Imo State is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east.
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16 Facts About Imo State
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The present-day Imo State was captured by federal forces in early 1970 with Operation Tail-Wind taking the city and ending the war.
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Fifteen years afterwards, Imo State was divided with eastern Imo being broken off to form the new Abia State.
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Imo State economy is highly dependent on agricultural production, especially the production of palm oil, which a majority of citizens rely on for cooking.
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The Imo State has been beset by violence at various points throughout its history, most notably the anti-cult 1996 Otokoto Riots and the ongoing separatist violence from the Eastern Security Network along with other opportunistic nativist gunmen.
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Imo State is bordered by Abia State on the East, River Niger and Delta State to the West, Anambra State on the North, and Rivers State to the South.
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Imo State has several natural resources which includes, crude oil, natural gas, lead, Calcium Carbonate, solar and wind power, zinc.
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The main petroleum companies operating in the Imo State are Addax Petroleum, Chevron Corporation, Royal Dutch Shell and Agip.
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Many investment opportunities exist in the Imo State including oil and gas exploration, chemical plants, brewery plants, hydroelectric plants, gas-fired power plants, grain mills, starch production, cashews, fruit and vegetable juice concentrate production, integrated multi-oil seed processing plants, ceramics, inland waterway transport, and palm produce industry.
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Imo State manages the world-class Awo-omamma Brewery, a multiple-line plant.
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The Agricultural sector in Imo State, needs the intervention of the state government and other huge private companies, this is because having a strong economy based on crude oil, natural gas and palm oil will not aid for the development of the State.
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Imo State came into existence in 1976, along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammed, having been previously part of East-Central State.
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Imo State was created at Ngwoma, and the meetings for the state creation which began after the Nigerian Civil War ended in 1970 were chaired by Eze S E Onukogu.
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People of Imo State carried out the Otokoto riots of 1996, which was a statewide protest, in response to the serial kidnappings and murders occurring in Imo at that point in time.
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Imo State has a three-tier administrative structure: Imo State, Local and Autonomous community levels.
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