Ahaba Oloko

Ahaba is a rural community in Oloko, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.^[1][2][3] Isiala Ahaba and Ahaba Ukwu are the autonomous communities of Ahaba.^[4][5] Ahaba is 23km south of Umuahia, Abia State's capital city.^[6]

Ahaba Ahaba
Village
Ahaba Location of Ahaba Oloko in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°22′46″N 7°32′44″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Abia State
L.G.A	Ikwuano
Clan	Oloko
Government
• Type	Monarchy
• Eze	HRM Eze Chima Onyemachi (Isiala Ahaba) & HRM Eze Dr. Chimezie Nwabueze (Ahaba Ukwu)
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population
• Ethnicities	Igbo
• Religion	Christianity
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	440111
Area code	440
ISO 3166 code	NG.AB.IK
Website	https://ng.geoview.info/ahaba,7073321

History

Ngwu, a headhunter from Ahaba Imenyi in present day Isuikwuato LGA came to Ahaba for headhunting and eventually settled there, hence, the naming of Ahaba.^[7]

Culture

The people of Ahaba, like other communities in Ikwuano, celebrate the popular Ekpe festival on January annually to mark the end of a farming season.^[8]

See also

• Nchara