Obodoukwu

Town in Imo, Nigeria

5°29′06″N 7°02′10″E / 5.485°N 7.036°E / 5.485; 7.036Country

NigeriaStateImoLGAIdeato NorthGovernment

• EzeHrh Eze Dim Agbakwuruibe Disputed estimateTime zoneUTC+1 (WAT)Area code083

Obodoukwu (/ˌoʊboʊˈdoʊkwuː/ OH-boh-DOH-kwoo;^{[citation needed]} Igbo: Obódòúkwū) is a suburb town in Ideato North Local Government Area, in Imo State a Southeastern state in Nigeria.^[1] It consists of nine villages: Umuagbadagwo, Umunwarahu, Umume, Umumejiaku, Umunkwukwa, Umuoka, Umuezugo/Umuezesheta, Uzubi and Ugbele which consists of kindreds. The marketplace in Obodoukwu is called Eke, which is one of the weekdays in the Igbo calendar. Eke market is the largest market in the town. Obodoukwu is ruled by His Royal highest Eze Dim Agbakwuruigbe. The largest village of the nine villages is Umunwarahu being the capital of the town. The town has famous politicians, musicians, comedians and sculptors.

Notable people

Jude Chijioke Obidegwu OON - HRH Eze Odenigbo II^[1]^[2]
Chika Nwokedi - former Chairman of Ladipo Spare Parts Market^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Rapheal (2022-10-10). "Ikwuano-Obodoukwu rejoices with HRH Obidegwu on". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
^ Ibrahim-Animashaun, Lateefat (2022-10-11). "Nigeria Honours 4 Journalists And Others". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
^ Rapheal (2019-09-06). "Day Obodoukwu stood still for Nwokedi". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-23.