Tourism! AWKUZU : The Giant of Oyi

Awkuzu is one of the communities in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The community is surrounded by other communities like : Umunya, Igbariam, lfitedun and Nteje in Oyi Local Government Area.

Awkuzu is divided into three parts : Ezi, lfite, and Ikenga according to seniority or birth order. Gathered from an elderly man (Mr Ebuka Vincent), Awkuzu is divided into sub-villages, Ezi having Iru-Anyika, Aka-Ezi, Igbu and Ozu. Ifite section is made up of Amabo, Isioji and lfite -Umueri lkenga has Ezi -Nkwo, Nkwelle -Awkuzu, Umuobi, Ukpomachi and Dusoju.

For the past 11years, this community (Awkuzu) has remained like a sheep without shepherd -no traditional ruler or town union president. As a community, Awkuzu is famous because of its large population which gave it the familiar name “lbilibe Ogada”, (the swarming locust), a title that stemmed from glorified local disputes with neighbors but now attached to the traditional stool.