Nnewi

Nnewi is an Igbo town east of the Niger, traditionally composed of four communities: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim and Nnewichi. Each has its own Obi, while the ruler of Otolo holds senior standing among them. Local traditions trace the kingdom’s formation to ancestral lineages whose histories do not always agree in detail. Farming, exchange and ties among the communities sustained the town’s place in the wider Igbo country.