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Eleh is a village in Oru west Local Government of Imo State, Nigeria, located near the city of Orlu. The name Eleh is coined from the word Nne Eleyi but on the arrival of colonial masters they change the name Eleyi to Eleh as they can pronounce. The town usually, that is not always, is claimed to have been founded by a common ancestor, as we saw, usually larger-than-life, who begot several children to whom he allocated areas on which to settle. These areas eventually evolved to become villages. A typical example of such a claim is the tradition of origin of Eleh autonomous community in Oru west Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria. Today, Eleh  town is one of the autonomous communities in the LGA.Eleh community  has Ancient villages namely Umuabiahu, Umuezike,Umuoma,Umuezenwusi,Umudikwa/Ariadu/Aliba and Akpotuobi/Umuonuoha.eleh ancient kingdom is rule by His royal majesty Eze L.E Ihekaibeya Eze Dara x of eleh ancient kingdom. It is a typical Igbo town. It is bounded on the north by Nempi  community; on the south and southwest by Omuma community;  and southeast by Aji community. It is served by the Mgbidi  orlu road and Nempi Omuma road. It is about 10 kilometers from Orlu. It is a small, compact but thickly populated community with a projected 1997 population of ten-fifteen thousand people.

According to this tradition, a sort of warlord and his wife  Oma with vague Nri ancestry, but certainly a peripatetic individual, migrated from Nri in the present Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria and settled in the present old Oru  L.G.A precisely at Ibiasoegbe where Oma sited her big clay pot where she fetch water for upbringing of her children.  Eleh being the first son became the progenitor of the present Eleh Ancient Kingdom.

This brief account of the evolution Eleh town in the precolonial period is recorded here not because of its peculiarity but because of the general in its peculiarity. In other words, the story is very representative of Igbo communities. There are, of course, several instances where towns arose in this period as a result of several villages, not related by blood, were forced to confederate to defend themselves against a common enemy or danger. Over the years they developed a sense of community and in some cases invented a common ancestry and began to call themselves brothers. It is probably towns founded in this way which, for the most part, and with increase in population, tend to be loudest in clamouring for autonomous community status these days.

Its Popular Market: -Nkwo eleh.

Churches:

    Holy family Catholic Church

    The Apostolic Church Nig. (Igbo Field)

    All saviors Anglican   Church,

     Save the Lost mission,

    Watchman Catholic CRM

    National Evangelical Mission.

    School: community primary school .

 State primary school.

Witten by Arc. Leonard Ejikeme Okeke