History of Nimo

Nimo: The Way Forward
(Nimoscope – General Return Edition 1997, Chief B.O. Omile)

Nimo was one of the most thickly populated Communities in the then Awka Division of 82 towns and now the second most thickly populated town in Njikoka Local  Government Area.

Owelle, from whom Nimo got her creation, is the eponymous father of Nimo, Abagana, Eziowelle and Abba. Nimo had four children namely, Okpala Dinwenu (Etiti Nimo) Ezenebo (Ifiteani), Ojideleke (Egbengwu), and Ezeabani (Ifitenu). She was earlier ruled by four Ezes (Chiefs), one for each quarter of Nimo. Nimo was notably known as an agricultural town and consequently produced bountiful economic commercial commodities.

Praise worthily and courageously, Nimo met with many inter-community wars against Ozalla, Ezike, Okpo, Owa, etc. and relentlessly defeated the combatants with indomitable might. Because of their strategy and method of fighting, they were called “Ndi ofulu uzo ma fa anua muo”.