Ukunzu

Ukunzu, also called Ukwu Nzu, is a settlement west of the Niger in a region of interwoven Igbo and Olukumi communities. Olukumi is related to the Yoruba languages, and its speakers maintain a distinct linguistic tradition alongside their Igbo-speaking neighbours. Local accounts count Ukunzu and Ugbodu among the older Olukumi settlements. Traditions of migration in the region also connect Ukunzu with communities descended from the followers of Eze Chima.