Ozara, Enugu: Ozara is a prominent town in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Although the town officially goes by the colonial name Ozalla, the correct form Ozara is the most widely used by the natives in their Ozara dialect of Igbo language. Ozara is often referred to as the gateway to Nkanu because of its strategic location along the major access roads to this region. Ozara is made up of 6 villages: Amechi, Amigbo, Enugwueagu, Ezzi, Obeagwu, and Umuokoruba, with more than twenty sub villages such as obunegu, umuaniegu, enugwuegu ndiuno,e.t.c,. In 2002, Ozara was split into five administrative units: Okoruba-Ozara, Obeagwu-Ozara, Umuanee-Ozara, Etiti-Ozara, and Ishi-Ozara. Prior to this, Ozara had one traditional ruler (the Chief), but currently each autonomous community has an Igwe. Ozara has a river that runs across the town called Ufamu, which remains the major source of water supply for the inhabitants.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:07:22 +0000
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