Ekumeku Movement

{{Short description|Colonial opposition movements}}

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{{EngvarB|date=May 2013}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Ekumeku Movement

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| date = 1883–1914

| place = Onicha-Olona, Ogwashi, Igbuzo, Okpanam, Issele-Asagba, Ubulu-Uku, Obior, Umunede, Other Aniocha

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| territory = Establishment of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate

| result = British victory

| combatant1 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} British Empire

| combatant2 = Ekumeku organisation

| commander1 = Major Festing, W. E. B. Crawford Coupland, Lt. Col. H. c. Moorhouse, S. O. Crewe

| commander2 = Dunkwu Isusu of Onicha-Olona, Maya nwa Isusu of Onicha-Olona, Ikwa Gwadia of Onicha-Olona, Ochei nwa Aghaeze of Onicha-Olona, Elumelu Okachi of Onicha-Olona, Nwabuzo Iyogolo, Awuno Ugbo, Nzekwe, Agbambu nwa Oshue of Igbuzo, Idabor of Issele-Ukwu, Abuzu of Idumuje-Unor, Idegwu Otokpoike of Ubulu-Ukwu, Ochie Agodi, Agbambu Oshue, Chidi Nwaoji etc

| strength1 = Hundreds of soldiers

| strength2 = Hundreds of Ekemeku members

| casualties1 = Minor

| casualties2 = Minor with mass imprisonment

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The Ekumeku Movement consisted of a series of uprisings against the rising power of the Royal Niger Company of the British Empire by Anioma Igbo people. The British penetration of Nigeria met with various forms of resistance throughout the country. In the south, the British had to fight many wars.