Lists Of Aro Settlements

 

Ikeji Aro 2019

The Arochukwu Kingdom or Aro Okeigbo is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Igbo land.

They are seen all over the world but, the roots of the Arochukwu people are rooted in Abia State and have more than 113 settlements where their communities are seen.

Why did the Aro people spread like this?

 Mr Chima Dike explained to news men why the Aro people spread like this.

 Mr Chima Dike 

In his voice, he said "It is with the means of trading that the Aro people are seen and dominated everywhere in Igbo land, the country and the globe at large".

READ ALSO: Igbo Traditional Marriage List

He said slavery was a trade introduced by the Aro between the 1500s and the Portuguese, before the British arrived in 1901 and 1902.

He said that slavery was based on the belief of the god Ibini Ụkpabi that all Igbos trusted for protection.

This is why the Aro people are respected wherever they go.

 READ ALSO: Igbo Traditional Attire

Some brought the Aro people to the city to help protect the city from slaves and invaders, which also played a vital role on the domination of the Aro people.

 

Wherever an Aro person go or the Aro people reside in ones community, they are being respected and seen as Ibini ukpabi's spokespersons, they were given the opportunity to speak in those places, because it is believed that Ibini Ukpabi can speak through them.

 

The Aro people are trusted as truthful and upright judges, which is why they are being made judges in any place they go.

 

They take the crime committers to the Ibini ukpabi to be used as slaves and sold abroad where their owners can no longer see them.

 

This is why the Igbo people are spread all over the world. That is why all the Igbo people have a special respect for the Aro people who marveled at the whites when they came to Igbo land.

Aro People were not just slave traders but the first set of Igbo that were oftenly travelling due to their commercial impulse. Aro People are highly enterprising, leading them to moving from one place to the other. We have a  unique history and tradition, which the every Aro person should be proud of.

 

 

As a result of our commercial impulse, the whites attacked the Aro people, overthrowing their government and seizing some of their power.

 

The next day the war journalist was shot in the head.

 

But when Whites won the war, slavery stopped, and the Aro people began selling palm oil and production of oil in the same way they did in the slave trade.

 

Amuvi Uda Cultural display

While we still make our research the below places are where you can see some of the Aro settlements

 

Aro Ajatakiri dị n'Ikwuano nke Abia Steetị

Aro Achara - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Okporoenyi - Bende, Abia

Aro Ayama - Ikwuano, Abia.

Aro Amuru - Ikwuano, Abia.

Aro Ngwa - Abia State.

Aro Ama-Asa - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Umunkpe - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Nbawsi - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Omoba - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro UmuEru - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Umuaro - Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Onicha Ngwa.

Aro Isuochi - Abia.

Aro Ahuma Abam - Abia.

Aro Nde Ijere - Ohafia - Abia.

Aro Agbagwu - Uzuakoli- Abia.

Aro Ndizuogu settlements in Imo state include, Okigwe in Onuimo which is one of the Local Government in  Imo State.

 

Aro Ugwuta - Imo.

Aro Izombe - Imo.

Aro Oru - Imo.

Aro Oji - Owerri - Imo.

Aro Ihite Owerri - Imo.

Aro Iheosu - Imo.

Aro Awa- Imo.

Aro Mbana - Imo.

Aro Atta Ikeduru - Imo.

Aro Umunneoha - Imo.

Aro Iheagwa - Imo.

Aro Ndi Ikerionwu - Anambra.

Aro Ajali - Anambra.

Aro Azia - Anambra.

Aro Abagana - Anambra.

Aro Ndi-Owu - Anambra.

Aro Isiokpo - Ikwerre - River state.

Aro Igirita - Ikwerre - Rivers State.

Aro Kalabari - Rivers State.

Aro Opobo - Rivers state.

Aro Ikpa - Enugu.

Aro Amokwe -Udi Enugu.

Aro Ezeagu - Enugu.

Aro Achi - Enugu.

Aro Nkalagu - Ebonyi.

Aro okposi - Ebonyi.

Aro Onueke [Ezza] - Ebonyi.

Aro Nsukka - Enugu.

Aro Nzerem - Ebonyi.

Aro Ikwo - Ebonyi.

Aro Ndi okoro - Akwa Ibom.

Aro Ikot Ukana - Akwa Ibom.

Aro oboro ite - Akwa Ibom.

Aro Idoma - Ukpabi of Ochu in Idoma which is seen in - Benue State.

Aro Umudara Njiaba - Imo.

Aro Umuejike Njiaba - Imo

Aro Nempi - Oru west - Imo.

Aro ibiasoegbe - Mgbidi - Imo.

Aro Ezial - Mgbidi - Imo.

Aro Ugbele- Mgbidi - Imo.

Aro Uzun'umu-mgbidi - Imo.

Aro Eleh-oru West - Imo.

Aro Ubulu-Oru West - Imo.

Aro Nde Ikokwo-Uli - Anambra.

Aro Ndi Egungwu-Uli - Anambra.

Aro Ubuluisiuzo-Ihiala - Anambra.

Aro Umuezeawara-Ihiala - Anambra.

Aro Iseke-Iheala - Anambra.

Aro izzi - Ebonyi.

Aro Awonmanma-Oru East - Imo.

Aro Otulu-Oru East - Imo.

Aro Amiri-Oru.

Aro Mbiabong

Aro Nturi

Aro Nta- Mbaise Imo

Aro Itunta- ikwuano, Abia.

Aro Effium - Ebonyi

Ekwebiri- Ihechiowa

Onyi na anya - Ihechiowa

Aro Egbelubi, Ngor okpala, Imo

Aro Umuokoro, Ngor okpala, Imo

Aro Alugulu, Ngor okpala, Imo

Aro Okpoto, Ebonyi

Aro Ntezi, Ebonyi

Aro Ohafia Oduma, Ebonyi.

Aro ndi Okparaeke or Aro Of Okpareke, in Orumba North LGA, Anambra state

Aro Of Okpareze or Aro ndi Okparaeke, located in Orumba North LGA, also in Anambra stateAro Ndi okoro, Awka - Anambra.

Aro Ndi ukwuenu, Awka -Anambra.

Aro Oboro, ikwuano- Abia.

Aro Nkalunta, ikwuano- Abia.

Aro Ubibia, Bende-LGA, Abia.

Aro Bende- Bende LGA, Abia.

Aro Ntalakwu - Bende LGA, Abia.

Aro Eziala - Nsulu, Isialangwa, Abia.

Aro Okuku - Owerri, Imo.

Aro Amokwe - Udi, Enugu.

Aro Aguobu - Ezeagu, Enugu.

Aro Orji- Owerri North, lmo.

Aro ikembara - ikeduru, Imo.

Aro Isu, ohaozara -Ebonyi.

Aro Onicha,ohaozara- Ebonyi.

Aro Uburu, ohaozara - Ebonyi.

Aro Akaeze, ohaozara -Ebonyi.

Aro Abaomege - Ebonyi.

Aro Nkerefi - Enugu.

Aro Mbrubu - Enugu.

Aro Okpanku - Enugu.

Aro ishiagu - Ebonyi.

Aro Oshiri - Ebonyi.

Aro Iyonu - Ebonyi.

Aro Ezilo - Ebonyi.

Aro Ezaa - Ebonyi.

Aro Afikpo - Ebonyi.

Aro Ososu, isialangwa

We are still making our research and We will list them here when we receive any other Aro Settlements.

 

Though some of these Aro settlements now see themselves as inferior Aro while some still believe that they of Aro blood, come rain, come sun.