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Omambala Region and Culture

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Omambala. Omambala, the name of ancient Goddess whose river journeys from a place called uzo-uwa-ani underworld to Anam and Onicha axis, where it connected with Nkisi & Niger-kwora/mgbakili Rivers, according to the indigenous people; in their journey to the Atlantic ocean. There are several myths & mysteries surrounding Omambala which lead to different interpretations by many tribes and nationalities, hence the mispronounciation of Omambala as Anambra by the earlier European explorers.

Before the creation of States, Omambala was formally used to refer to the area; comprising present-day Anambra, parts of Kogi, Enugu and Ebonyi States by the indigenous people of that area. Currently, indigent people from Aguleri, Anam, Nsugbe, Umueri, Anaku, Nteje, Umunya, Nando, Igbariam, Nkwelle-Ezunanka, Nzam, Awkuzu, Ogidi, Ogbunike, Ayamelum clan, etc make proprietary claims to the Omambala heritage.

Omambala People have distinct dialects, customs, traditions and ethnophilosophical values with many mystical & esoteric belief systems that place premium value on spiritualism over capitalism; and are held together by eternal bond of custom, language, religious tradition and the Omambala River. This is due to the strong bond and attachment that exist betwixt them and their natural-cosmology and ecosystem. In the views of ndi-Omambala just like most Africans; they believe the universe to be alive {living} and can be related to, through rituals & convenants. Ndi-Omambala have myraids of arts, songs, folktales, legends, myths, masquerades, dieties, superstitions, etc with which they substantiate their faith in God and traditions. Most of them are Animists & traditionalists or ATR, even though many of them use other religions & cults as a means to attainment. They are related to Jews in their religious rituals and worship, probably due more to history according to ancient lores.

The socio-economic, socio-cultural & socio-political influence of the Omambala Region extends to parts of Edo, Delta, Imo, Rivers, Abia, Taraba, Benue, Niger, Nasarawa, Plateu, Akwa-Ibom & Cross-Rivers States of Nigeria and as far as Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Mali, Central Africa Republic, etc.

The main occupations of the Omambala people are hunting, military, fishing, agriculturalists/farming, trading, artisanship, herbalism, poetry, divination, etc

Prominent Leaders from Omambala Region include:

Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe
Chief Akanu I am
Chief Michael Okpara
Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu
Chief Chukwuemeka Ojukwu
Chief Alvan Ikoku
Chief Nwafo Orizu
Chief Alex Ekwueme
Chief John Mmadukasi
Chief Jaja Nwachukwu
Chief Chuba Okadigbo
Chief Chinua Achebe
Chief Emeka Anyaoku
Chief JC Emeka
Philip Emeagwali
Kenneth Dike
Alexander Mmaduebo
C.C Onoh Jpudoba (talk) 12:40, 5 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

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