Uzuakoli is an area in
Abia State
Abia is a state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. The state's capital is Umuahia and its most populous city is Aba.
Abia is bordered the west by Imo, east by Cross River, south by Rivers, northwest by Anambra and northeast by Enug ...
of Eastern Nigeria that includes several villages. It has been home to a Methodist College, a large market, clandestine slave trading, a leprosy settlement,
and the Ila Oso Festival. Uzuakoli is located within the
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a t ...
"heartland".
[
The University of California has a photograph of Methodist missionaries in Uzuakoli in 1924.
In 1964, students of Methodist College of Uzuakoli wrote a short history of the area.
Other photos of area residents are in archives.
]
Notable people
*Chinedu Ikedieze
Chinedu Ikedieze, MFR (born 12 December 1977) is a Nollywood actor, entrepreneur and investor. He is best known for playing alongside Osita Iheme in the 2002 film '' Aki na Ukwa''. He has featured in over 150 films in a career spanning over 22 ...
(born 1977) — Nigerian actor, entrepreneur and investor
*Mike Ezuruonye
Mike Ezuruonye (born 21 September 1982) is a Nollywood actor.
Early life and career
Ezuruonye is from Uzuakoli in Abia State, southeast Nigeria. He was born on 21 September 1982 in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. He attended the Federal Govern ...
(born 1982) — Nigerian actor
* Bernard Batty — early Methodist minister whose sons attended Elmfield College
Elmfield College, York (1864–1932), originally called Connexional College or Jubilee College (or School) in honour of the Primitive Methodist Silver Jubilee in 1860, was a Primitive Methodist college on the outskirts of Heworth, York, Englan ...
in York[Frances Anyika (1997) ''Methodism in Igboland'', p. 112.]
See also
* Operation Leopard (1969)
References
Further reading
*''Uzuakoli Miracle; A True Story Of Bush Babies In Nigeria'' by Alan Cox {{ISBN?
Abia State