Oba, Anambra

Coordinates: 6°4′0″N 6°50′0″E / 6.066667°N 6.833333°E / 6.066667; 6.833333

Oba
Oba Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°4′N 6°50′E / 6.067°N 6.833°E / 6.067; 6.833
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State

Oba is a town in Nigeria. It was formerly the headquarters of the Idemili-South Local Government Area in Anambra State and lies approximately 7 kilometers south of Onitsha along the old Owerri-Onitsha Trunk A Road.

The present traditional ruler of Oba town is Igwe Peter C Ezenwa.

Geography

To the north is the Idemili River and the neighboring towns of Nkpor and Umuoji. To the south is the Ekulu River and the towns of Oraifite and Akwu-Ukwu. To the east are the towns of Ojoto and Ichi and to the west is the Ose River and the towns of Obosi and Odekpe.

Attractions

Oba has so many sites of attraction which include The Rojenny Games Village, Tansian University,Ogba Spring,Oba Airport (under construction), So many hotels and banks.

The Biafran Republic army settled in Oba as their last frontier following the fall of Onitsha. Oba was never in the hands of the Nigerian Army until the end of the war.