Aboh Mbaise

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| subdivision_name3 = Nguru, (Nguru-Ahiato, Nguru-Nweke, Nguru-Nwankwo,) Okwuato, Enyiogugu, Lorji, Amuzu, Mbutu, Uvuru.

| subdivision_type4 = Villages: Ezialakohu, Umuezie, Umuoda, Ofeama, Umuanuma, Umuaghara, Obokwu, Ngali, all in Nguru-Ahiato. Amaku, Amoda, Obo, obokwu, Oreetit etc in Mbutu. Umueze, Uloakwu, Eziala, Umueleme, Umuhu, Oboama etc in Enyiogugu.

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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman

| leader_name = Iheukwumere Alaribe Henry {{Cite web | url = https://grassrootreporters.ng/2024/09/22/isiec-officially-declares-2024-imo-lg-election-results-in-unprecedented-apc-sweep/ | title = ISIEC Officially Declares 2024 Imo LG Election Results in Unprecedented APC Sweep | access-date = 2025-01-31}}

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Aboh Mbaise is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Aboh.{{Cite web|date=2020-05-25|title=Mbaise Local Government Areas|url=https://www.mbaiseonline.com/government/local-government-areas/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=MBAISEONLINE.COM|language=en-GB}}

It has an area of 184 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 194,779 at the 2006 census.{{Cite book|last=Federal Republic of Nigeria|title=Federal Republic of Nigeria 2006 Population and Housing Census|publisher=National Population Commission|year=2010|location=Abuja|pages=54}} There are different towns in Aboh-Mbaise such as Nguru, Uvuru, Mbutu, Okwuato, Lorji, Amuzu, Enyiogugu.{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Media |date=2018-04-19 |title=List Of Towns And Villages In Aboh Mbaise L.G.A, Imo State |url=https://www.medianigeria.com/list-of-towns-and-villages-in-aboh-mbaise-l-g-a-imo-state/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Media Nigeria |language=en-US}}

File:Aboh Mbaise Headquarters Building.jpg

Aboh-Mbaise has rich cultural value. Nguru, in particular, celebrates its Itu aka Nguru Uboma ahia ise cultural festival every year in February. ITU AKA Nguru Uboma Ahia Ise holds at Nguru Centre mostly last Saturday of February each year. The ceremonies start with the Ike Aka and continue with the Egwu Onwa. ITU AKA Ngwuru Uboma Ahia Ise is a celebration that dates back in history.

Itu Aka literally means "pointing out" or showing. In the days when Nguru and his children settled in Nguru Land, farming was the main occupation of the people and was done by shifting cultivation, whereby the people will farm in one area in one year and move to another area another year. The ceremony used to be a religious and traditional ceremony by which the elders and priests of Nguru will kick start the planting season by offering sacrifices and "pointing out" or “showing” to the people, which part of the forest they will farm that year. The ceremonies start with the Ike Aka Ceremony, followed by the Igwo Onwa which comes up one week later and finally the ITU AKA Ceremony which is the grand finale.

The postal code of the area is 462001.{{cite web|title=Post Offices- with map of LGA |publisher=NIPOST |url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |access-date=2009-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx |archive-date=7 October 2009 |url-status=dead }}