Aguleri

Aguleri means Agulu nwa Eri. Aguleri is a medium sized town in the southeastern quadrant of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which is a country on the west coast of Africa. Aguleri is the largest town in Anambra North local government area of Anambra State in Nigeria.Census figures (which are not very reliable) put the population of Aguleri at close to 900,000 people. Aguleri has a landmass of about 380 square kilometers.Aguleri is located in the present Anambra State. It has boundary with,Nsugbe,Nando,Umuleri,Anam,Nteje,Anaku,Omor,IfiteOgwari,Umueje,Iggah,Asaba,Ojjor, Ogwurugwu,Obele,Odeke,Ashonwa. [1]

Aguleri
Town
Aguleri Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°20′N 6°53′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State

         History

Aguleri was established on the shores of the Omambala (Anambra) River, which is a tributary of the Niger River. Oral tradition history traces the origin of Aguleri to a man named Eri. Eri is the progenitor of Igbo race. Eri was the fifth son of Gad. Gad the seventh son of Jacob (Gen.46:16). Eri in the company of his siblings Arodi and Areli left Egypt before the famous exodus ostensibly to escape the torture and hardship that Egyptian taskmasters melted on the Hebrews(Exodus 2:23). Eri and his siblings traveling through the river Nile sailed until they came to Agbanabo Ezu na Omabala via river Niger, here Eri received divine revelation to stop sailing and anchor. Eri settled at the bank of the river where he made an alter of onyx at the confluence of Ezu na Omabala rivers. Due to annual flooding of the place Eri moved upland where he erected Obu Gad in honour of his father Gad. Eri had the following children 1. Agulu ( Aguleri) 2. Attah 3. Oba 4. Menri 5. Adamgbo ( Iguedo the only daughter of Eri). All the children of Eri lived together with their father in Aguleri until after the dead of Eri where his sons scattered in different places where they are founder of different kingdoms. Attah the second son of Eri left and founded Igala kingdom while Oba moved to found Benin kingdom. Menri later left Aguleri where he founded Nri kingdom. Eri first son Agulu-eri (Aguleri) remained behind and inherited his father's land and expanded the kingdom. Aguleri married three wives namely Ada, Omali and Eke and had four sons namely 1. Ivite 2. Igboezunu 3. Enugwu. 4. Eziagulu. Note: Ada the first wife did not conceived on time, Agulu (Aguleri) had to marry Omali(second wife) who conceived and beared him a son called Ivite (first son). God remember Ada the first wife of Agulu (Aguleri) and she conceived and beared a son called Igboezunu(second son). Agulu (Aguleri) had to marry the third wife Eke who God blessed with two sons namely Enugwu (third son) and Eziagulu(fourth son). This three wives of Aguleri formed Akwunato.