Ogbaru

Ogbaru
LGA
Nickname(s): Mba Oshimili
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Ogbaru(Official name) Native names (Ogbahu / Ogbesi) is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria, an Igbo land subgroup. Towns that make up the local government are Atani, Akili-Ogidi, Akili-Ozizor, Amiyi, Mputu, Obeagwe, Ohita, Odekpe, Ogbakugba, Ochuche Umuodu, Ossomala, Ogwu-aniocha, Umunankwo, Umuzu, Okpoko, Ogwu Ikpele. Ogbaru has its local government headquarters in Atani. Ogbaru People are traditional fisher-people, farmers as well as known warriors from its history. The Ogbaru people also share clan linage and boundaries with its people in delta state and rivers state such as Asaba in delta state and Ndoni in rivers state. The Ogbaru people consider River Niger waters that runs through its lands as their territorial lands. Ogbaruland is neighbored by Onitsha, a major commercial city in south eastern Nigeria located in Anambra State in Nigeria. Ogbaru people and clan are stretched into three Nigerian states, namely Anambra State, Delta State and Rivers State in Nigeria.Ogbaru has notable people such as the Late Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, a world-renowned and acclaimed high life musician. Also, Late Chief Obiajulu Osadebe, a musical protégé of his earlier mentioned father.Ogbaru today has a Nigerian Naval Base, an Industrial river harbor, a refinery, a federal road under-construction leading to Rivers State in Nigeria. Ogbaru is also a projected link road to other parts of the south east / south south zones of Nigeria with construction of a more inland link roads and a proposed 2nd Niger Bridge. Ogbaruland is very strategic to its surrounding region and Nigeria and West Africa(Africa) as a whole.

Schools

Here is the list of secondary schools in Ogbaru Local Government Area:

• Ogbaru High School, Ogbakuba
• Ideke Grammar Secondary School, Ideke
• Unity Comprehensive Girls’ High School, Okpoko
• Community Boys’ Secondary School, Okpoko
• Community Girls’ Secondary School, Okpoko
• Community Secondary School, Atani
• Government Technical College, Osomala
• Community Secondary School, Odekpe
• Josephine Oduah Memorial Secondary School, Akili-Ozizor

References

• LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATE dated July 21, 2007; accessed October 4, 2007

Anambra State State capital: Awka LGAs Aguata Awka North Awka South Anambra East Anambra West Anaocha Ayamelum Dunukofia Ekwusigo Idemili North Idemili South Ihiala Njikoka Nnewi North Nnewi South Ogbaru Onitsha North Onitsha South Orumba North Orumba South Oyi