Amaofuo is made up of 4 villages namely: 1. Amorie 2. Ebisi 3. Ubaha 4. Umuduru This information was provided by Benjamin Agwunobi from The United Kingdom. To provide additional information about Amaofuo, please use the comment form below.