Onitsha

Onitsha lies on high ground east of the Niger, near an important crossing to Asaba and the roads leading towards Benin. Its people preserve traditions of migration associated with Eze Chima, although accounts differ about the journey and its causes. The town developed a kingship headed by the Obi and maintained links with neighbouring Igbo communities. Routes from the Nri and Awka country converged here, joining exchanges across the river with those of the eastern interior.