Obosi is a town in Anambra State

Anambra State

Anambra is a state in south-eastern Nigeria. Its name is an anglicized version of the original 'Oma Mbala', the native name of the Anambra River. The Capital and the Seat of Government is Awka. Onitsha and Nnewi are the biggest commercial and industrial cities, respectively. The state's theme is...

, southeastern Nigeria

Nigeria

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. A hotly-contested site during the Nigerian Civil War

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, the town of about 140,000 people is one of the most densely-populated in West Africa

West Africa

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Presently Obosi Ukwala is sited at a hill like area bordered by Onitsha to the North west , Nkpor to the North east and Oba to the south-east all both part of the old Idemili local government area with exception of Onitsha.
Oral history showed that Obosi people originated from Arochukwu via Ojoto .