{"id":484,"date":"2011-06-18T12:21:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T12:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opaatlanta.org\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2011-06-28T01:12:22","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T01:12:22","slug":"obosi-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.opaatlanta.org\/?page_id=484","title":{"rendered":"OBOSI HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"
Historically, Obosi is believed to have been founded by Adike Ogu a great hunter. According to records kept by Okpala,Ezeani and Okpo who were direct sons of OBA who was the first son of Adike. <\/address>\n
Adike has eight brothers and three of them Adike, Alor and Ojoto decided to set out for adventure and they left Nri which is their traditional home and headed south. They first settled at Alor and after a while Ojoto moved with Adike to a present day Ojoto. Nwafor the brother of Adike decided to move with Adike, since both are great hunters.<\/address>\n
Adike moved to the present day Obosi and settled at the present day Adike market. The Okpala Obosi still pay homage to the shrine of Adike till present day. His brother Nwafor decided to cross the Niger to settled at the present day Obosi Ibuzo. Adikes’s father decided that all his offsprings were old enough to get married. He decided to send a message to all the children to come on a certain day to pick up their wives, he gave them a condition that they had to meet to get their wives. He told them that he had eight young ladies, but while coming that they should come with the long pick bird called “OBU”. It is difficult to catch this bird. The other seven children understood what their father meant by”nwuta obu” which literally means to come earlier to choose out of the eight ladies. Adike being a great hunter started trying to catch the obu and when he successfully caught one it was in the wee hour of the night. The young lady “Akwugo our
\nancestral mother was frustrated that her husband did not show up until the
\nceremony was almost over. Adike presented the obu to his father and he blessed
\nhim and thanked him then sat him down and explained to him what he meant by bring
\nobu. Akwugo is not just like other ladies, she was one of the stubborn, difficult individual to deal with. No wonder Obosi was known in the olden days as war mongers and greatest warriors in Iboland. Origin of the name Obosi.:<\/address>\n
Adike upon settling down decided to build his house but encountered a very difficult problem, the earthen sand could not hold together due to lack of cohesion. He tried several times but all to no avail. Adike went to his brother Ojoto and complained of his difficulty in erecting a building.
\nThen Ojoto and his family asked him to explain what was his problem and he told
\nthem”Mbosis”. They decided to consult the “Chi” and after a while the problem solved itself. This is where the name Obosi was derived.<\/address>\n
The Family and the descendants of Adike Ogu:<\/address>\n
OBA_______________ADIKE_________________ OKODU<\/address>\n
OKPALA EZEANI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OKPO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEBO URU OWNULEBE <\/address>\n
OGBABALUAKU\u00a0\u00a0 AMAIFEOBU & UDUENU\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OTA & IRE
\nUMURU MMAKWUM,UROWULU & UGAMUMA<\/address>\n
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Most Important Inheritance from Adike after his death:<\/address>\n
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\nWhen Adike was about to pass he called Oba and Okodu and let Okodu know that
\nOBA will be carrying on his legacy by presenting the “IKENGA”, OFO
\nANA OBOSI and “ISI AGWU AND OKUKU OBOSI JI EJE OGU. He gave Okudo his
\nblessing to go and have abundant harvest to feed the whole of his family. The
\ndetails of these items will be left out of this write ups for the purpose of
\nsafe guiding our tradition. If Obosi as a whole is invited for any occasion such burial ceremony, luncheon, Offerla or for any purposes the Okpo’s lineage will be in front, followed by others Umuota, Ire, Mmakwum, Urowulu and Ugamuma.<\/address>\n
Towns that migrated from Obosi and circumstances of their migration:<\/address>\n
Asaba: There is a village in Asaba whose descendants migrated from Obosi especially
\nfrom Ugamuma to settle in present day Asaba, some of the indigenes of this
\nvillage are able to trace their ancestry and relatives in Obosi, even in these present times.<\/address>\n
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Ichi : This is a village that\u00a0was founded by\u00a0Obosi warriors after defeating Otolo Nnewi and moved them close to Amaechi.<\/address>\n
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Uruagu: The warriors who were hired by other Nnewi village to defend their villages against Otolo Nnewi’s encroachments and
\nconstant destruction of thee villages agreed to give the land Uruagu to the
\nObosi warriors if they help them defeat Otolo. They accomplished their mission
\nand even in those days women love strong men, men of valor and warriors. These
\nwomen were given to these Obosi warriors and they decided to settle there and
\nraise their families. <\/address>\n
Onitsha: The two factions of Benin kingship started a war of which the two families went out killing each other, The king to be was driven out of Benin and on their reaching Obosi Ibusa, then Obosi warriors were invited of which they fought and stopped the Oba’s war men. The king at the time, decided that they will be safer in the village these war men
\ncame from. The Obosi people welcomed them with open hands and they were
\nassimilated into Obosi. The Onitsha people are not famers and for one to
\nsurvive in the environment then one must be a strong farmer or a hunter. The
\nOnitsha people have advantage because quite few of them have guns and guns
\npowder left over from their war with Oba of Benin. They were good hunters but
\nhad no land to farm. Some families worked in the farm land of Obosi people
\nespecially putting the Stick on the ground for the yam tendril to curl. This
\nassimilation came with a lot of problems, from getting drunk while Obosi people
\nare working. They did not hesitate to kill quite few Obosi people when there
\nwas a brawl. The last straw that broke the camel’s back was when an Obosi hunter
\nkilled a big game and the Onitsha people surrendered him with the gun and took
\nthe game to their King and they distributed the meat. It happened again that
\nthis time an Obosi hunter killed a tiger and hoping to be revealed as
\n“Ogbu-Agu” he was surrendered and the tiger taken away and the skin
\nwas prepared for their king. Obosi warriors could not take this anymore”
\nObilu be onye abigbunia” they asked all able bodied Onitsha men to come to
\na section of Obosi where Obosi will provide the best “Nkwuenu” and
\neverybody will make merry and reconcile their differences. To their greatest
\nsurprise the Obosi warriors dugged in and waited for a sign from those who sat
\nwith them to drink. When the sign came the people were slaughtered and they
\nran, those who did not appear for the merriment fled to Oze the present day
\nOnitsha and pushed Oze people across Nwangeni river.<\/address>\n
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Ukpo – Ezeani and Umuru were brothers, but
\nEzeani who was the traditional holder of Ofo-Ana Obosi was very powerful and
\nhis brother was very jealous of the way he was revered by the entire Obosi
\npeople. He was the one that consulted the oracles and decided when farmers would plant, he was the one that held the calendar of any festivity, he was the one that cleans the
\nland when an Obosi indigene committed a abomination or sacriledge, such as
\ncommitting suicide, incest or any act Obosi people called “Aru”. He
\nis not supposed to see any deceased person on Eke day and he is not supposed to
\nleave his home without making some offerings to the gods. The Ezeani has his
\nown warriors around him all the time and these warriors go about the town to
\ncollect the best harvest from the farmer for ezeani, collect fattened cows,
\ngoats and sheep. Hen is common practice to visit him. On the eventful day this
\nparticular village of Umuru one of the sons decided to bring his homage to
\nEzeani, and he picked the yams eaten by bettles and place in the front door of
\nthe Ezeani’s House. The warriors went to the men and asked him to come and have
\na chat with the Ezeani he refused. These men told them to tell the Ezeani to
\ncome to his house at least to see were his brother live and at that point he
\nWill provide him with more than the good yams. These warriors were
\ncontemplating to carry the man to the Ezeani but the reached consensus to go
\nand talk to Ezeani. The Ezeani was full of rage and left his house without
\nperforming such sacrifice to go and see his cousin and punish him. While they
\nwere gone the men took his spear and sharpened it and claimed Ube tree. As soon
\nas the Ezeani pushed the door open the spear went right into his chest and
\nkilled him instantly. The men were killed and Obosi people especially Ire
\nvillage warriors decided to wipe out the Umuru vilage. They killed a lot and
\nthe others escaped to Ukpo and founded Umuru Ukpo. Most of the Little wood were
\nUmuru vilage used to be is owned by Ire people. ( Some our history is depicted
\nor told with some fictions by Chinuea Achebe-whose father was a Cathercist and
\na teacher in Obosi-Read- Arrow of God)<\/address>\n
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Daughter of Adike Akwaugo:<\/address>\n
The history will not be completed without mentioning the lady Akwaugo who was the mother of the people of Obosi. After the death of Adike and Akwaugo, the founding parents of Obosi. Ada Adike and Akwaugoby mane Udu was the Ada Obosi. Then Mgbogoye took over as the Isi Ada. Inu took
\nover from Mbgogoye, the lineage continued until IIlokwe the mother of Philip
\nOckokwu, Nwanyi Oye Nwokoye who was married to Unuokwasala took over until her
\ndeath. Ifeoma Osajindu became Isi-Ada till 2002 when she died. It is a recorded tradition that sometimes in April of every year the whole Obosi women will pay homage to Isi-Ada at the Adike Square the present day Afor Adike where the traditional home of Adike and Akwaugo was built. England Deligation to Obosi: When the English people later came via Niger river. They visited the Obosi in Counsel and they were amazed to how the town operates. They sent message to the Queen who asked them not to live until they get all information about how the town councils are formed and what type of job they do.They took the message to the Queen and she sent another envoy to consult with an artirst who will sketch the heirachy of the chiefs and and section of the chiefs that settled disputes. It is not out
\nof place to say that Obosi was organized in what culminated to today\u2019s democracy. <\/address>\n
Contributed By Mr. Tony Nwasike<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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