Otulu, Oru West

Otulu is a community in Oru West local government area of Imo State, Nigeria. Otulu has eight hamlets, namely:

  • Umundikwa
  • Umunabe
  • Ubawaocha
  • Ubawaoji
  • Nkposu
  • Umuabuba
  • Umuosonkita
  • Umuojienwe

While Otulu (Oru) has been divided into two autonomous community (Otulu and Umuhu-Umuezem) which amongst them have 16 villages. Otulu is an ancient kingdom with a population of about 5,028 people living in it.

Ogwugwu is the name of the village deity, and deities of this name are found in many parts of Igboland. The people of Otulu have a large market called Afo Otulu. The community has two popular churches namely; Catholic and Anglican. They have one secondary School, Commercial Secondary School Otulu built by the community in the early eighties. There is one government owned primary school, Otulu Primary school, and many other private schools.


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