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Eziobodo is an ancient kingdom located in today's Owerri-West local government, Owerri - Imo State Nigeria. Eziobodo is an igbo-speaking community with a population of over 15,000 locals.
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Eziobodo is also known as Alueze or Alu-eze as this was the ancient name of the community before the colonial arrival of the former British Empire and Warrant Chiefs that followed much later around the 1930s. The town is made up of four villages namely; Eziobo (the descendants of the first son), Umuayo village, Umuokele village and Umuezeala. There is a fifth village battling for independence from Umuokele village called Umuechem (now independent) but they are grouped as one entity most of the time.
The town hosts the Federal University of Technology Owerri - FUTO. There is a misconception that a neighboring village Ihiagwa is the host community of FUTO but that is not true as Eziobodo accounts for over 70% of the landmass of Federal University of Technology Owerri.
The town is also known for agricultural produce such as cassava, Fluted pumpkin (Ugu), cocoyam, maize, and palm oil. The Otamiri river crosses through Umuayo and Eziobo villages.
The traditional stool, and the traditional leadership responsibility in Eziobodo autonomous community, is a right reserved for the OKOROAGBARA royal family from Umuezeala. An application and attempt to split Eziobodo into two autonomous communities was approved by the Imo State Government (His Excellency Rochas Okorocha). The autonomous is known as Eziokele headed by HRH Richard Ngozi Osuji ( Eze-Udo 1 of Eziokele). [1]