Oru na Nneude

Oru na Nneude (alternately Oru na Lude) is a village in Ahiara, Imo State, Nigeria. It is divided into two sections, Oru and Nneude, the division between which was apparent as early as the late 1950s.^[1] The population of Oru is over 5,200, and Lude over 4,700.^[2]

Oru

The Oru section has the hamlets of Amaawa, Ebo na Ikuku, Owasi Njoku, Umudim Igwe, Umuidi, Umuiroaku, Umuiwe, Umumkpade, Umuogologo, Umuokorocha, and Umuosi. Four of these hamlets - Owasi Njoku, Umudim Igwe, Umumkpade, and Umuogologo - are collectively called Oru Ama. The village market, Afo Oru, is one the largest in Igboland, occurring on the Afo day of the eight-day Igbo calendar.

The Eze of Oru is Igwe Joe Oleka.

Nneude

The Nneude section has seven hamlets, namely: Nneude Ama, Umuezeala, Umulogbocha, Umunwaaja, Umuokoro, Umuoriaku, and Umuukpo. The market is called Nkwo Nneude.

The Eze of Nneude is Igwe J. S. Anyamele. He is titled the Ude I of Nneude Ahiara.

References

1. ^ Ardener, Edwin (April 1959). "Lineage and Locality among the Mba-Ise Ibo". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute (Edinburgh University Press) 29 (2): 113–133. doi:10.2307/1157515. JSTOR 1157515. 
2. ^ Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Mbaise, Names of Parishes in the Diocese,ahiaradiocese.org (access date 10th February 2008)