Ezza

Origin of Ezza people

Ezza people traces origin to a group of Neolithic autochthonous Igbo group who lived around the Northestearn Igboland called the Anakiwha . The Formation of modern Ezza culture revolves around a figure called Enyi. based on the migratory story, the partriarch called EKuma Enyi is said have to flee his Egu settlement and move northward after a conquest (possibly Ugwuegu story of afikpo ) and sought refuge among the his ancestral kins the Anakiwha in Onueke area. Enyi as adopted to Anakiwha leke rose to be among the council of Anakiwha Ezeke (Anakiwha leke) the last ancient custodian of the Anakiwha council who died of an mythical ailments. Enyi married amongst the family of Anakiwha Ezeke begot two sons Nnoyo and Nnodo who later founded the Izzi and Ikwo . Ezekuna (Ezeke Una) is the direct linage of Anakiwha leke and was a stepbrother to Ekumaenyi . Ezekuna married Anyigor, sister to Nnoyo and Nnodo the sons of Enyi nwegu which automatically made him brother in-law and step uncle them .