Eze-Abasilim Family of Amichi

Eze-Abasilim family the earliest record of its history was 5 century till date or 500 years ago.
Eze-Abasilim is an imperial family in (Umu-Nna, Uhu-enu) in Ojiezeka village Amichi town in Nnewi south Local Government Area Anambra State Nigerian.
Eze-Abasilim was first son of a great respectful and olden day act maker chief, Ichie Ezeani-ome-nka, normally call in shot names (Eze-ome-nka) and Eze-ome-nka have a brother Name Eze-nnobo.
Ezeani Eze-omenka and his family, is son of Uhu-Enu, Uhu-Enu is a son of ojiezeka, while ojiezeka is son of Udenne, while Udenne is a son of Eneke normally known as Amichi. Eneke’s wife name is Ami. Eneke is today known as Amichi town in Nnewi south Local government Area Anambra state of Nigeria.
These are the sons of Uhu-enu, the daughters are not included hence there is no record how many they are and where they married to.
Uhu-Enu Begot 5 sons
1,EZE-MENKA,UME-EKWUDO, EBERE, EZE-NNOBO,ONUKAOGU-ANIBE,(Simon nwaosu is a grand son of ONUKAOGU)
And Eze-Menka Begot 1 son, Eze-abasilim, Eze-abasilim, begot 5 sons
Eze-suokwu, Ibe-aghowusi, Okeke-Aja, Okeke-Nta, Onye-na-ibe-ya-wi
And Ume-Ekwudo Begot 4 sons, Obi-ume-ekwudo,Nwa-okonkwo udum, Chiukwu-dolue, Emanuel Ume-ekwudo Senior.
And Ebere Begot 2 sons, Felix Ebere, John Ebere.
Eze-NNOBO Begot 1 son;Okafor nwa-orie Eze-NNOBO and Okafor nwa-orie Eze-NNOBO begot 1 son, Felix from his early marriage, later Felix after his graduation around 1940 died and nwa-okafor Eze-nnobo remarried from Obiagu village and he has 2 sons and 4 daughters. Felix is first university graduate in Ojiezeka, detail of his dead is recorded.

HERE IS LIST OF OKAFOR NWA-ORIE EZE-NNOBO SON AND DAUGHTER FROM HIS 5TH WIFE.
1, Mr. Ifeanyi Livinus okafornwa-orie-Ezennobo, son, Married
2, Chukwuka okafornwa-orie-Ezennobo son,
3, chigozie okafornwa-orie-Ezennobo Daughter Married
4, Amara okafornwa-orie-Ezennobo Daughter Married
5, Ukamaka okafornwa-orie-Ezennobo Daughter Married
6, Chioma okafornwa-orie-Ezennobo Daughter, late
Eze-omenka held A Title of Ezeani in Amich, Any Ezeani title holder is among the kings Makers of the town, and he is leader in his own village and clam. He inherited it from his grand fathers and keeps it up to his childrens, the last man clam Ezeani in Ezemeka family was Eze-suokwu that is reason he use to address with his title name Ezeani Eze-Suokwu. Among all men in Ojiezeka village he is number 1. He leads others follow, his vice in Ojiezeka then was a man call nwa-arunsi, Nwa-arunsi is Another Ezeani title holder he take charge of the village government whenever his superior Ezeani is out for community purpose, Eze-menka inherited the title, when he die his son, Eze-Abasilim was clam the next Ezeani, and when Eze-Abasilim die, his first son, Eze-suokwu take over, and when Eze-suokwu die, his first son Daniel Onyekesi-Ekpe refuses to take over, so the title of Ezeani still remain in the hand of any first son that is living in Ezeani Eze-menka palace. As it stand today,it is turn of Mr. Joseph Okaforekesi to take over if he wishes. And if takes the title of his ancestors Ezeani he automatically becomes the leader of the village both homes and middle man between the village and king of Amichi, is the procedures is respected.

Eze-omenka have sons and daughters, which the daughter married out and his only son's succeeded him,
Then Eze-Abasilim have a slave, which he present to his deity (Ngiri-Nze Ojiezeka), the name of the slave is IDIKA, IDIKA begot Chukwuka who's change his name to Clement when Eze-su-okwu the Eze-Abasilim son, have mercy on him and allow him to get married from Isieke village in Amichi, Later Mr.Idika or Clement add another name to his name as (chukwuka) today they still know as chukwuka’s as osu or out-cast, today the IDIKA family is known in Ojiezeka village as Mr. Chukwuka”s Family, they have sons and Daughters.
Eze-su-okwu was so gentle, But he did not make rich like his fathers because they left many property on his hand, although all her wife’s had miscarriage that they did not give birth until he married the last wife from” Ume-Ekunite” Family from Uhu-eze-Dibia or as known today as Uhu-Ana in the-same ojiezeka village Amichi. Who gave birth to two sons and four daughters, below are the names of his sons.
Eze-su-okwu son’s
1, MR. Daniel Okafor-Ekesi-Ekpe Nandu, Eze-Su-Okwu-Eze-Abasilim, son
2, MR. Peter Ekwe-be-nem, Eze-Su-Okwu-Eze-Abasilim, son
Eze-su-okwu Daughters and where and whom they married to
3, MRS. Elizabeth Mgbe-chi-kwere, Eze-Su-okwu-Eze-Abasilim, Married to Mr. Okolo-Ogwugwu family at Afube Village Amichi,
4, MRS. Nwa-aku-erutum, Eze-Su-okwu-Eze-Abasilim, married to Mr. Ezika-Aku-ukwu Family at Umuleri Village Amichi Daughter.
5, MRS. Rosaline Nwa-miri, Eze-Su-okwu-Eze-Abasilim, married to Mr. Joseph Eze-quater Amichi, behind Saint Andrews Anglican church Amichi.
6, MRS. Kesia Aku-nwa-ami. Married to Mr. Gaius Anyaegbu, at Umudim Village Amichi
Mr. Daniel Okafore-ekesiekpe nandu son’s and daughter.
Mr. Daniel Okaforekesi Eze-suokwu, Married Mrs. Chinwendu Julian okaforekesi, from Ichie okolinta Family in Umu-ezani Obibi-etiti Village Eziama quarter Amich, She begot son's and daughters,
1, Mr. Joseph Precious Okaforekesi, Son, married with children
2, Miss. Mercy Uchechukwu Okaforekesi, daughter yet to get married
3, late Miss. Nnkolika okaforekesi, daughter, no kids
4, Miss. Grace Nkendilim Okaforekesi, daughter yet to get married
5, Mr. Onyebuchi Jersey Okaforekesi, Son, yet to get married

Mr. Peter Ekwe-benem sons and daughter
Mr. Peter Ekwebenem Eze-suokwu, married and bless with a son,
Mr. Anthony Chukwuebuka Eze-suokwu, married with children
And Mr. Peter second wife later adopted 2 males boys from motherless home in kano state in 1997. Another slave to the family after IDIKA.
THIS IS LIST OF EZE-SUOKWU DAUGHTERS AND WHO THEY MARRIED TO.
FIRST DAUGHTER (MRS. ELIZABETH EMGBE-CHIKWELU EZE-SUOKWU, OKOLO-OGWUGWU ) MARRIED TO; Mr. Okolo-Ogwugwu family at Afube Village Amichi,

She begot 3 sons and 2 daughters as names below.
1, Mr. Emmanuel okolo-Ogwugwu, Son, married with kids and grand children
2, Mr. Eugene okolo-Ogwugwu, Son, married with kids and grand children
3, Mr. Amble’s okolo-Ogwugwu, Son, married with kids and grand children
4, Mrs. Rosaline okolo-Ogwugwu, daughter, married with kids and grand children
5, Mrs. Grace okolo-Ogwugwu, daughter, married with kids and grand children
SECOND DAUGHTER (NWA-AKU ELUTUM EZE-SUOKWU, EZIKE AKUKWU) MARRIED TO, Mr. Ezika-Aku-ukwu Family at Umuleri Village Amichi, she is second wife to the father of Mr. Godwin Ezike the only musician from Amich as of now from umu-leri village Amichi
And she begot 2 sons and 2 daughters,
1, Mr. Christopher Ezike, son married with kids and grand children
2, Mr. Joseph Ezike, son married with kids and grand children
3, Mrs. Susana Ezike Daughter married with kids and grand children
4, Mrs. Monica Ezika Daughter married and divorce with childrens and grand children
THIRD DAUGHTER (ROSALINE NWA-MILI-BE-EZE-SUOKWU, EZE-EZINNE) MARRIED TO; Mr. Joseph Eze-ezinne at Ihe village in Ebe-na-assa quarter Amichi behind sait Andrews church Anglican church Amichi,
And she begot 3 sons and 4 daughters,

Late Mr. Simon Eze-Ezinne , son, married with children
Late Mr. Boniface Eze-Ezinne son, die as un-proclaim reverend father after school, not married.
1, Mr. George chibuzo Eze-Ezinne son, married with children
2, Miss Veronica Eze-Ezinne, Daughter, married with children
3, Miss Chinyere Eze-Ezinne, Daughter, married with children
4, Mrs Uzoma Eze-Ezinne, Daughter, married with children
5, Mrs Obigali Eze-ezinne, Daughter, married with children

THE FOURTH DAUGHTER (KESIA AKU-NWA-AMI EZE-SUOKWU, ANYAEGBU) MARRIED TO; Mr. Gaius Anyaegbu Familiy in Umudim village Amichi,
And she begot, 5 sons and 1 Daughter,
Mr. Amos Anyagbu, son, married with children
Mr. Elozona Anyaegbu, son, married with children
Mr. Chiedozie Samuel Anyagbu, son, married with children
Mrs. Blessing Anyagbu-Anulude, Daughter, married with children
Mr. John Anyagbu, son, married with children
Mr. Ikechukwu Anyagbu, son, married with children
Mr. Ebere Christian Anyagbu son, married with children
Here is Ibeaghowusi Eze-Abasilim and his Family or normally address today as Ibe family in Ojiezeka village Amichi , Mr. Ibe is second son of Eze-Abasilim but Ibe children’s refuses to take their grand fathers name Eze-Abasilim as their surname for reason known to them.
Ibe-aghowusi or in Abbreviation as normally call today IBE family in ojiezeka village, Ibe was a farmer and favored to with many children more than his senior brother Eze-suokwu, so his children assist his farming business that he was rich and envy his brothers inheritance. That the evenness still in Ibe's children up-till today. Ibe married from Igbo Ukwu town neighbor town to ojiezeka village Amichi
And he begot 4 sons and 1 daughter,
1, Mr. Awugosi Ibe, Son, married with children
2, Mr. Charles Ibe, Son, married with children
3, Mr. Samuel Ibe, Son, married with children
4, Mr. Jeremiah Ibe, Son, married with children
5 , Ibe’s daughter first married to Mr. Ofo-na-eme at Ofoneme family at Afube village Amichi, she begot a male child to Mr. Ofor-na-eme, Mr. Amos Ofoname, the first son of
Ofoneme’s families, before she remarried to Mr. Enemuo Families at Ebena Village Amichi, there she begot 1 son and daughter, his son Mr. Collins Enemuo not real name is a reverend in Anglican Church and also have serve as principal in many secondry schools in Anambra state.
Mr. Awugosi died in present of his father Ibe so his children left where they supposed to inherit from their grand father ibe-aghowusi to Mr. Charles Ibe and bought where they now use as awugosi family house from onyemaizu, from enugu clan ojiezeka village. as awugosi died Mr. Charles automatically becomes the first son of Ibe and he inherit Mr. Ibe-aghowusi as first son.
And Mr. .Awugosi begot 4 sons and 2 Daughter.
1, Mr. Edwin Ibe, son, married with children
2, Mr. Uzo-oyibo Ibe daughter, married with children she is mother to Ge-Williams Electronics NIG Limited.
3,Mr. John Iweka Ibe,son, married with children
4,Mr. Mathieu IBE ,son, married with children
5,Mr. Mark Ibe, son, married and begot only Daughter and the daughter begot a sons.
6, Mrs. Agnes Ibe daughter, married with children
And Mr. Charles Ibe begot 3 sons and 4 daughters
1, Mrs. Dorothy Ibe, Daughter, married with children to one family at Ihiala in ihiala LGA Anamabra state.
2, Mrs, Uchechukwu Ibe, Daughter, married with children to okafor family at Eziama village where there is Ufuma prayer meeting house today in Ezima village Amichi.
3, Mrs. Esther Ibe, Daughter, married with children’s to Okafor family at Eziama Amichi.
3, Benjamin Ibe, son, married with children
4, Mr. Emmanuel Ibe, son, married with children
6, Mrs. Nkolika Ibe, Daughter, married with children
7, Mr. Eric Ibe, son, married with children
And Mr. Samuel Ibe begot 4 sons and 2 daughters
1,Mr. Onuoha Ibe, son, married with children
2. Mrs.Obianuju Ibe, daughter, married with children’s at Azigbo town
3,Mr.Okechikwu Ibe, son, married with children
4,Mr. Chibueze Ibe, son, married with children
5,Mr.Namdi IBE, son, married with children
6,Mrs.Obianuju Ibe, daughter, married with children at Azigbo town
7, Mrs. Nkiluka Ibe, daughter, married with children at Utumbadike town
And Mr. Jeremiah Ibe begot 5 sons and 5 daughters
1, Mrs., Patience Ibe, Daughter, daughter, married with children’s to okeke family at Afube village Amichi, closer to boys high school.
2, Mr. Josiah okwuchukwu Ibe, daughter, married two wives with children
3, Julian Ibe, daughter, or as normally known as Mama Ebere daughter, married with children’s to Anyaegbu family at umudim village Amichi
4, Mrs. Marcy Ibe, daughter, Divorce with a daughter
5, Mrs. Chidimma Ibe, daughter, married with children
6, Mrs. Ukamaka Ibe, daughter, she die in 1982 without a kid.
7, Mr. Philip Ibe, son, he is dead without a kid.
8, Mr. Isaiah Uzochukwu Ibe, son, married with children
9, Mr. Luke Izuchukwu Ibe, son, married with children
10, Mr.Samuel Nonso Ibe, son, he die November 1993 without a kid.
Here is Onye-na-ibeya-wi Eze-Abasilim and his Family or normally address today as Onyewi family in Ojiezeka village Amichi, Mr. Onyewi is 4th son of Eze-Abasilim but Onyewi children’s refuses to take their grand fathers name Eze-Abasilim as their surname for reason known to them.
And Onyewi begot 3 son’s 2 daughters,
1, Mr. Ezekiel Onyewi, Son, married with children’s 6 son’s 1 daughter.
2, Lazarus Onyewi, Son, he die in Nigerian civil war,
3, Mr. Israel Onyewi, Son, married with 1 son, (Mr. Chigbogu Onyewi)
4, Mrs. Marcy onyewi, daughter, married with children’s to (Mr.Eze-Yim) of Ebenasa Village Amichi.
5, Mama Chinedu, we did not get information of her name by the time this information was fill. Married with 1 son’s (Mr.chinadu) at Ebenato Village Amichi
Here is Okeka-Nta Eze-Abasilim and his Family or normally address today as Nta family in Ojiezeka village Amichi, Mr. Nta is last male child of Eze-Abasilim but Nta die without having a male child. So her Daughter Nwa-afo did not marry, she accept to born in her father house and inherit his father in a situation Igbo culture Titled Anete. But Nwa-afor children or grand children of Nta refuses to take their grand fathers name Eze-Abasilim as their surname for reason known to them.
And Nta begot 2 daughters,
1, Nne Samson, married with children and begot 2 son, and 1 Daughter to Mr. Nwa-ora Family in enugu clan in Ojiezeka,
2, Nwa-afor, normally know as (mama base) Nwa-afo did not marry, she accept to born in her father house and inherit his father in a situation Igbo culture Titled Anete.
Below are names of Nwa-afo children’s
Mrs. Paullina Nta, married with children to Nzekwe Family at Obiagu village Amichi
Mr. Moses Nta, die in 1982 no kid.
Mr. Paul Nta, married with children
Mrs. Base Nta, married with children to Uzuchukwu Family at Afube village Amichi
Mrs. Ebele Blessing Nta, married with children at Umu-reli village Amichi
Here is IDIKA and his Family or normally address today as chukwuka family in Ojiezeka village Amichi, Eze-Suokwu caution IDIkA not to take his or his father name as surname, that is reason IDIKA bear the name he christened when church come As Clement Chukwuka.
And IDIKA begot 4 son’s and 2 daughters,
1, Mr. Dominic Chukwuka, Daughter, married with children at Nnewi
2, Mrs. Monica Chukwuka, son, married with children
3. Mrs. Esther Chukwuka, Daughter, Not married
4. Mr. Williams Chukwuka, son, married with children
5. Mr. Buoy Chukwuka, son, married with children
6, Mr. Romanus Chukwuka, son, married with children
As listed top is the beginning of Eze-abasilim family and how they continue to spread.
The entire names of sons of Ibe and Eze-suokwu’s males grand’s children is not included here, we hope to add it later because according to record the numbers of grand childrens is up to 75 to 100 if well calculated,
Eze-Abasilim children have contributed a lot to development of Ojiezeka community, Mr. Daniel okaforekesi donated his 2 plot of land for building of Ojiezeka community Village hall, the hall still at the premises up till today.
Apart from that they have donated many plots of land to those that didn't have at all, he still remembered by the community and his relations for his generosity.

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