Umundugba
Encyclopedia
Umundugba is a town in Isu
Local Government Area of Imo State
, Nigeria
, and is the headquarters of Isu LGA.
The town shares boundaries with the Isu Njaba, Ekwe
, Amaigbo
, Amandugba
, and Ezuisu autonomous communities.
His Royal Highness, Eze Isaiah Ugochukwu Anusionwu, Ezeahurukwe I of Amandugba was the father of HRH Eze Onyegbuleonweya Christopher Ugochukwu, Ezeahurukwe II of Umundugba.
The traditional ruler is HRH Eze Chukwuemeka Stephen Ugochukwu, Ezeahurukwe III of Umundugba.
It is made up three sub communities (Orori, Nnerim,Okwara) and in Orori are villages like Umuezeala, Umoudo, Umunkwo, Okporo, Umudike, Umuekebele, and Umuokwara, while Nnerim is made up of Umudioji, Umuokwaradim, Umuezeala, Umudioma, etc.
In Umezela there are chiefs and Nze, Chief Akaraugo of Umundugba and Nze chiamaka who but hail from Umezela.
The town has maintained its traditions and customs passed down from generation to generation. Among them being the "Oghu" festival celebrated around June to August, and shared with neighboring towns, Amandugba, Ekwe, Amurie and Umuaka.
Following the Oghu festival is the "Emume" which is also called "Iriji" (new Yam Festival)which is celebrated around September at the Eze's palace. The Eze (ruler) of Umundugba is the custodian of this ceremony, and worthy sons and daughters of Umundugba, and deserving friends and in-laws of Umundugba are conferred chieftaincy titles during the ceremony.
Umundugba was among the first autonomous communities created during the time of Governor Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, carved out from Amandugba
town.
Both Umundugba and Amandugba have suffered from an unreliable water supply from streams and brooks that often dry up, and that are breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes and sources of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, guinea worm, tape worm, and night blindness. A recent project by Africa We Care, a charity, has started to develop a supply based on a bore-hole.
Isu, Nigeria
Isu is a local government area in the Imo State of Nigeria.Its headquarters are in the town of Umundugba. Other communities are Amandugba, Ekwe, Isunjaba, Amurie Omanze, Ebenator Ekwe and Oboro Amurie....
Local Government Area of 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...
, and is the headquarters of Isu LGA.
Location
Umundugba has been in existence since the 16th century. It is made up of nine autonomous communities, and is dominated by Christian followers.The town shares boundaries with the Isu Njaba, Ekwe
Ekwe Community
Ekwe is a rural community in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It is made up three politically autonomous communities. The three autonomous communities are Ekwe-Nwe-Orie, Ebenator Ekwe and Uburu Ekwe...
, Amaigbo
Amaigbo
Amaigbo is a larger town in Imo State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Nwangele Local Government Area.Amaigbo is of Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria.Promiment people from Amaigbo include, Dick Tiger-late boxing legend, Dr Walter Ofonagoro-former Minister for Information Federal Republic of Nigeria,...
, Amandugba
Amandugba
Amandugba is a town in the Isu Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria.The community is inhabited by Isu people, a subgroup of the Igbo people.In Amauzari tradition, the town is named after Ndugba, child of Mbama Onyeukwu....
, and Ezuisu autonomous communities.
Tradition
Umundugba is ruled by Umuezeala.His Royal Highness, Eze Isaiah Ugochukwu Anusionwu, Ezeahurukwe I of Amandugba was the father of HRH Eze Onyegbuleonweya Christopher Ugochukwu, Ezeahurukwe II of Umundugba.
The traditional ruler is HRH Eze Chukwuemeka Stephen Ugochukwu, Ezeahurukwe III of Umundugba.
It is made up three sub communities (Orori, Nnerim,Okwara) and in Orori are villages like Umuezeala, Umoudo, Umunkwo, Okporo, Umudike, Umuekebele, and Umuokwara, while Nnerim is made up of Umudioji, Umuokwaradim, Umuezeala, Umudioma, etc.
In Umezela there are chiefs and Nze, Chief Akaraugo of Umundugba and Nze chiamaka who but hail from Umezela.
The town has maintained its traditions and customs passed down from generation to generation. Among them being the "Oghu" festival celebrated around June to August, and shared with neighboring towns, Amandugba, Ekwe, Amurie and Umuaka.
Following the Oghu festival is the "Emume" which is also called "Iriji" (new Yam Festival)which is celebrated around September at the Eze's palace. The Eze (ruler) of Umundugba is the custodian of this ceremony, and worthy sons and daughters of Umundugba, and deserving friends and in-laws of Umundugba are conferred chieftaincy titles during the ceremony.
Recent times
One of the defunct Biafran refineries was located at the present day Umundugba during the Nigerian–Biafran civil war. The other refinery was located in Uzoakoli in present day Abia State, Nigeria.Umundugba was among the first autonomous communities created during the time of Governor Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, carved out from Amandugba
Amandugba
Amandugba is a town in the Isu Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria.The community is inhabited by Isu people, a subgroup of the Igbo people.In Amauzari tradition, the town is named after Ndugba, child of Mbama Onyeukwu....
town.
Both Umundugba and Amandugba have suffered from an unreliable water supply from streams and brooks that often dry up, and that are breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes and sources of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, guinea worm, tape worm, and night blindness. A recent project by Africa We Care, a charity, has started to develop a supply based on a bore-hole.