This is a small village referred to as Ogeleosima in Amaibo, Oguduasaa in Isuikwuato, Abia Condition. The group existed since the 16th century when a Warrior referred to as OSIMA still left his kindred in Amano and settled inside of the Ogele by Amautazi.
But it happened that the son of Utazi impregnated the daughter of Osima who later on died through boy or girl labour. To compensate Osima for this fantastic decline, Utazi gave the entire land starting from the OGELE which is the most important river to Iyi Ahuha, the other river up to Mbala. There Osima dwelt and multiplied. Osima dropped his h2o stone at Iyinta that has now grew to become the source of ingesting h2o in the total village.
The group is produced up of 4 kindred’s, Amanta, Ndi Ezi-Ukwu, Ndi Ohia and Ndi Agbo Mmiri but have since expanded to Ndi Obi Ohuru and Ndi Faith and Ndi Amanta have expanded up to Uzo Amiyi by Ndi Ononogbu.
Ogeleosima is currently being dominated by Ichie Agbai Iroegbu from Ndi-Amanta. This local community popularly identified as Osima Metropolis has a population of about 8,000 and is the most well-liked local community in Oguduasaa.
The level of popularity commenced in the 16th century when Osima conquered other villages like Acha, Uturu, Umunnekwu and Amiyi and strategicaly placed itself as the food items basket of Oguduasaa and Isuikwuato in Common.
Ogeleosima is strategically situated in Oguduasaa Isuikwuato. It is surrounded with Ogele, Iyi-ahuha and Ngele-Avom River at the valleys and there is no way you can enter Ogeleosima with out crossing a river and climbing a hill.
They are notable for their creation of pineapples by Ichie Agbai Iroegbu who was also the community chairman of Amaibo community. Other generate from Ogeleosima are yam, cassava, palm oil and plantain.
Ogeleosima exclusively supplies the Abia Point out College with meals and fruits and all of Oguduasaa which include Tampa arrive to Ogelosima Amaibo to get land for farming.
This neighborhood named Ogeleosima has continued to be well known because the times of Osima to date:
-They produced the initial counselor of Oguduasaa termed Ogbuagu
-They created the 1st engineer in Amaibo from the Ononogbu relatives
-They manufactured the 1st sailor from the Brown Household
-They created the initially global United Nations Diplomat from Agbai Iroegbu’s relatives
-They are the very first to use a motor motor vehicle in the village
-The to start with and only potable pipe born water commonly regarded as ‘PUMP’ was cited in Ogeleosima in the 19th century to the Europeans. This pipe born h2o is even now practical and serves the whole Amaibo during the dry period.
-The Religion Terbanacle Church come and settled in the Western Component of Ogeleosima and have considering that been a big local community of its individual now referred to as Ndi Faith.
-Persons from all functions of daily life occur to Ogeleosima for non secular blessings, consultations and prayers for security, prosperity and healing
-Throughout the Biafran war with Nigeria, it was in Ogeleosima that Igbo’s from in all places came to consider shelter an protection as the war did not get to Ogeleosima. the Igbo marketplace was also at Ogeleosima all through the Nigerian-Biafran war.
Ogelosima is the most peaceful and most united Community in Amaibo Oguduasaa and this contributed to the level of progress reached for considerably.
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