Okija
is a city in Ihiala L.G.A, Anambra State Nigeria. Okija, is the biggest
town in Ihiala Local Government Area and one of the biggest in
Igboland. in Okija, there is a river called ORASI- RIVER which flows to
the Atlantic and join another OKPOSI river.
It is located in the south of the commercial town of
Onitsha by about 24 Kilometers and about 17 Kilometers from the
industrial town of Nnewi.
Okija is within the Ihiala Local Government area in
Onitsha South Senatorial district. It is traditionally, the spiritual
head of the towns in the local government area including Ihembosi, thus
has the right of key privileges such as the breaking of kola nut. Okija
is bordered in the northern part by Ozubulu/Ihembosi, in the south by
Ihiala, in the east by Ukpo and Azia and in the west by Ogbakuba.
Okija town consists of 34 villages under 3 major groupings in the order of seniority as follows.
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Okija shrine
Ogwugwakpu
is the most local popular shrine in the city located in Ubahu and
Ogwugwu-mmiri located in Umuegueri in Umuohi. this is a validity alleged
settlement shrine where some people go and make a formal judgement on a disputed matter to the gods.
Okija is a town in Anambra State in the South East of Nigeria.
Villages in Okija
UBAHU – ABU UBAHU:
Ubahu:- Umuakpolom, Umuezedam,Umudalaegwu,
Umuapani, Ugwucheleku and Ubahuagbugba.
Umuohi:-Ezieke, Umudioka and Isifulu.
Umuhu :-Umuhu and Ubahuezike.
UHUOBO- NA – UHUOWELLE:
Umuatuegwu:-Umuatuegwu, Ohukabia and Uhudim.
Umuofo:- Uhungwu,Umuezewulum and Ndeakabo.
Uhuowelle:-Umuogu, Oghalegbu and Umuzu.
IHITE-ABU-IHITE:
Ubahueze:- umuezenna, Umudibia, Ubahualam, Uhuokwe and
Ubahuogwugwu.
Isieke:-Aka, Ezengu/Ubahudara, Umunnaka,Ubahumorie
and Umuduru.
Ubahumonum;- Umuezeagwute, Umuezeana,Umuagu and
Umuezeona.
Ulasi River traversed many parts of Okija.
Okija or the thirty mentioned Villages loosely divided into three;
1. Ubahu Abu Ubahu: This conjure Ubahu, Umuohi (Umunhi), ubahuezike and umuhu
2. Uhuobo and Uhuowere: This consists of Uhuobo, Ohukabia and Uhuowere.
3. Ihite abu Ihite: This contains Ubahummonu, Ubahudara, Isieke and Ihite.
Traditionally or a few years a gone, Okija city had no king or didn’t
respect and regard someone because the chief of the thirty villages in
Okija. In those years, sturdy individuals assumed leadership of various
villages and quarters.
Now Okija has its own city council. In recent years, His Royal Highness,
Chief R. Oraelosi, Ezegedegwum 111 of Okija. Therefore the governance
currently rests on the Igwe and also the native councilors still at the
Okparas. People who facilitate within the regime of the city embrace the
cohort (the age group) and Igwe in council.
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