Amaigbo

Amaigbo
town
Amaigbo

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 5°47′N 7°50′E / 5.783°N 7.833°ECoordinates: 5°47′N 7°50′E / 5.783°N 7.833°E
Country Nigeria
State Imo state
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Amaigbo is a large town in Imo State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Nwangele Local Government Area. Amaigbo is a settlement of the Igbo ethnic group.

Notable people

Dick Tiger - late boxer, Prince Dr. Walter Ofonagoro of Umuobi - former Minister of Information and Culture (Federal Republic of Nigeria), Chief Sir Abel Anozie Anyiam - of eluowerri ubahu Amaigbo -former Chairman of Nkwerre/Isu LGA - Traditional prime minister of Amaigbo, Prince Chukwuemeka Collins Onuoha - son of the late EZE Collins Onuoha Eze Ndigbo in Akwa Ibom state, Mr. Declan Uzoma DIG RTD ( the first ever Deputy Inspector General of Police from Imo State and the second ever from the South East), Prince Augustine Ofonagoro of Umuobi (Managing Director of Stanwal Securities LTD Lagos) It is Headed by HRH Eze Nelson Nwosu the Igbo of Amaigbo. The town has an official post office.[1]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.