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Ibele is an autonomous community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. The town is located at the old Douglas road, running from Afor-Umuaka westward in Njaba Local Government Area to Ukworji in Eziama-Obiator of Mbaitoli local government area, then to Oguta. Ibele community is bounded in the north by Ugbele-Akah community, in the east by Amaiyi-Akah community, in the west by Amazoano community, all in Njaba Local Government Area, and it is bounded in the south by Afara community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area. ==Origin== The Ibele community originated from the amalgamation of people of like-minds who migrated from distant and diverse places to co-settle in the present location called Ibele. History proves that Ibele is a conscious effort of three settlers who migrated into the area by close to four hundred years ago and co-existed as one people. The people or settlers that constitute Ibele community are set as Ndiokwu, Okwudor, Oruh and Ndiuhu and this has been the order of seniority from memorable period till date. History prove that Ndiokwu and Nduihu communities originated from same father called Nze Duruodu who migrated down to the present land from Omuhu-Okabia from Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. Okwudor community is equally inhabited by settlers that migrated to the land from Okwudor town in Njaba Local Government Area while Oru land is occupied by people or settlers from Orodo in Mbaitoli local government area of same Imo State. The facts of the real seniority status amongst the constituting communities has posed dangerous threat to the co-existence and well-being of Ibele community in recent days. Legends have it that the first settlers in Ibele town is the Okwudor people, Oru being the second to settle while Duruodu people being Ndiokwu and Ndiuhu were the last settlers in the land. Those claims did not in any way conform with the seniority status that has existence since memorial past. Although, this claim is widespread in the town, but there has never been proper explanation on the dislocation of seniority order that misplaced Okwudor to occupy the second position while Ndiokwu which by provision of the legend expected to be at rear of the order reversed to occupy the foremost position. The question to the regard of how the seniority status changed had never been properly explained. When and how, the order changed are totally unexplained by present people of the community. Although the legend has never been disputed by elders in the town, neither has the modern man unveil the reason of the dislocation. The account of messianic existence and operation in Ibele community may unravel the true reason of the disputed seniority status and how all things took a confusing state. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ibele」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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