Ozikoro
OzikoroArchive

Subject

Abbi

Read the register entry for Abbi · the register places it in Delta

3 records filed under this subject

Abbi: A Settlement Built on Migration and Belonging

The history of Abbi, in present-day Delta State, is kept in traditions of migration, settlement, kinship and the slow absorption of different families into one community. The founding story centres on Amacha, said to have come from Achalla-Ukwu, east of the Niger, and to have eventually settled in the area now called Abbi. According to…

Place Abbi

How Ogwezi Left Ubulu-Uku and Started Abbi

The story of Prince Ogwezi, who left Ubulu-Uku to create the settlement now called Abbi, is an important part of the history of the people in that area. This story has been told by many generations and explains how Ogwezi traveled far from his home and founded a new community. Today, Abbi is a peaceful…

Place Abbi