Itu is a community in
Ezinihitte Mbaise
Ezinihitte Mbaise is a local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria
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Local Government Area of
Imo State
Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its name from the Imo River which flows al ...
. Most people refer to it as Itu Mbaise. This is because there is another town known as Itu in
Cross River State
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. Itu is a town known for
palm wine
Palm wine, known by several local names, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions and is common in v ...
production business,
palm oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced fr ...
and agricultural produce. Politically, It is the heart of Ezinihitte Local Government since it has the LGA headquarters situated in Itu. Itu is a town made up of 10 villages, and is sometimes called “Itu Ama iri”, because of the 10 villages that make up Itu.
They have their community market which is generally referred to as "Eke Itu market". Itu community is at the centre of every other communities in Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area. Most political and sports activities uniting Ezinihitte Mbaise communities are being organised at Itu community because of her centrality. Also, most of the government offices such as: Customary court, Divisional police station, Ezinihitte Mbaise general health center, etc, are sited at Itu community. Itu Ezinihitte Mbaise has boundaries with; Ókpofe from the north, Eziudo from the west, Amumara from the East, and from the south it has river boundary with Ngwa in Abia. All these neighbouring communities except Ngwa, are linked and connected to other communities in Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area. The popular "Nkwo Mbaise market", is located at the boundary of, Itu community, Eziudo community, Amumara community and Ókpofe community.
Populated places in Imo State
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