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Agugu Agu
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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
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