Agenebode
Agenebode Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 7°06′N 6°42′E / 7.1°N 6.7°E / 7.1; 6.7Coordinates: 7°06′N 6°42′E / 7.1°N 6.7°E / 7.1; 6.7
Country	Nigeria
State	Edo State

Agenebode is a serene, water-side town located by the banks of the Niger River in Edo State,South South geo political zone of [Nigeria]. It is the headquarters of Etsako-East local council of Edo State and the traditional capital of Weppa Wanno Kingdom.

Location

Agenebode is bounded by Ivioghe, Egor, Emokweme villages, and the River Niger. Agenebode city is the home city of all Weppa Wanno people,both at home and in the diaspora despite various rivalries.

Agenebode is divided into different quarters, which are called Ighaewo, Egbado, Otoukwe, Igegbode (upland). The main areas of growth for the town are towards Emokweme, Egor and Ivioghe villages.

History

Agenebode was the regional headquarters of the Royal Niger Company, a mercantile company owned by the British Colonialists.

Educational Institutions

Educational institutions at Agenebode are the College of Agriculture & Fisheries, which is unfortunately affiliated to the college of Agriculture at Iguoriakhi near Benin City, St. Peters Grammar School, Army Day Secondary School, Catholic Secondary School, Weppa Secondary School, Ogbaki Primary School, Omaizie Primary School, Ogwozima-Ofukpo Primary School, Egbado Primary School and Ovoegbe Primary School to mention a few..

The King of the Weppa Wanno Kingdom is called the Okumagbe (the unifier). The stool of the Okumagbe is rotated among the five kinship groups. Presently (Dr) George Oshiapi Egabor, JP, PhD a chartered accountant and industrialist from the Iviokpisa kinship group, is the Okumagbe of the Weppa Wanno.

Residents of Agenebode are predominantly Christians of the Catholic faith; as the first catholic mission in Mid-Western Nigeria was located at Agenebode in 1882. There are also Muslims and traditional worshipers. Agenebode people, as Weppa Wannos, also have traditional deities called Ise And Adaobi, which are also worshipped.

Facilities

Interesting sites in Agenebode are the post office, built in 1930, the Colonial Court on Mission Road, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Local Council office, The Army Barracks, General Hospital, Niger Valley Farms, the River Niger banks, the Notre Dam Hospital, and the Convent.

The main means of transportation in Agenebode is by motorcycles, buses and cars. Canoes, boats and ferries transport people across the River Niger to Idah in Kogi State.

Traditional occupations is farming including fishing and canoe-building. Local agriculture produces maize, nuts, groundnuts, sorghum, rice, vegetables, potatoes, and fruit.

The local cuisine are-Corn Soup (Omi-ukpoka), peanuts soup,beans soup,melon soup (okotipio), fresh fish soup etc; these soups can either be eaten with pounded yam,Eba,Fufu etc; Agenebode people drink locally made gin and fresh palm wine.