Atani

Atani is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River in Anambra State, Nigeria. Atani is the headquarter of Ogbaru Local Government Area, a Local Government in the Northern Senatorial District of Anambra State. It is one of the communities in Ogbaru situated in Igboland. Its political relations differ not so much from what obtains in other communities in the Igbo enclave. However, disparities exist in terms of geographical location and tradition. The political structure in Igboland begins from the family – with Umunna as the smallest unit), and extends to community – Obodo, which is the largest unit. It was a town populated by early fishermen and migrant settlers. Atani is still the rice, fish, yam and cassava basin of Anambra state, producing most of the food sold in many markets in Delta and Anambra States. Atani people are of Ukwuani origin in Anambra state.