Ogbaland "AliOgba"
Location and Boundaries:
In geographical terms, Ogbakingdom occupies an area roughly thirty kilometers by twenty kilometers in the Niger flood plain, with Ekpeye, Egeni and Ijaw areas to the south and southwest, Egbema, Oguta, Awara, to the north and northeast, and Aboh, Ndoni, Kwale and Onitsha to the west and northwest. The rivers in the area are the Orashi, the Sombreiro and the clear, deep blue river Omoku.
Ogba Kingdom is situated entirely within the tropics [ see maps!
]. It is located approximately between longitudes 70 31 to 120 45 East of greenwish meridian and latitudes 60 71 to 100 40 north of Equator. Ogba kingdom is in Rivers State of Nigeria and lies southwest of Imo State.
It is in the Ogba/Ndoni/Egbema Local Government Area (ONELGA). By 1991 Census, Ogba Kingdom population is 170,000 (1993 A. Ahiamadu). with the capital located at Omoku.
The Three Ogba Groups:
The Ogbas fall into three major clans, kingdoms, groups or sections viz:
Egi, Igburu and Usomini
Egi , Igburu and Usomini which means “Dry land”, “Marshy land”, and “water-side” respectively are also descriptive of the terrain they occupy.
There are fourty towns and Villages in Ogba kingdom,
Egi group comprises:
Akabuka, Akabuta, Ede, Egita, Erema, Ibewa, Itu, Obagi, Obiebe, Obigbor, Obite, Obiosimini, Obobru, Obukegi, Ogbogu and Ohalielu.
Igburu group comprises:
Ikiri, Egbeda, Elieta, Amaah, Elehia, Okansu, Osiakpu, Ohiuga, Uju, Okposi, Obigwe and Ogbidi.
Usomini group comprises:
Obrikom, Obie, Kregani, Ohalimini, Idu (Osoble), Idu (Obosiukwu), Obor, Ebogoro, Okprukpuali, Ebocha, Onuosi Ogu and Aligu.
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