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Village in Abia State, Nigeria Village in Abia State, Nigeria
Ahaba Ahaba
Village
Ahaba is located in NigeriaAhabaAhabaLocation 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
StateAbia State
L.G.AIkwuano
ClanOloko
Government
 • TypeMonarchy
 • EzeHRM Eze Chima Onyemachi (Isiala Ahaba) & HRM Eze Dr. Chimezie Nwabueze (Ahaba Ukwu)
Elevation420 ft (128 m)
Population
 • EthnicitiesIgbo
 • ReligionChristianity
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix440111
Area code440
ISO 3166 codeNG.AB.IK
Websitehttps://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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