Ahaba Ahaba | |
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Village | |
AhabaLocation of Ahaba Oloko in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 5°22′46″N 7°32′44″E / 5.37944°N 7.54556°E / 5.37944; 7.54556 | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Abia State |
L.G.A | Ikwuano |
Clan | Oloko |
Government | |
• Type | Monarchy |
• Eze | HRM Eze Chima Onyemachi (Isiala Ahaba) & HRM Eze Dr. Chimezie Nwabueze (Ahaba Ukwu) |
Elevation | 420 ft (128 m) |
Population | |
• Ethnicities | Igbo |
• Religion | Christianity |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 440111 |
Area code | 440 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.AB.IK |
Website | https://ng.geoview.info/ahaba,7073321 |
Ahaba is a rural community in Oloko, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Isiala Ahaba and Ahaba Ukwu are the autonomous communities of Ahaba. Ahaba is 23km south of Umuahia, Abia State's capital city.
History
Ngwu, a headhunter from Ahaba Imenyi in present day Isuikwuato LGA came to Ahaba for headhunting and eventually settled there, hence, the naming of Ahaba.
Culture
The people of Ahaba, like other communities in Ikwuano, celebrate the popular Ekpe festival on January annually to mark the end of a farming season.
See also
References
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