Ado, Benue State: History and culture
=== Early contact with the Europeans ===
The area was one of the earliest in Idoma to have interactions with European missionaries. Hence it had the first missionary school in the Idoma area (Methodist High School, Igumale). The Catholic Missionaries first came to Utonkon in Ado in 1922 where they established the St. Paul's Catholic Church (Parish) in Utonkon. The creation of Ado happened during the 1976 Local Government reforms in Nigeria.
It is a culturally rich and diverse area comprising various communities, including:
Agila/Apa
Akoge/Ogbilolo
Allan
Apa-Agila
Ekile
Igumale
Igumale I
Igumale II
Ijigban
Ogege
Ojeba
Ojigo
Royongo
Ukwonyo
Ulayi
Utonkon