Educational Institutions
Educational institutions at Agenebode are the College of Agriculture & Fisheries, which is unfortunately affiliated to the college of Agriculture at Iguoriakhi near Benin City, St. Peters Grammar School, Army Day Secondary School, Catholic Secondary School,and so many primary schools.
The King of the Weppa Wanno Kingdom is called the Okumagbewhich is translated as the unifier, and his palace is situated at Agenebode Upland. The stool of the Okumagbe is rotated among the five kinship groups. Presently (Dr) George Oshiapi Egabor, JP, PhD,OON a Chartered Accountant and Industrialist from the Iviokpisa kinship group, is the current Okumagbe of the Weppa Wanno; his title is OMOAZE 1.
Residents of Agenebode are predominantly Christians as the first catholic mission in Mid-Western Nigeria was located at Agenebode in 1882. There are also Muslims and traditional worshippers.
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