Oru na Nneude (alternately Oru na Lude) is a village in Ahiara, Imo State, Nigeria. It is divided into two sections, Oru and Nneude, the division between which was apparent as early as the late 1950s.[1] The population of Oru is over 5,200, and Lude over 4,700.[2]
Oru
editThe Oru section has the hamlets of Amaawa, Ebo na Ikuku, Owasi Njoku, Umudim Igwe, Umuidi, Umuiroaku, Umuiwe, Umumkpade, Umuogologo, Umuokorocha, Ogbor, Umuibeleche and Umuosi. Six of these hamlets - Owasi Njoku, Umudim Igwe, Umumkpade, Ogbor, Umuibeleche and Umuogologo - are collectively called Oru Ama. The village market, Afo Oru, is one of the largest in Igboland, occurring on the Afo day of the eight-day Igbo calendar.
The Eze of Oru is Eze Joe Oleka.
Nneude
editThe Nneude section has seven hamlets, namely: Nneude Ama, Umuezeala, Umuloghocha, Umunwaaja, Umuokoro, Umuoriaku, and Umuukpo. The market is called Nkwo Lude.
The Eze of Nneude is Igwe J. S. Anyamele. He is titled the Ude I of Nneude Ahiara.
References
edit- ^ Ardener, Edwin (April 1959). "Lineage and Locality among the Mba-Ise Ibo". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 29 (2). Edinburgh University Press: 113–133. doi:10.2307/1157515. JSTOR 1157515.
- ^ Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Mbaise, Names of Parishes in the Diocese,ahiaradiocese.org (access date 10 February 2008)
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