Ibeku

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Ibeku is a chiefdom consisting of seven clans nestled in the hilly terrain of Umuahia, in the southeastern part of Nigeria.^{[citation needed]} It is located in the present-day Umuahia North and Umuahia South Local Government of Abia State, Nigeria.^[1] The people of Ibeku speak Igbo, one of the three dominant Nigerian languages. The neighbouring clans near Ibeku are interconnected by history and culture. To the South are the clans of Olokoro, Afor Ibeji, Amakama, Ubakala.^{[citation needed]} To the East is Oboro. The clans of Umuokpara and Ohuhu are to the West, while Uzuakoli and Abiriba are to the North. These areas were once known as the Bende region of Eastern Nigeria.

The people of Ibeku are a historically hard working people as evidenced by their calendar which contains four working days with rest and festivity only generally accepted at the end of the calendar year known as Iri Ji (literally consumption of yam: yam represents farming, hard-work, potency amongst others). Ndi Ibeku Egwu Asaa (people of the seven clans of Ibeku) are traditionally a farming people. They are also involved in trading and exchange of goods and services.

The people of Ibeku are custodians of many traditional values in each of the seven clans called Egwu Asaa that make up Ibeku Nation. These seven Clans are Osaa, Amaforo, Ndume, Afaraukwu, Emede, Ishieke, Afaranta. Each has an Eze that is titled accordingly with a name to reflect that clan. Ibeku clan has a Royal Highness with the title Ogurube Ibeku. The present Ogurube is His Royal Highness Eze Samuel Iheonu Onuaha, The Ogurube IV of Ibeku. His cabinet is made up of all the Ezes (seven) from the Egwu Asaa. These individual Egwus are autonomous in terms of organization in localities headed by their own Eze. Ibeku is of Igede history. The next Eze is Echefula Ibeku