Uburu Ekwe
| Uburu Ekwe | |
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| Autonomous Community | |
 Uburu Ekwe
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| Coordinates: 5°41′2″N 7°4′8″E / 5.68389°N 7.06889°ECoordinates: 5°41′2″N 7°4′8″E / 5.68389°N 7.06889°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Imo State |
| Headquarters | Eziekwe |
| Government | |
| • Eze | Nicholas Nnanna Ibekwe |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | 474121 |
Uburu Ekwe is an autonomous community in Ekwe Community in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It comprises four main villages and several kindreds and clans. The villages that make up Uburu Ekwe are Umuduruehie, Umuokwara, Eziekwe and Odicheku. The headquarters of Uburu Ekwe is located at Eziekwe.
Uburu Ekwe is located in the northern part of Ekwe in southern part of Isu Local Government Area of Imo State. Uburu Ekwe is bounded to the East by Isu Njaba, to the South by Ekwe Nwe Orie, to the West by Ebenator and to the North by Okwudor.
The historical origin of Uburu Ekwe is based on oral myth passed from generation to generation. The origin is linked to the origin of Ekwe Community and can be traced to the Progenitor, Nnamike Onuoma who is believed to be the founder of Ekwe by oral myth and legend. Nnamike Onuoma had two sons Ekwe and Okwudor. Okwudor separated from his brother Ekwe and crossed the Njaba River at Eziekwe and found a landmass there to found the Okwudor community.
Ekwe had two sons- Ekwe Nwe Orie and Ekwe Nwe Nkwo. Ekwe Nwe Orie was the Diokwara (First Son) of Ekwe. The number of daughters and wives Ekwe had is not known because of the less importance attached to women in Igboland in those days.
Ekwe Nwe Orie had seven sons. The sons were: Umudibi, Ibeama, Umuduru, Eluama, Obara, Umudiwoha and Ebenano. These sons founded the seven villages that make up Ekwe Nwe Orie today and the villages bear their names till date.
Ekwe Nwe Nkwo had seven sons. The sons were Eziekwe, Umuduruehie, Umuokwara, Odicheku, Unuokorokoro, Umuduruewuru and Eluama. These sons founded seven villages that bear their names till today.
Eluama, Umuduruewuru and Umukorokoro separated from the rest of their brothers and crossed the Iyi Abalaka and found a landmass there to found the Ebenator Ekwe Community. The landmass is known as Okwuotiri. The rest of Ekwe still refer to Ebenator as Okwuotiri till today. The four children of Ekwe Nwe Orie stayed put and founded the Uburu Ekwe Community which is today a politically Autonomous Community. Ebenator is also a political Autonomous Community today.
The former Ekwe Autonomous Community was made up of 14 villages. The villages are: Umudibi, Ibeama, Umuduru, Eluama, Obara, Umudiwoha and Ebenano - known as Ekwe Nwe Orie; Umuduruehie, Umuokwara, Odicheku and Eziekwe - known as Uburu Ekwe; Umuokorokoro, Eluama and Umuduruewuru - known as Ebenator. Umudibi was the headquarters.
The clamour for the creation of more Autonomous Communities out of Ekwe Autonomous Community was started by Ebenator Community who felt that they were marginalised in Ekwe Community because of their small size (they were the smallest in terms of population and size). Their clamour gained momentum in the 1970s as they unofficially seceded from Ekwe Autonomous Community. This was seen in the founding of their own parallel Town Union (Ebenator Ekwe Improvement Union) and the breakaway from the celebration of common events and ceremonies like the Annual Ekwe Day – Ebenator started celebrating their own Annual Ebenator Day – in the 1980s. Despite their secession, they formed a weak alliance with Ekwe Community.
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