Utulu Family History & Genealogy

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Nationality & Ethnicity

History of Utulu family of Azungwu quarters in Ogwashi-uku
Ogwashi Uku is situated in AniochaS, Delta, Nigeria, its geographical coordinates are 6° 10' 0" North, 6° 31' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Ogwashi Uku. Ogwashi-Ukwu means ‘’Palace of the great king’’ Ogwashi-Ukwu is an Igbo speaking tribe situated in Delta state, it is also the headquarter of Aniocha South Local Government Area. It is interesting to know that Ogwashi -Uku was the former Headquarters of Asaba Division. Ogwashi-Ukwu is one of the most popular ancient communities in Nigeria and the paramount ruler of Ogwashi-Ukwu Kingdom is called ‘’Obi’’ and the current king is Obi professor Chukwuka Okonjo
The people of Ogwashi-Ukwu were mainly farmers, However with western education a lot of indigene’s from Ogwashi-Ukwu have since diversified into various business and industrial civilization.
The people of Ogwashi-Ukwu speak Enuani Language otherwise known and referred to as Delta Igbo now Anioma with a population of well over 300,000 thousand stretched across the globe and their Traditional cloth is ‘’AKWA-OCHA’’ (meaning white cloth).
There are nine federating units that make up what is today known as Ogwashi-uku kingdom sometimes refers as Ogwashi Ebo Iteneni. These nine federating units are: (1) Ikelike (2) Azungwu (3) Umudei (4) Ogbe Ubu (5) Ogbe Aho/Ogbe Ani (6) Agidiase (7) Agidiahe (8) Ogbe Umu Okwuni and (9) Ogbe Ihago. This arrangement was and still is for the traditional governance in the kingdom and each of these units could, without doubt trace their origin to Benin or Eastern Ibo. For instance, Umu Ochele people in Ogwashi-Uku came from Benin during the reign of Oba Ovonramwen and so is the people of Umu Olu Ishiekpe Ogbe Ihago and others too numerous to mention.By the turn of 9th century, the Ogiso dynasty had come into being with empowerment of their kings as the paramount rulers of the land. (Read P26 Ben Nwabuwa Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom). However, the Bini people became disenchanted with all the Kings that ruled the empire under the Ogiso dynasty and by 1121 A.D, Oba Ogiame had sent emissary to OGWANHE (Nshi Adaigbo) to ascertain the strength of the emerging entity. The emissary was said to have met Adaigbo, the Prince of Nri and they interpreted Ogwanhe as that of Bini.Traditional source gives credence to the Ikelike Aborigines as having christened the entity Ogwanhe after the Bini tradition of building a small house known as OGWA at the front yard of a natural ruler. In Bini tradition, an Ogwa means royal palace or a royal people of destiny and to some extent; this historical claim could be justified since the culture of building an Ogwa in Bini kingdom is still popular even to the present day.
Ogwashi-uku share some acceptable relationship with present day Igbo bi nuzo, igbuzo or Ibusa which is entirely based on the same sickening stories of Adaigbo, the Prince of Nri who defiled one of the fathers wives and was sent out with his brother Ogboli and some slaves. Around 1091 A.D on this journey to nowhere, Ogboli pot was said to have fallen and his brother Adaigbo had instructed him to settle there.

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