According to tradition, Abbi clan was founded by one Amacha from Echalla-Ukwu in Igbo country east of the Niger. Amacha and his brother (Ukwata) are said to have gotten to Aboh in one of their hunting expeditions, and sojourned there, where they met Effi and Amai, with whom they migrated to Ukwuani hinterland as a result of a quarrel with the Aboh people, in the course of which they founded the Elovie quarters of Abbi which were jointly called Kanyibilinebeni (let us settle here) later shortened to Abbi Echalla (Ezulu). This was after Amacha had established his presence and authority in the new domain by staking a neubouldialaevis plant locally called “Egbo Ogillisi” (Enuenwosu). They were later joined by two other migrant groups led by Ewolokpo and OkpalaOgwezi. The latter groups were said to have settled at Abbi at different times. The three families lived at what came to be known as Elovie quarter of Abbi. After some time, Owolukpo, Udu and OkpalaOgwezi (who was of Ubulu origin) and his followers moved further to form the second quarter of Abbi known as Umia. Ukwata (Amacha’s brother) and his children left to found what is today Umukwata (children of Ukwata) clan. The first village they founded is called Owa. The village still returns to Abbi for religious purposes (Ezulu).