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The brief history of Ogeleosima AKA Osima City in Amaibo Ogudasaa Isuikwuato

This is a small town called Ogeleosima in Amaibo, Oguduasaa in Isuikwuato, Abia State. The community existed since the 16th century when a warrior named OSIMA left his relatives in Amano and settled within the Ogele for Amautazi.

But it happened that Utazi’s son impregnated Osima’s daughter who later died during child labor. To compensate Osima for this great loss, Utazi gave up all the land from the OGELE, which is the main river, to Iyi Ahuha, the other river to Mbala. Osima lived there and multiplied. Osima dropped his water stone in Iyinta, which has now become the source of drinking water in the entire village.

The community consists of four relatives, Amanta, Ndi Ezi-Ukwu, Ndi Ohia and Ndi Agbo Mmiri, but they have since expanded to Ndi Obi Ohuru and Ndi Faith and Ndi Amanta have expanded to Uzo Amiyi from Ndi Ononogbu.

Ogeleosima is currently ruled by Ichie Agbai Iroegbu of Ndi-Amanta. This community popularly called Osima City has a population of approximately 8,000 and is the most popular community in Oguduasaa.

The popularity started in the 16th century when Osima conquered other towns such as Acha, Uturu, Umunnekwu and Amiyi and was strategically placed as the food basket of Oguduasaa and Isuikwuato in general.

Ogeleosima is strategically located in Oguduasaa Isuikwuato. It is surrounded by the Ogele, Iyi-ahuha and Ngele-Avom rivers in the valleys and there is no way you can enter Ogeleosima without crossing a river and climbing a hill.

They are noted for their pineapple production through Ichie Agbai Iroegbu, who was also the president of the Amaibo community. Other Ogeleosima products are yams, cassava, palm oil, and bananas.

Ogeleosima exclusively supplies food and fruit to Abia State University, and all of Oguduasaa, including Tampa, comes to Ogelosima Amaibo to obtain land for agriculture.

This community called Ogeleosima has remained popular since the days of Osima to this day:

-They came from the first counselor of Oguduasaa named Ogbuagu

-They came from the first engineer on Amaibo from the Ononogbu family.

-They came from the first sailor of the Brown family.

-They produced the first international United Nations diplomat from Agbai Iroegbu’s family

-They are the first to use a car in town.

-The first and only drinking water pipe popularly known as ‘BOMBA’ was cited in Ogeleosima in the 19th century by Europeans. This water that comes from the pipe continues to work and serves all Amaibo during the dry season.

-The Faith Terbanacle Church arrived and was established in the western part of Ogeleosima and since then it has been a large community of its own now called Ndi Faith.

-People from all works of life come to Ogeleosima to receive spiritual blessings, consultations and prayers for protection, prosperity and healing.

-During the Biafra war with Nigeria, it was in Ogeleosima that the Igbo from all over came to take refuge and protect themselves as the war did not reach Ogeleosima. the Igbo market was also in Ogeleosima during the war between Nigeria and Biafra.

Ogelosima is the most peaceful and united Community in Amaibo Oguduasaa and this contributed to the level of progress achieved so far.

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