Names of Some Communities Renamed by British
1: Owerri – Original Name: Owe Ere
2: Orlụ – Original name: Ọlụ
3: Awkuzu – Original Name: Ọkụ Ụzọ Achagbunam
4: Okigwe – Original name: Oka Igwe
5: Enugu – Original name: Enu Ugwu: It is a mountain town
6: Okpaala – Original Name: Ọkpụ Ala Ngwa
7: Port Harcourt- Original name: Igwe Ọcha
8: Opobo – Original name: Igwe Nga
9: Bonny – Original Name: Ubani
10: Oyigbo- Original name: Obi Igbo
11:Abakiliki- Original Name :Abakeleke
12: Mbaise – Original Name: Agbaaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazụ, Oke Ovoro and Ezinihite They are Five independent villages but the white man force them to answer Mbaise as one village , The Mbaise people have a different culture that they believe in.
13: Asaba – Original Name: Ahaba
14: Onitsha – Original Name: Onicha
15: Ibusa – Original Name: Igbo Ụzọ
16: Ogwashi Original name: Ọgwa Ahi. They are from Nri
17:Awka – Oka
18: Awkunanaw – Okunnano,
19 Amawbia- Amaobia,
20: Umuahia- Ọma ahịa
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