A BRIEF HISTORY OF OVOKO

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OVOKO

Ovoko is in Igbo-eze south local government area of Enugu state. Geographically, it is bounded by the following town, Iheaka in the east, Obukpa and Iheakpu Awka in the west, Orba in the south, Amube and Uhunowere in the north. Ovoko covers an area of about 25 kilometres with a population so much that it is statistically projected to be the largest town in igbo-eze south local government area of Enugu state.

Akpuruokwe is the ancestral father of Ovoko. He was married to a wife named Nneigboke.but Akpuruokwe and Nneigboke lived at Nruato,in the present Umuogbo agu Enugu Ezike, Igbo-eze north local government area of Enugu state. Legend has it that Akpuruokwe had three sons namely:aroji ogerewu, the first, lolo owereagu,the second and Ijike aroji,the third.

Because of land accommodation, Akpuruokwe left nruato with his family and came to settle at Ovoko, hence we are known and called Ovoko akpuruokwe.At Ovoko Akpuruokwe allotted lands to his descendants, the three sons are the ancestors of the three wards in Ovoko. The wards are Umuelo, descendants of Aroji ogerewu, Umulolo descendants of Lolo eworo agu, and Ajuona, descendants of Ijike aroji.

The villages under this three wards are

In umuelo we have 14 villages namely:umujioha,ohagu,amakpiri,amachara,umuoroko amaoha,azani,umuezeavuru,umuomdagu,umumkpoke,ogwude,mkpurude,ibeku,eboro.

In umulolo we have 17 villages namely:

Amofia,uimugbabe,umuariogu,umuogida,umuruehuru,umuogbrugbu,umukada,ogbodukwu,umuogene,umuoshigishi,umuegbe,umuodu,umuogegwu,umuakpu,ameboda,udunwagu,ishiuja.

In ajuona we have 11 villages namely:

Umujimta,umuezoka,umushire,umueko,umuakon,amaja,amulu,amajim,umuashi,amagu,

amahaba.

 BRIEF HISTORY OF OVOKO