Eze Nri Òbalíke

[2]Accompanied by British colonial authority, Christian missionaries, saw the existing ritual system of administration, based on traditional religious faith, as a barrier to the spread of their gospel.The government anthropologist, Northcote W. Thomas, confirmed that when Eze Nri Obalike appeared in the court, ‘the whole assembly rose and prepared to flee’.It was as the result of this hostility that the ritual influence of Nri narrowed to the nearest relations of the kingship.These were made up of Nri (Agukwu, Akamkpisi and Diodo), Enugwu-Ukwu, Nawfia, Enugwu-Agidi and Oruora jointly referred to as Umunri.Though the five towns mentioned above are said to belong to Umu-Nri clan, they are not direct descendants of Nri Ifikuanim.
Eze NriNorthcote W. ThomasrecordedKingdom of NriNigeriaBritish colonialChristian missionariesabominationRulersEze Nri ÌfikuánimEze Nri NàmókeEze Nri BuífèEze Nri ỌmalọEze Nri Jiọfọ IEze Nri ỌmalonyesoEze Nri AnyamataEze Nri FenenuEze Nri AgụEze Nri Apia and Nri–AlikeEze Nri EzimiloEze Nri Ènweleána II Obidiegwu Onyeso