Eze Igwegbe Odum (sometimes called Chief Igwebe Odum) was an
Aro Igbo politician born in the Nigerian town of
Mbaukwu in present-day
Awka South
Awka South'' Local Government Area (LGA) is made up of nine towns, namely, Amawbia, Awka, Ezinato, Isiagu, Mbaukwu, Nibo, Nise, Okpuno and Umuawulu. There are three major streets that span this area, which are the Zik Avenue, Works Road and ...
LGA in
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 ...
. Igwegbe Odum, was not Aro by origin, but a migrant like many settlers in
Arondizuogu. Along with his brothers, he fled to
Arondizuogu in the late 19th century. His life story became the subject of ''
Omenuko''
the earliest
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* 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
*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
novel written by
Pita Nwana. Odum died in 1940. He was also a brother-in-law to
Ojiako Ezenne
''Ogbuefi'' Ojiako Ezenne (1857–1944) was a member of the Igbo tribe who was appointed by the Colonial government to serve as Warrant Chief (1914–1921) and then Paramount chief, Paramount Chief (1921–1944), of Adazi-Nnukwu, now part of An ...
of Adazi. Igwegbe Odum never made it back to his homeland of Mbaukwu. Along with his brothers, he settled in Ndi-Aniche Uno in
Arondizuogu. Their lineage include the legendary
K.O. Mbadiwe and his brother
Green Mbadiwe.
References
* http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol14num1/njoku.pdf
* http://ahiajoku.igbonet.com/1981/
Igbo politicians
Aro people
1940 deaths
Nigerian traditional rulers
Year of birth missing
19th-century Nigerian people
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