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Ujari is a small village located in Arochukwu, Abia State, Nigeria. The Okoroji House Museum is located there and its postal code is 442101. [1]

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References

  1. Uguru, Okorie (27 June 2015). "Okoroji House Gateway to the past". The Nation News . Retrieved 1 September 2016.