Names of Some Communities Renamed by British after the invasion of the great Benin Kingdom.

1: Owerri – Original Name: Owe Ere

2: Orlụ – Original name: Ọlụ

3: Awkuzu – Original Name: Ọkụ Ụzọ Achagbunam

4: Okigwe – Original name: Oka Igwe

5: Enugu – Original name: Enu Ugwu: It is a mountain town

6: Okpaala – Original Name: Ọkpụ Ala Ngwa

7: Port Harcourt- Original name: Igwe Ọcha

8: Opobo – Original name: Igwe Nga

9: Bonny – Original Name: Ubani

10: Oyigbo- Original name: Obi Igbo

11:Abakiliki- Original Name :Abakeleke

12: Mbaise – Original Name: Agbaaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazụ, Oke Ovoro and Ezinihite They are Five independent villages but the white man force them to answer Mbaise as one village , The Mbaise people have a different culture that they believe in.

13: Asaba – Original Name: Ahaba

14: Onitsha – Original Name: Onicha

15: Ibusa – Original Name: Igbo Ụzọ

16: Ogwashi Original name: Ọgwa Ahi. They are from Nri

17:Awka – Oka
18: Awkunanaw – Okunnano,
19 Amawbia- Amaobia,

20: Umuahia- Ọma ahịa
21: isheagu- ishoagwu