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Agugu Agu
Recorded in Anambra. A register entry gathers the towns the sources list, the names borne there and the records the archive holds, instead of opening only one article.
The record
What the archive holds for Agugu Agu
| Region | Anambra |
|---|---|
| Division | Northern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | section |
Its towns are Igbo, Umuona and Oreri.
Oreri claims to be Nri's founder and to outrank it. A further link is given to Ugwuochi, where Azu Igbo is said to have broken away from Igbo.
The group's area, with the neighbouring groups, forms the Isuofia area.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28-31, Table I, notes and geographical survey
Towns
The 3 towns recorded inside Agugu Agu
- Igbo
- Oreri
- Umuona
Names
Names borne in Agugu Agu
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Agugu Agu yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
Photographs, oral testimony and documents connected to Agugu Agu appear here with their provenance.
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