Ezeleke

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Ezeleke
Village
Ezeleke
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Ezeleke
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°32′28.3″N7°26′36.8″E / 5.541194°N 7.443556°E / 5.541194; 7.443556
Country Nigeria
State Abia

Ezeleke is a village, also known as umunne asaa (a village which is organized around patrilineage) [1] and located in Abia state, Nigeria. The village leader, titled President General of the Ezeleke community is Gideon Nwosu. [2]

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References

  1. "Igbo | people". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  2. "Ezeleke needs government presence – PG, Nwosu". Daily Times Nigeria. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2020-04-16.