Okenyi

Okenyi is a town located in the east of Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria.^[1] It is home to the Igalas who migrated from Idah to come and settle in the area.^[2]

it has a population of about 10 000 inhabitants. they people of Okenyi are farmers, and they engage in subsistence farming, farming basically cassava , maize, yam, and little of beans.They nature of their soil does not allow them to cultivate rice. The political structure has the Onu-okenyi as the paramount ruler, although a reigning chief assume the throne after the death of a former ruling chief

References

1. ^ Aiyenigba, Ojo Nathaniel; A. Momoh Abdulazeez, Ebenezer Olayinka Adurodija (2002). Who is who in Kogi State, vol. 1. Kogi State Ministry of Information and Culture in conjunction with SPELL Communications Ltd.. p. 108. OCLC 52867748. 
2. ^ Ukwedeh, Joseph N. (2003). History of the Igala Kingdom C.1534-1854: A Study of Political and Cultural Integration in the Niger-Benue Confluence Area of Nigeria. Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University. p. 172. ISBN 9789783293144. 

Coordinates: 7°19′N 7°47′E / 7.317°N 7.783°E / 7.317; 7.783