Ebenator (popularly known as Ebenator Ozulogu) is a town in
Nnewi South
Nnewi South is a Local Government Area in Anambra South Senatorial Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria.
Its population is approximately 1 million. Ukpor is the headquarters of Nnewi South. Communities in Nnewi South
Other towns that make up the local ...
Local Government Area of
Anambra State
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State ...
, south-eastern
Nigeria
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, predominantly occupied by
Igbo
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* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
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* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
speaking people. Ebenator is blessed with good weather and fertile lands, as it is surrounded by natural water. Ebenator people are hardworking, and can be found in different parts of the country and overseas where they seek their fortunes. The
Igbo people
The Igbo people ( , ; also spelled Ibo" and formerly also ''Iboe'', ''Ebo'', ''Eboe'',
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* ''Eboans'', ''Heebo'';
natively ) are an ethnic group in Nigeria. They are primarily found in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. A ...
living around there live in families close to each other and are predominantly Christians.
Name
The town is called 'Ebenator Ozulogu' because of her great deeds in the past. According to
oral history
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, the town, not withstanding her smallness, was very mighty, and fought with virtually all her neighbouring communities who attempted to annex, plunder, raid, incur, pillage or even annihilate her because of her smallness in those olden days. The town was indomitable and able to wage war with all those neighbouring communities, and emerge victorious because of the powerful god —Akwai, and goddess — Ofala which the people worshipped then.
Villages
Ebenator is made up of three villages, namely: Umunnama, Umuonyeukpa and Ubaha.
History
The name Ebenator was coined in 1918 by an Anglican church Teacher posted to the community, by name, Mr. Peter Onwuemerie. Then, these three autonomous villages hitherto had no one general name, by which they were addressed as a community, until Onwuemerie suggested Ebonator (meaning three villages/regions), a name which the community leaders and members swiftly subscribed to, and which later became pronounced as Ebenator, the name the community bears till today.
Geography
Ebenator shares boundary with other communities in
Nnewi South
Nnewi South is a Local Government Area in Anambra South Senatorial Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria.
Its population is approximately 1 million. Ukpor is the headquarters of Nnewi South. Communities in Nnewi South
Other towns that make up the local ...
Local Government, such as
Ukpor
Ukpor is the headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. Ukpor has a collection of villages, each coming from different quarters.
Ukpor is noted for its hilly topography, with one of the most notable o ...
, Ezinifite,
Osumenyi Osumenyi is a town in Nnewi South Local government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ...
, Utuh. It was Ebenator town that produced the first trained teacher, the first university graduate, the first medical doctor, and first professor in the entire Mbanese, which is a general name for a conglomerate of five (out of ten) communities that make up the local government. These communities are Ebenator, Ezinifite, Akwaihedi,
Osumenyi Osumenyi is a town in Nnewi South Local government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ...
and Utuh.
Government
The town's apex body is the Ebenator Development Union (E.D.U.), with Chief Anthony Okechukwu as the current President General. The Traditional Ruler of the community, H.R.H. Igwe Chinewubeze Ezejiburu is the longest-serving monarch in the entire
Nnewi South
Nnewi South is a Local Government Area in Anambra South Senatorial Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria.
Its population is approximately 1 million. Ukpor is the headquarters of Nnewi South. Communities in Nnewi South
Other towns that make up the local ...
.
Environmental challenges
One of the greatest challenges confronting Ebenator Community is gully erosion. The community has a gully erosion site popularly known as Ibo Ebenator which is one of the deepest gully erosion sites in the entire south-eastern
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.
The dangerous gully erosion, which is over deep from the normal topographical terrain, and which has a length span of about , has been one of the greatest environmental challenges confronting and marring Ebenator community since the last two decades, and still counting.
The gully roots from a neighbouring community,
Osumenyi Osumenyi is a town in Nnewi South Local government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ...
and stretches down to the popular Ofala River in Ebenator. It has claimed lives of many innocent citizens, pulled and caved down many houses, destroyed crops and farmlands and damaged properties worth millions of Naira.
Notable people
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Sam Uzochukwu (academic and expert on Igbo oral poetry)
[Izunna Okafo]
"Mabnese 1st Professor Launches Edu. Foundation, Unveils Autobio"
The Nigerian Voice
17 October 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
References
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Populated places in Anambra State