Country Nigeria LGA Ideato North Area code 083 | State Imo Time zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Obodoukwu (English pronunciation: /oh-bəʊ-dəʊ-kwoo/, Igbo: Obódòúkwū) is a suburb town in Ideato North Local Government Area, in Imo State a Southeastern state in Nigeria. It consists of nine villages: Umuagbadagwo,Umunwarahu, Umume, Umumejiaku, Umunkwukwa, Umuoka, Umuezugo/Umuezesheta, Uzubi and Ugbele which consists of kindreds. The marketplace in Obodoukwu is called Eke, which is one of the weekdays in the Igbo calendar. The residents of Obodoukwu are very hospitable, industrious and strongly engaged with their community. The senior citizens are known for their passion in livestock rearing and crop cultivation which they do with so much agility even at their old ages. The community has various amenities which includes educational institutions as the residents have a great zeal for higher education.