Anara
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Anara is a town
located about 25 kilometres east of Owerri
, in Imo State
, Nigeria
. The town is made-up of eight villages, namely Idem, Aguna, Umuneke, Duru na ezike, Umuagwu, Umuehie, Dialum and Ohaohia.
Anara has a strategic position on the map as it is a junction town connecting four major road
s, which are the Owerri - Okigwe Road, and the Orlu - Umuahia Road.
The town was raised to a state of Autonomy in 1981. Since the attainment of autonomy, the town has been ruled by a traditional ruler - HRH Eze L.A.D Agbugba who has the title Orjiwuruobodo II after his late father Eze Agbugba, the Orjiwuruobodo who reigned during the days of British rule in Nigeria. Eze L.A.D Agbugba is rumoured to have died since April 2007 although no official announcement has been made by the royal family or the Eze's cabinet regarding this issue until mid 2008 when he was finally laid to rest in his palace. At the moment, there is no known traditional ruler since the demise of Eze L.A.D Agbugba.
Anara has as neighbours the following towns and share common boundaries with them- Eziama, Ezihie, Amaraku, and Isu.
One of the known festivals is the Awa. An event that takes place during the Igbo New Yam celebration (August) every year. Anara town has a grand celebration/Carnival that hosts masquerades [Nmanwu] from Anara and its neighbouring towns in attendance. This comes up every Boxing day (December 26th). This carnival was introduced by a late tall and sturbon man from Umuagwu called NWADIKE. In recent times, this yearly Carnival has come under attack by the Christians who insist that due to the presence of the Masquerades, during the yuletide is demonic, and thus have chosen to turn the venue of the Masquerade Carnival (Anara Central School Compound, in front of the popular old tree called 'Atakwu') to crusade grounds on the day of the celebration. In 2010, it was reported that a Reverend Father popularly known asFather No Sahekenordered that the more than a century old tree to be cut down after serious prayers to cast out the demons associated the three.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
located about 25 kilometres east of Owerri
Owerri
Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri consists of three Local Govern Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 400,000 as of 2006...
, in Imo State
Imo State
Imo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies to the south of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city.-History:Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. The town is made-up of eight villages, namely Idem, Aguna, Umuneke, Duru na ezike, Umuagwu, Umuehie, Dialum and Ohaohia.
Anara has a strategic position on the map as it is a junction town connecting four major road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
s, which are the Owerri - Okigwe Road, and the Orlu - Umuahia Road.
The town was raised to a state of Autonomy in 1981. Since the attainment of autonomy, the town has been ruled by a traditional ruler - HRH Eze L.A.D Agbugba who has the title Orjiwuruobodo II after his late father Eze Agbugba, the Orjiwuruobodo who reigned during the days of British rule in Nigeria. Eze L.A.D Agbugba is rumoured to have died since April 2007 although no official announcement has been made by the royal family or the Eze's cabinet regarding this issue until mid 2008 when he was finally laid to rest in his palace. At the moment, there is no known traditional ruler since the demise of Eze L.A.D Agbugba.
Anara has as neighbours the following towns and share common boundaries with them- Eziama, Ezihie, Amaraku, and Isu.
One of the known festivals is the Awa. An event that takes place during the Igbo New Yam celebration (August) every year. Anara town has a grand celebration/Carnival that hosts masquerades [Nmanwu] from Anara and its neighbouring towns in attendance. This comes up every Boxing day (December 26th). This carnival was introduced by a late tall and sturbon man from Umuagwu called NWADIKE. In recent times, this yearly Carnival has come under attack by the Christians who insist that due to the presence of the Masquerades, during the yuletide is demonic, and thus have chosen to turn the venue of the Masquerade Carnival (Anara Central School Compound, in front of the popular old tree called 'Atakwu') to crusade grounds on the day of the celebration. In 2010, it was reported that a Reverend Father popularly known asFather No Sahekenordered that the more than a century old tree to be cut down after serious prayers to cast out the demons associated the three.