ABBI HISTORY

Warant Chief versus Onotu-uku - ;  The earliest visible dispute began with the government recognized chief and the traditional prime minister [Onotu-uku] of the town, and for this, their relationship had not been cordial because of tussle of power. INEH WAR – 1914 AGHA INEH The coming in of the British government in the local area of Abbi changed many things as District officers was sent to the areas. As for Abbi, the Yoruba man sent as district officer had no good relationship with the people. HOW IT ALL HAPPENED. The Abbi war of October 15 th 1914 is known and called “AGHA INE” [INE WAR] by the natives because Chief Ine Ogude was the central leading figure in the war. In fact the history of Abbi war of 1914 is essentially an important part of the biography of CHIEF INE OGUDE. At the time of the war, Chief Ine Ogude of Eba-ekele section of Ejakita Street in Umia quarter Abbi was the ONOTU-UKU [TRADITIONAL PRIME MINISTER] of Abbi. CHIEF EKESHILI ECHI of Ogbe-mkpu ...

ORIGIN - FOUNDER – Amacha Abbi was founded by Amacha who migrated from Achala-uku in the then Anambra State. The present site of Abbi was a virgin forest and swamps uninhabited until the arrival of the first settler from Achala-uku in the east central of Nigeria, Okpala-uku Amacha. Amacha is the great grand ancestor of all Abbi people; though to be factual, Abbi is not a homogenous people having same root trace. The acronym ‘Abbi bu ofu” almost make most people think Abbi people have a common origin. Descendants of other immigrants like Ewolokpo, Ogwezhi, Ndueze, Okita etc. who came later are also in Abbi today. Their homogeneity is blurred because members of the respective quarters can trace their origin to separate and distinct ancestors although both groups appear to have common place of Origin. AMACHA’S JOURNEY TO ABBI About 16 th  century [late] A.D, Amacha migrated from Achala-uku to Aboh. Amacha having children, slaves, servants and wife Omai arrived Aboh and ...