Igbuzo

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Ibusa (pronounced as Igbuzo) is a town located in Delta State, Nigeria of Igbo speaking people. The name “Ibusa” is an Anglicization by the early British Missionaries and visitors to the town and may have been etymologically derived from Igbuzo or Ibuzo the native names of the town perhaps as a result of difficulty in pronunciation mainly by the British Missionaries. "Ibuzor" means were you the first to settle among the Asaba-Ibusa-Ogwashi-Uku axis? While "Igbuzo" (Igbo bi na uzor) the more preferable native name of the town means "the Igbos living along the way or road".

Ibusa is located with very close proximity to other Anioma neighbouring towns and villages such as Asaba, Ogwashi-Uku, Okpanam, Issele-Asagba, Oko. The town is considered one of the fastest developing towns of Anioma (Delta North) with a high population density of people living in the town and working at Asaba, Ogwashi-Uku and other Anioma towns and villages.

[edit] History

Ibusa is an example of a tripartite state. The oral tradition o0f the town has it that the town was founded by two different groups namely the Umejei and Ogboli factors. This oral account is held credible by the people of the town. Umejei Nwa Eze (Prince Umejei) was said to have commited abomination killing his opponent in a traditional wrestling bout (Mgba) in Isu, (actual Isu unknown) in Igboland, South East of Nigeria. Umejei rather than be killed to appease the gods of the land was prepared with charms, given a pot and made to journey to a destination unknown to him but with the instruction to settle wherever the pot fell This pot subsequently fell at Ani-Ohe where he founded Ibusa.

The second settlement was perfected when at Nri (Nshi) one of the two sons of Obodo, Odaigbo committed abomination by sleeping with his father’s wife. This was considered Alu (abomination) rather than the usual death sentence his father out of sympathy commuted this to exile which Obodo embarked upon accompanied by his younger brother, Edini. Their father, Eze-Nshi gave them two pots each and charms instructing them to settle wherever their pots dropped. That of Edini was the first to drop at Ani-Udo Ogboli where Ogboli of Ibusa was founded while Odaigbo journeyed a little further to the present site of Ogwa-Nshi where his own pot also dropped and he settled there as well.