Ohanze

Town in Obingwa

City in Abia State, Nigeria

5°7′0″N 7°28′0″E / 5.11667°N 7.46667°E / 5.11667; 7.46667Country

NigeriaStateAbia StateLGAObingwaGovernment

• TypeMonarchy • CouncilThe Palace Council

Ohanze is a city in Obingwa local government area of Abia State.^[1]^[2] It served as a major commercial center during slave trade era in Nigeria.^[3]

Notable people

Nkechi Ikpeazu — First Lady of Abia State
Acho Nwakanma — former Deputy Governor of Abia State

References

^ Oriji, J. N. (1981). "The Ngwa-Igbo Clan of Southeastern Nigeria: An Oral History Overview". The Oral History Review. 9. Taylor & Francis: 65–84. doi:10.1093/ohr/9.1.65. JSTOR 3675325 – via JSTOR.
^ Nwachimereze Oriji, John (1991). Ngwa History: A Study of Social and Economic Changes in Igbo Mini-states in Time Perspective. Vol. 55 (Illustrated ed.). P. Lang. p. 24. ISBN 9780820414119. ISSN 0740-0489. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
^ "Transformations in Igbo Cosmology During Slavery". The International Journal of African Studies. Central State University: National Resource Center for African Studies: 209–210. 2006.