Names of Some Communities Renamed by British after the invasion of the great Benin Kingdom.

1: Owerri - Original Name: Owe Ere

2: Orlụ - Original name: Ọlụ

3: Awkuzu - Original Name: Ọkụ Ụzọ Achagbunam

4: Okigwe - Original name: Oka Igwe

5: Enugu - Original name: Enu Ugwu: It is a mountain town

6: Okpaala - Original Name: Ọkpụ Ala Ngwa

7: Port Harcourt- Original name: Igwe Ọcha

8: Opobo - Original name: Igwe Nga

9: Bonny - Original Name: Ubani

10: Oyigbo- Original name: Obi Igbo

11:Abakiliki- Original Name :Abakeleke

12: Mbaise - Original Name: Agbaaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazụ, Oke Ovoro and Ezinihite They are Five independent villages but the white man force them to answer Mbaise as one village , The Mbaise people have a different culture that they believe in.

13: Asaba - Original Name: Ahaba

14: Onitsha - Original Name: Onicha

15: Ibusa - Original Name: Igbo Ụzọ

16: Ogwashi Original name: Ọgwa Ahi. They are from Nri

17:Awka - Oka
18: Awkunanaw - Okunnano,
19 Amawbia- Amaobia,

20: Umuahia- Ọma ahịa

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