Jattu is a town in Edo state
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
. It is the headquarters of
Uzairue Clan in
Etsako West
Etsako West is a Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Auchi. Etsako West is made up of six clans: Uzairue, Auchi, South Ibie, Anwain, Jagbe and Aviele.
The major town ...
council of Edo state. Uzairue Clan consist of twenty-one (21) villages, namely Jattu, Afowa, Elele, Iyamho, Ogbido, Uluoke, Ayaoghena, Ayua, Iyuku, Imeke, Afashio, Iyora, Apana, Imonikhe, Yelwa, Ozor, Ikabigbo, Idatto, Ugbenor, Irekpai, and Ayogwiri. Jattu is bounded by
Auchi
Auchi is a city in Edo State, Nigeria.
Auchi Sacred Kingdom (ASK), which is part of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, serves as the Local Government headquarters. Other towns in the Etsako West local government area include: U ...
, Afashio, Elele/Iviamho, Ayua, and South Ibie.
Jattu is a prominent town in Etsakoland; with a large population of
Etsako people as residents.
Notable locations in Jattu include the Palace of the Ogieneni of Uzairue, Jattu New Market (arguably the largest market in Afemailand), St. Philips Catholic Church, Utukwe Market, St James the Great Anglican Church, Central Mosque, Notre Dame Catholic hospital, NTA Uzairue, Jattu Grammar School,
General Post Office
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and
Divisional Police station
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.
The villages and quarters within Jattu are; Okotoukwe, Iyano, Iyogbe, Iyeate, Iyeremhe, Iyegbefue, Venus Quarter, Iyowha, Newsite and Ikoyi Quarters.
The people of Jattu speak the
Ikpe language
Ikpe is an Oron
Oron may refer to:
"Light" or someone that is "being able" or "capable" of doing anything posible or impossible.
*Oron people a multi ethnic group of people living In the lower Cross River basin.
*Oron Nation, one of the major st ...
in the Uzairue dialect. They are mainly
Christians
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,
Muslims, and
traditionalist. Jattu played a vital role in the
migration
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** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum l ...
of
AFEMAI people
The Afemai, also spelled Afenmai, are an ethnic group living in the northern part of Edo State, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako West, with headquarters in Auchi, Et ...
from
Benin Kingdom as it believed to be their first abode when they left in search for freedom.
Populated places in Edo State
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