It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland and is the seat of the Power of the Och' Idoma, the Paramount chief of the Idomas.
It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland, the area mainly populated by the Idoma, an Igboid people. It is the seat of His Royal Highness the Och' Idoma, the Paramount Chief of the Idomas.