Oba Community

About Oba Community

Oba is a town in Idemili south local government area Anambra state of Nigeria. Oba lies between Kilometers 8 and 15 southeast of Onitsha on the Ontisha-Owerri Federal highway of Nigeria.

Oba is bound in the North and northwest by the Idemili River- across which lie the villages of Umuoji, Nkpor and Obosi in Idemili north Local Government Area (LGA).

Oba is also known for rich educational heritage. It is home to Merchants of Light School, one of the oldest and most respected high schools in Igboland. Oba also produced the second University graduate in all of Igboland after the late Dr. Alvan Ikoku, in the person of Chief Dr. Enoch Ifediora Oli, the first Ide -Oba. Dr. Oli established Eastern Nigeria's privately owned High School, Merchants of Light School in 1946.

Oba is gradually transforming into an international market city. Currently, there is a modern market built through community effort. A new international market is under construction. The project is being funded by three market associations: Electronic spare parts, Electronics sets & appliances and General Electric goods is nearing completion