Okeagi
agricultural village in Yagba East, Nigeria
Okeagi is a village in the Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. It lies along the road connecting Mopa, the LGA headquarters, to Imela; residents describe this 14-kilometre stretch of road as being in poor condition and have repeatedly called on government to repair it.
Economy
Community leaders describe Okeagi as an important source of food supply for Mopamuro LGA on account of its farmland. A 2026 academic study assessed deforestation and soil degradation in the Okeagi area, examining environmental pressures associated with land use in the locality.
Infrastructure and government
The Okeagi–Ilai road, along with the nearby Orokere–Takete Ide road, has been repeatedly cited by Leke Abejide, member of the House of Representatives for Yagba Federal Constituency, as among the Mopamuro-area roads requiring rehabilitation; as of mid-2025 the roads were reported to be under assessment for cost estimates rather than under construction.
In May 2026, Abejide, through the Leke Abejide Foundation, disbursed community empowerment funds totalling ₦130 million across several Mopamuro communities, with Okeagi, Illai, Ilemo and Ijagbe each receiving ₦10 million. Okeagi was represented at the event by Chief Andero Titus.
Okeagi Local Government Secondary School serves the community. In June 2026, Kogi State's Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, visited the school to monitor the ongoing West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams and to inspect the renovation of three classroom blocks funded by the Henry Adetayo Foundation under the state's School Adoption and Mentorship Programme.
Culture
Okeagi holds an annual community celebration, Okeagi Day, first staged in 1993 and held most years since (it was skipped in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic).
The public source identifies “Okeagi” as agricultural village in Yagba East, Nigeria. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Okeagi, agricultural and village.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q137271435. Authority coordinates are 8.156, 5.735. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2026, 2025, 1993 and 2020.
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