Town 3 of 10 · Off the island, on Ogu Creek
Ogu
Ògù
Headquarters of Ogu–Bolo, and home of the masquerade that dances on water.
- Named after
- Opu-Ogu, a pioneer settler
- Ruler
- Amanyanabo of Ogu
- LGA created
- 1 October 1996
- Known for
- Ógúeìn, the water masquerade
History
The story of Ogu.
Ogu takes its name from Opu-Ogu, one of its pioneer settlers. Wakirike USA records that one Egbeleyakpiki was the first to arrive, and that the early settlers, for their own defence and security, resolved to live together in peace.
Asuk and Adubo trace Ogu’s ancestors to Old Asarama in Andoni, the same origin they give for Ele.
When Ogu–Bolo Local Government Area was created on 1 October 1996, Ogu became its headquarters. The area counts more than fifty satellite villages and fishing settlements, and fishing and small-scale farming remain the main livelihoods. Ogu has its own Amanyanabo and council of chiefs.
Founding stories come from oral tradition and differ between sources.
Sources
- Sika, L. (1995), ed. Blench, R. (2005). Kịrịkẹnị Ọkụẹịngbọlụ Diri — Okrika Dictionary.
- Wakirike USA — History of the Wakirike People
- Asuk, N. & Adubo, S. (2020). Andoni (Obolo) and Okrika diasporas in historical perspectives. Icheke Journal.
- Wikipedia — Ogu–Bolo
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