Nkpor

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Coordinates: 6°9′N 6°50′E / 6.15, 6.833
Nkpor
Nkpor Location in Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
Population (2007)
- Total	109,377

Nkpor is a town in Idemili North local government area of Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. The town of Nkpor itself had a 2007 estimated population of 109,377, ^[1] but is attached to the much larger city of Onitsha to the west, Oze to the north west,Ogidi to the north, Umuoji to the north east and Obosi to the south. The name Nkpor is derived from the adulteration of the Igbo word of NKPOGHA meaning BEING RE-POSITIONED. NKPOR,UMUOJI and ABATETE indigenes are descendants of a HUNTER from AROCHUKWU called OKOLI OTI this said OKOLI OTI had three sons namely OMALIKO,OJI and DIMUDEKE.Omaliko who was the eldest son is the ancestor of abatete indigines;the descendants of Oji are the Umuoji indigenes while the NKPOR PEOPLE are descended from DIMUDEKE.THE NKPOR people were originally called UMUDIM and were dwelling somewhere near the present town of ORAUKWU ;but due to incessant wars and strifes with their neighbours their elder brothers (ABATETE and UMUOJI) decided to transfere them to their present site which was then uninhibited ;from this transfer is derived their present name NKPOR (NDI AKPOGHALU AKPOGHA--NKPOGHA--NKPOGHO--NKPOR (this is the supposed sequence of transformation and adulteratiopn of the name.Nkpor is made up of five villages being the children of dimudeke namely ISIOME(the Umusiome village),NGWU(isingwu village),UBUBA(ububa village),NWAFOR(AMAFOR VILLAGE) and MGACHU.The IGWE (king) comes traditionally from Umusiome village being the eldest.Umusiome village consists of nine kindreds three of which (EZEONWU,ARINZE and EZEKWEM)are descendants of the first king.Ezeonwu is the first son and therefore holds the OFOR NWA DI OKPALA and therefore can not be king but is entitled to put the crown on the head of his immediate younger brother ARINZE while EZEKWEM as the younger brother sits near the king as a trutworthy assistant.For this reason only the descendants of Arinze can be kings in Nkpor.It is noteworthy that these three kindreds who are descendants of the first king can not inter-marry.AKUZO which is an integral part of Nkpor is an adopted son of Umusiome.Nkpor people though known anciently as fierce warriors from where they derived the envious name of OBODO DIKE, the land of the brave,are peace loving peop–le