Jattu is a town in Edo state
Nigeria. It is the headquarters of
Uzairue Clan in
Etsako West council of Edo state. Uzairue Clan consist of twenty-one (21) villages, namely Jattu, Afowa, Elele, Iyamho, Ogbido, Uluoke, Ayaoghena, Ayua, Iyuku, Imeke, Afashio, Iyora, Apana, Imonikhe, Yelwa, Ozor, Ikabigbo, Idatto, Ugbenor, Irekpai, and Ayogwiri. Jattu is bounded by
Auchi
Auchi is a city in Edo State, Nigeria.
Auchi Sacred Kingdom (ASK), which is part of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, serves as the Local Government headquarters. Other towns in the Etsako West local government area include: Uz ...
, Afashio, Elele/Iviamho, Ayua, and South Ibie.
Jattu is a prominent town in Etsakoland; with a large population of
Etsako people
The Anglican Diocese of Etsako was created and inaugurated on the 14th March, 2007 and is one of 13 Dioceses within the Anglican Province of Bendel, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria
The Church of Nigeria is the Anglican c ...
as residents.
Notable locations in Jattu include the Palace of the Ogieneni of Uzairue, Jattu New Market (arguably the largest market in Afemailand), St. Philips Catholic Church, Utukwe Market, St James the Great Anglican Church, Central Mosque, Notre Dame Catholic hospital, NTA Uzairue, Jattu Grammar School,
General Post Office
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and
Divisional Police station.
The villages and quarters within Jattu are; Okotoukwe, Iyano, Iyogbe, Iyeate, Iyeremhe, Iyegbefue, Venus Quarter, Iyowha, Newsite and Ikoyi Quarters.
The people of Jattu speak the
Ikpe language in the Uzairue dialect. They are mainly
Christians,
Muslim
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s, and
traditionalist
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Religion
* Traditional religion, a religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group
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. Jattu played a vital role in the
migration of
AFEMAI people
The Afemai, also spelled Afenmai, are an ethnic group living in the northern part of Edo State, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako West, with headquarters in Auchi, Etsa ...
from
Benin Kingdom
The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom, or the Benin Empire ( Bini: ') was a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey from the 17th c ...
as it believed to be their first abode when they left in search for freedom.
Populated places in Edo State
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