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Umunya: Umunya is an Olu Community in the present day Anambra State, Nigeria. It is a town of ten villages namely Ezi-Umunya, Okpu, Ojobi, Umuebo, Amaezike, Ajakpani, Odumodu-Ani, Isioye, Odumodu-Enu and Ukunu. These villages are sub-grouped into Ezi, Ifite and Ikenga divisions, the tri-partite heritage of all Gadite H/Igbos commonly referred to in anthropological history as ERI-AWKA Igbo. Geographically, Umunya is the epicenter of Anambra State and is located within the coordinates of N06 11 11 E06 24 54.

Mythical History: The founder of Umunya is called Nnya who was the son in-charge of the fleets of ERU, the progenitor of the Igbos of Guinea Forest West Africa. The story had it that River Omambala was joined by Isi-Ogwugwu, a fast flowing river that then encompassed the present Umunya area. Isi-Ogwugwu it was that created the rolling nature topography of the area as it is today.

One day as Nya was ferrying fishermen and farmers across the stupendeous Isi-Ogwugwu, he was struck by a moving flash in the river. The flash followed an unsual wave swirl. The very remarkable nature of the 'whirl and twirl' made him to suspend work in reverence to the river goddess. As he went out to rest, he was shown a vision of a stone upon which he will establish a community of farmers who will become his own people. When he woke up, he discovered that the river had receeded further beyond where he tied his canoe! This he took as a confirmation of his dream. He therefore settled there at a place known as "Ilo-Umuebo". This Ilo-Umuebo is now the center-court of Justice in Umunya, where truth must be told.

The stone which is called "Mkpume Mmili" can still be seen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (Annex), compound near the 'Olii' water-log. A mystical piece of a "Lapis Lazuli" chunk brought by Nya himself was buried in the foundation of Obi Igboegbunam Onenulu-Ozo, the ancient chieftain warrior who founded the Ozo Tradition in the area, thus becoming the repository of Umunya Tradition and Culture.

