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Chief OKEKE Chief J.C

Chief OKEKE Chief J.C

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  • Name OKEKE Chief J.C 
    Prefix Chief 
    Birth Mbanagu, Otolo, , Nnewi North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Nationality Nigerian  [1] 
    Individual ID 2A1E22CD84F4476E9B34E44ED7DA83B851C1 
    Person ID X840  Igbo Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2020 

  • Notes 
    • He was the man that helped Alutu financially to launch his book about Nnewi History.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] John Okonkwo Alutu, NH, (Fourth Dimension Publishing company, Enugu, Nigeria), 24 Aug 2020, Preface (Reliability: 3).
      Nnewi History (from the Earliest times to 198082      		 Nnewi History (from the Earliest times to 198082



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