Obodo Ahiara is the oldest village in Ahiara

Ahiara

Ahiara is an Igbo city located in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. The people are respected for their ingenuity and diplomacy. The city stands about 16 miles from Owere and Umuahia in either directions...

 city, in Imo State

Imo State

Imo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies to the south of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city.-History:Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. It comprises eight hamlets, namely:

• Ahiarama
• Umuobinugwu
• Umuakali
• Umuakwali
• Umuehi
• Umuoleru
• Umuokoro
• Umuotunwanyi

'Obodo Ahiara' community ,one of the ancient communities in eastern Nigeria is made of eight Kindred, namely:-Ahiarama, Umuehi,Umuakali,Umuokoro,Umuakwali,umuobilugwu and Umuotunwanyi. The late Eze Davidson Nwannennaya Okoroanyanwu was the [Eze] of Obodo, from Umuakwali kindred.He was the second son of Late Eze David Onyeahialam Okoroanyanwu, the first Eze of Obodo Ahiara. A wealthy Civil Engineering Contractor and proprietor of Dave Concrete and Construction Ltd. Port-Harcourt. (DOKAS INDUSTRIES LTD).
Some of the land marks in obodo Ahaiara includes:- The Customary court,Orie Ahaiara Market, Obodoa Ahiara Post Office, Two primary schools and the cummunity secondary school Obodo Ahiara,All Saints Catholic Church ,St Vincent De Paul Naursery and primary school,catholic school for the disabled.

Obodo Ahiara community is endowed with highly educated and sons and daughters who have distinguished themselves in different spheres of life