Ohafia
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| Ohafia | |
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| — LGA and Town — | |
 Ohafia
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| Coordinates: 5°37′N 7°50′E / 5.617°N 7.833°ECoordinates: 5°37′N 7°50′E / 5.617°N 7.833°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Abia State |
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| • Ethnicities | Igbo |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Postcode | 442... |
Ohafia is a town and local government area in Abia State, Nigeria. It is an Igbo speaking region. The ancestral capital of Ohafia is the centrally located village of Elu. The Ohafia Local Government Area also includes the towns of Abiriba and Nkporo.[1]
The ancestors of the Ohafia people were renowned as mighty warriors.[1][citation needed] This aspect of the Ohafia peoples history remains fundamental to the Ohafia people's sense of identity. The warrior's cap or "leopard cap" (Igbo: Okpu agu)[1] is well known and is an associated product of Ohafia. The Ohafia warrior tradition is embodied in the performance of Iri agha.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "A Brief Description of Ohafia". http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/ohafia/index.html. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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