Agbarha Otor (Agbarha-Otor) is a town and one of the
Urhobo kingdoms in
Ughelli
Ughelli is a town in Delta State, Nigeria, and one of the 24 kingdoms that make up the Urhobo people, Urhobo Nation. It also serves as the headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The city is indigenous to the Urhobo ...
North Local Government Area of
Delta State
Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...
. The town is home to the wealthy and renowned
Ibru Family. Besides primary and secondary schools, Agbarha-Otor has a private university, namely
Michael and Cecilia Ibru University and a private
Airstrip
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built in 1972 by
Michael Ibru
Michael Onajirevbe Ibru (25 December 1930 – 6 September 2016) was a Nigerian industrialist, founder of the Ibru Organization and patriarch of the Ibru family.
Early life and career
Ibru was born to the family of Janet Ibru and Peter Ibru, a ...
.
It also houses the 222
Battalion
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of the
Nigerian Army
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and the now moribund SuperBru, a malt producing company.
Villages in Agbara-Otor
* Agbaide
* Agbarha-Otor
* Aghalokpe
* Awirhe
* Edjeba
* Edjekemevor
* Edoide
* Ehwahwa
* Esemagidi
* Etefe
* Gana
* Idjerhe
* Ihwredju
* Imiroje
* Oghara
* Ogorode
* Okpara
* Omakoghwre
* Omavovwe
* Ophori
* Oteri
* Otokutu
* Owevwe
* Saniko
* Ujovwre
References
Populated places in Delta State
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