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Sonungw (talk) 23:52, 3 November 2021 (UTC)Ngofa, O. O. (2006a). Complete History of Eleme. Ibadan, Freedom Press. PP. 1, 2, 23,86,90,91,121 Ngofa, O. O. (1988b). The People of Eleme. The Rivers State Newspaper Corporation, Port Harcourt. Ngochindo, R. I. (2014). Explorations and Exploitations in Eleme: Elements of Economic Enrichment and Environmental Endangerment. Ogale-Eleme: Rhomer Systems. Pp. 2&3.

Nchia Nchia is a district in Eleme eleme people land and Eleme Local Government Area. It once served as the headquarters of Okrika, Gokana kingdom, oyigbo, Tai, Rivers and Eleme, Rivers It is made up of six autonomous communities, namely Ogale, Agbonchia, Aleto, Alesa, Alode and Akpajo. Nchia communities of Alesa and Alode play host to the Port Harcourt Refining Company comprising the first and fourth refineries. Aleto and Agbonchia are the host to Indorama Eleme Petrochemical Company Limited, Alode, the Nigeria Gas Company, Ogale mainly to the SPDC's eight oil wells and largest manifold in West Africa. Ogale is the traditional headquarters of Eleme land and it is simply referred to as Osaro Ebe Eta meaning the foremost community. Alode community plays host to the Nigeria Gas Company and partly shares land ownership with Onne as host to Notore Chemical Industries Plc, Onne - a fertilizer plant.

The Paramount Ruler of Nchia is called Oneh Eh Nchia and it is interpreted as the ruler of Nchia. Oneh Eh Nchia stool is classified as a second-class stool according to the Rivers State Government Gazette. The inccubentOneh Eh Nchia is HRH Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi KSCOneh Eh Nchia X and Nchia has the following ancient locations at, Echieta (Market) Nchia, Ejian or Ejira Nchia, Ndalo Nchia, Mbie Nchia and Ogbere Nchia which links the communities of Nchia down to Akpajo. Mbie and Ndalo (Star Apple) Nchia are no more. The river that runs through Nchia takes it name from the ancient town thus it is called Nchia River (Nmu Nchia). This river is unique as it flows in two directions depending on the tide.

The entire Nchia communities are affected by oil and gas pollution even though the UNEP Report on Ogoniland says Nsinsioken Ogale is the worst hit as it recorded contamination with aromatic hydrocarbon to the tune of 900 times above the WHO standards.

Each community in Nchia has a secondary except Agbonchia community. Alode has two community secondary schools, one co-educational school and a girls school. Although Alesa community has Comprehensive High School, which they founded in the 1980s through a self-help, it has remained on a temporary space offered to them by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nchia Eleme. Nchia has a general hospital at Ogale, a primary health care unit at Echieta, Ogale, Agbonchia and Alode.

Nchia people are almost all Christians even though Christianity was introduced in the land from as far as Bonny Island in the early 1900S. The foremost Church was St. Stephen Anglican Church, Alode.

Some notable indigenes of Nchia are: Ignatius Kattey Emerengwe O. O. Ngofa Olaka Nwogu Hon. Barr. Evang. Mrs. Pat Ajudua PhD Isaac Kamalu Pastor S. J. Okochi Archbishop Friday Osaro Nwator HRH Emere Walter Gbute Ngegwe HRM Emere Ngei A. O. Ngei HRM Emere Dr. Samuel Oluka Ejire HRM Emere Dr. Philip Osaro Obele HRM Emere Godwin Bebe OkpabiKSC Sir Festus Ngochindo HRH Emere Amb. Dr. Apollus Chu HE. Emere Amb. Oji Ngofa