A HISTORY OF ETTE CIRCA 1800 - 1960: A STUDY OF MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT

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dc.contributor.authorOGWUCHE, EJALO JACINTA
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-22T05:41:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-22T05:41:48Z
dc.date.issued2008-03
dc.descriptionA THESIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA
dc.description.abstractThe subject of this work is an attempt on the history of Ette from C. 1800 - 1960. In the northernmost part of Nsukka Division is Ette, the Idoma / lgala ethnic minority sandwiched between the Igbo of Enugu-Ezike family groups in the south and the Igala of Olamaboro and Igala-Mela/Odolu Local Government Areas of Kogi State respectively. Before the imposition of British colonialism on Nigeria at the beginning of the 20th century the people in this territory including those in the present day Igalaland and Idomaland were commonly called Akpoto or Okpoto by outsiders. But within the territory, each ethnic group knew and called itself by a separate name. When the British imposed their rule in this territory it was constituted as part of the old Okwoga Division till 1918 when Okwoga was re-demarcated to join Northern Province. Ette was then constituted into the old Obolo Division by an Inter-provincial Boundary Commission in 1920. This division became Nsukka Division in 1922. Ette then became the only non-Igbo speaking group in this Division except the Iga people around Ogurugu on the Anambra River area. The outline on the pre-colonial Ette society indicates different versions of traditions of origin, migration and settlement. This was followed by the basic unit of organization from the household to kindred, then to the clan to Ette land. Our evidence indicates that Ette had reached some advanced stage in their socio-political development before the advent of colonialism. This can be seen in the mode of production and hierarchy of authority that developed. The establishment of colonial administration and Christianity altered the Ette essence. This is because with the re-organisation of the Northern and Southern provinces, Ette became part of a division where she constitutes a microminority status which undermines development in the society.
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/123456789/13232
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleA HISTORY OF ETTE CIRCA 1800 - 1960: A STUDY OF MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT
dc.typeThesis
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