Ede-Enu (also known as Edenu-EdeOballa) is an autonomous community within the
Nsukka
Nsukka is a town and a Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria. Nsukka shares a common border as a town with Edem, Opi (archaeological site), Ede-Oballa, and Obimo.
The postal code of the area is 410001 and 410002 respectively referr ...
Local Government Area (LGA) in
Enugu State
Enugu State ( ig, Ȯra Enugu) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. T ...
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Nigeria
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Edenu is also a community comprising the Ede-Nta political ward of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Ede-Enu comprises four (4) sub-communities: Owerre, Umunagu, Eturu and Ezema. Each of these sub-communities is made up of villages. The villages are headed by the most eldest man each known as
Onyishi
is a gerontocratic form of government in some parts of Igboland, Nigeria. It is also a common term or name normally taken as a surname or title by a person or persons whose father is the eldest in a village, or one who is the eldest in the town ...
in Nsukka culture.
Eturu for instance comprises the following Villages: Isamelu, Umuezegbara, Umude, Amuzu and Ala Ndim.
Ede-Enu community being an autonomous community has its own traditional ruler: Igwe HRH R. O. Ugwuja.
Populated places in Enugu State
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