Ozubulu

Ozubulu Ana'akpu
town
Saint Andrews Catholic Church, Adazi-Nnukwu, Ozubulu
Nickname:  OZ (Ozed)
Ozubulu Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°57′N6°50′E / 5.950°N 6.833°E / 5.950; 6.833
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
Government
• Obi	Igwe Fidelis Nnamdi Oruche
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Ozubulu is a larger town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ekwusigo Local Government Area.

The town has an official post office. ^[1]

Its neighbouring towns are Nnewi, Ukpor, Ihembosi, Okija, Ogbaru, Atani and Oraifite.

The native religion is Omenana. After colonialism, many converted to Christianity, but many respect Omenana.

The town has four major communities: Amakwa, Egbema, Eziora, and Nza.

Ozubulu became well known after the Ozubulu massacre took place in 2017. It happened in St. Philips Catholic Church Ozubulu Anambra State on Sunday morning during church service. The Ozubulu massacre news ^[2] went viral across Nigeria, and many instantly became aware of Ozubulu town's existence.

Climate

In Ozubulu, the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast. The dry season is hot, muggy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 67 °F to 88 °F, and is rarely below 59 °F or above 91 °F. ^[3]

Notable people from Ozubulu

• Zubby Michael, Nigerian actor, movie producer
• Chief Jerome Udoji (Igwe Ozuluohaonu of Igbo land [Eastern Nigeria]) CFR, KSJ, Papal Medalist, lawyer, economist, philanthropist, author and technocrat

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. Ozubulu massacre news
3. "Ozubulu Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.