Obiangwu
{{Short description|Village in Imo state, Nigeria}}
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Obiangwu or Isuobiangwu, is a village and ward of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area,{{cite book|author=Opara, Kemdi, C.|title=The Man and His Destiny|publisher=Page Publishing, Incorporated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNlVDwAAQBAJ&dq=Obiangwu&pg=PT42|year=2018|page=42|isbn=9781642141276 }} Imo State in southeastern Nigeria, {{convert|31.7|mi}} by road northwest of the city of Aba, immediately to the west of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport. Umuene Obiangwu lies to the northwest of the main village.
The Eke-Isu Market serves the locals in the centre of the village. The settlement contains the St Mary's Catholic Church and the Assemblies of God Church. The Community School was opened in 1948.
History
Obiangwu like several other villages in the Owerri vicinity was an area of "intense missionary activity" in the early 20th century.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNwgU_0wQukC&dq=Obiangwu&pg=PA218|title=Missionary Enterprise and Rivalry in Igboland, 1857-1914|author=Ekechi, Felix K.|publisher=Cass|year=1972|page=218|isbn=9780714627786 }} The Community Pry School in the village was established in 1948.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/igbo/articles/c3gz3xyv54go|title=Ndị ojiegbe egbuola ndị 'civil defence' atọ n'Imo steeti n'ụbọchị Mọnde|publisher=BBC Igbo|date=27 March 2023|accessdate=30 March 2023}}
In January 1981, the construction of the Enyiogugu Eziala - Obiangwu Umuawa Road was approved.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x9CyAAAAIAAJ&q=Obiangwu|title=Audit Report|publisher=Government of Imo State|year=1979|page=40}}
In April 2022 it was reported that the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu, Ebonyi State had floated a tender for the rehabilitation of Eke-Isu Market in Obiangwu.{{cite web|url=https://www.tendersontime.com/tenders-details/rehabilitation-eke-isu-market-obiangwu-ngor-okpala-local-government-area-imo-state-3dbb162/|title=Rehabilitation of Eke Isu Market in Obiangwu in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area... Tender |publisher=Tendersontime.com|accessdate=30 March 2023}}
In late March 2023, it was reported that gunmen killed three personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at Eke-Isu Market in the village.{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-gunmen-kill-three-nscdc-personnel-in-imo/|title=Gunmen kill three NSCDC personnel in Imo|website=Punchng.com|date=27 March 2023|accessdate=30 March 2023}} An official of the NSCDC reported that two workers from the telecommunications company MTN Nigeria had also been killed, but this was denied by the company.{{cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/590846-mtn-reacts-to-reported-killing-of-its-employees-in-imo.html|title=MTN reacts to reported killing of its employees in Imo|newspaper=Premium Times|date=30 March 2023|accessdate=30 March 2023}}
Geography
Isuobiangwu lies immediately to the west of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, {{convert|31.7|mi}} by road northwest of the city of Aba, and {{convert|16.2|mi}} to the southeast of the city Owerri.[https://www.bing.com/maps?q=Isuobiangwu&FORM=HDRSC6&cp=5.271802%7E7.27579&lvl=11.3 Isuobuangwu], Bing Maps, accessed 29 March 2023.[https://www.bing.com/maps?q=Isuobiangwu&FORM=HDRSC6&cp=5.44176%7E7.110549&lvl=12.3 Isuobuangwu], Bing Maps, accessed 29 March 2023. Umuene Obiangwu lies to the northwest.{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps/place/5%C2%B026'00.0%22N+7%C2%B011'00.0%22E/@5.4269976,7.1909723,1094m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!4b1!8m2!3d5.433333!4d7.183333?hl=en | accessdate =30 March 2023}}
Landmarks
The settlement contains the St Mary's Catholic Church and the Assemblies of God Church. The Eke-Isu Market serves the locals in the centre of the village. The Community School in close proximity to the churches in the eastern side of the village. There is a secondary school at Umuene Obiangwu. The principal health centre is Obiangwu Primary Health Center,{{cite web|url=https://www.deliverafya.org/efhealth/medical-directory/obiangwu-primary-health-center/|title=Obiangwu Primary Health Center|publisher=EastView Family Health |accessdate =30 March 2023}} which was announced to have been completed in a report dated to 2010.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VMmAQAAMAAJ&q=Obiangwu|title=Details of the .. Appropriation Act|publisher=Nigerian National Assembly|year=2010|page=488}}
Culture
On 18 October 2018, local royal James Ibenyenwa Diala opened the Iriji Festival in Obiangwu at his estate.{{cite web|url=https://www.imotrumpeta.com/?p=21645|title=Diala Opens Iriji Festival In Obiangwu|publisher=Imo Trumpeta|date=15 October 2018|accessdate=30 March 2023}}
Notable people
- Professor Charles Njoku (born 1940) - veterinary pathologist and university teacher at the University of Calabar{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eq8ZAAAAYAAJ&q=Obiangwu|title=Who's Who in Nigeria|publisher=Newswatch|year=1990|page=483}}
- Enyinna Nwigwe (born 1982) - actor{{cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/enyinna-nwigwe-gets-chi-turu-ugo-title-from-imo-community/|title=Enyinna Nwigwe gets 'Chi Turu Ugo' title from Imo community|newspaper=The Guardian (Nigeria)|date=1 January 2022|accessdate=30 March 2023}}
References
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{{Populated places of Imo State}}