About Okoroji Oti
Okoroji Oti was a Nigerian businessperson and slave trader.
Maazi Okoroji Oti was a local chief in Ujari, one of the nineteen villages in Arochukwu, Abia State, Nigeria. He was reputable for being a slave merchant who built the Okoroji House, a historic house in Igboland. Oral history has it that four hundred people were sacrificed to Ibini Ukpabi after his death as the head of the oracle.
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Who was Okoroji Oti?
17th century chief and businessman
What was Okoroji Oti's occupation?
Okoroji Oti was a businessperson and slave trader.
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Okoroji Oti was Nigerian.
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