Aba is a city in southern
Nigeria, located on the
Aba River. Originally settled by the
Ngwa Tribe of the
Igbo people, it eventually became the administrative center of
Britain's colonial government. It is a major commercial center in
Abia State in south-eastern Nigeria. In 1901, the
British founded a military post in it, and in 1915, a
railroad was constructed to link it to Port Harcourt, which transported agricultural goods such as
palm oil and palm kernels; in
1929, it was the site of revolt by women, in protest of colonial taxation policy. In
1967, the capital of the short-lived secessionist state of
Biafra was moved to Aba from Enugu as Nigerian troops advanced into Biafra. The city of Aba has a current population estimate of 966,001. It is surrounded by oil wells which separate it from the city of
Port Harcourt, a distance of about 30 km; a 30 kilometer
pipeline powers Aba with gas from the Imo River
natural gas repository. Physically it is well connected, with roads leading to it from
Port Harcourt,
Owerri,
Umuahia,
Ikot Ekpene, and
Ikot Abasi.
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