Onicha Nwe-Nkwo

Onicha Nwe-Nkwo is an autonomous community in Ezinihitte Local Government Area, Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria.

Onicha Nwe-Nkwo Autonomous Community is one of the four autonomous communities that resulted from the carving up of Onicha Amairi Autonomous Community. It consists of Umuevu, Umuhu & Umuaghara villages, and has its seat or headquarters, so to speak, at Nkwo Umuevu, a market in Umuevu after which it was named.

Religion: Christianity is the primary religion of the Autonomous Community which also maintains a traditional religion considered in many quarters as paganism. Worshipping at St Pius’ Catholic Church, Umuevu and St Theresa’s Catholic Church, Umuhu, Catholics outnumber, by far, any other denomination.

Royalty The first traditional ruler was Eze Alph Azuogu Ezeh. He died in 2008.The second and current Traditional Ruler is His Majesty, Barrister S.E.Chima.(IKENGA Onicha Nwe-Nkwo).