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Umuokparaoma village. Okparafor, the fourth child and third son from a different mother, the progenitor of the present Umuokparafor village; Durundom, Duru's only sister and Nnoha's second child whom he refused to give out in marriage, remained at home and begat the present Umudurundom village; and Mbara, brother of Okparafor and Nnoha's fifth and last child begat the present Umumbara village. Later the area so divided and effectively occupied was renamed Umunoha. Here is a case where
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settlers, who resisted him fiercely. He dispersed the Isu, seized their land, and distributed it among his children according to seniority as follows: Duru, his first son, became the progenitor of the present
Umuduru village; Okparaoma, Duru's younger brother from the same mother and the third child,
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before the creation of local governments). The third-generation ruler and leader of the royal family, HRH, Late
Christopher Nlemchukwu Egbuchulam, Eze Nnoha II of Umunoha who was buried in November 2018, was once the Surveyor-General of Imo State. He left that post to become King, succeeding his
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Umunoha also has a famous cultural masquerade known as Mmanwu. Every male child of
Umunoha born in Nigeria is required by tradition to be initiated into a masquerade cult at puberty, and become an Otigba as they are called. The female children also join the culture, but their membership known as
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The weather in this city is tropical. Umuoha experiences notable precipitation levels for the bulk of the months in a given year. There is, however, just a small time frame that is characterised by aridity. The predominant climate in this area falls under the Köppen-Geiger classification and is
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Umunoha's famous
Igwekala shrine is a jungle that covers over 100 acres of land near the center of Umunoha. Igwekala is renowned for its healing powers, and people come from all over the continent to receive healing and recover their health. This is also an economical source for some of the
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father. The present heir to the throne, his eldest son
Engineer Chukwuma prepared with the rest of the royal family for his coronation in November 2019 to become the fourth-generation traditional ruler. Tradition and law of the land demand mourning for the dead king for one year.
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Umunoha to the present, the town has been ruled by the royal family of Egbuchulam Chimezie of Okwaraihekuna Obakpu, dating as far back as Colonial time(1800s) when they ruled the Igwebuike Kingdom (A collection of communities in
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Umunoha, an autonomous community in
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Erere is not as serious as the male children. A male child of
Umunoha initiation into Mmanwu signifies and authenticates the child as an Okechi son, or "Diala Okechi" as they hail and greet each other, meaning real son of Umunoha.
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Igwekala cult. Igwekala was combed by the British during Colonial times, and was combed again by the
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