Enugwu Aguleri

Enugwu Aguleri
Town
Enugwu Aguleri

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 6°20′N 6°53′E / 6.333°N 6.883°E / 6.333; 6.883
Country Nigeria
State Anambra State

Enugwu Aguleri is one of the oldest kingdom in South eastern Nigeria in which the kingdom has produced 33 kings in the past, It is located in the present Anambra State.

Administration

His Majesty, Eze A. E Chukwuemeka-Eri
Eze Eri, Ezeora 34th, Eze Aka Ji Ofor Igbo (Coronation: August 1976)

Traditional Rulership: - Hereditary - The Ezeora Dynasty
His Majesty, Eze A.E Chukwuemeka-Eri
(Eze Eri, Ezeora 34th, Eze Aka Ji Ofor Igbo)

The Ndi Ichie, Ndi Ojiana, Eze Eri Cabinet chiefs and the Town Union Executives.

Villages

Enugwu Aguleri comprises four (4) villages with four (4) official public Squares namely Amuleri (Ama Amuleri), Umuezunu (Ama Umuezunu), Umuokpoto (Ama Umuokpoto) and Umuenini popularly known as Enugwu Ndida (Ama Obuga).

Festivals

Traditional titles: (seven traditional Sacraments for men only) Ozo, Ogbuevi,Ivijioku,Ekwu,Amanwulu, Oba and Nze. Nze is the highest of these titles and it is mostly taken by the elderly in Aguleri. The paraphernalia of these titles include: Red cap(okpu ododo), Anklet, Ngwuagiliga/alo (title scepter),Akpa ewu (goat skin bag) and Nzu (white chalk) and a medium sized bell. Uvio and Nchachaa are the musical instruments for the titled men`s dirge in Aguleri. Non titled men are not allowed to partake in this Uvio dance and defaulters are heavily fined. Nze which is the highest of these titles is highly revered and the diseased members are buried in a special cemetery(oli-nze) designated for men of the Nze society at midnight by their members. Some of these practices started diminishing with the advent of Christianity in Aguleri.

Institutions of learning

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.