Auchi is a city in Edo State, Nigeria. The population grew to 42,638 by 1952, including people from many Nigerian tribes. As of 1995, its population was 140,612. And as of 2005/2006, the population of this advancing city is 152,652.It is home to the Federal Polytechnic Auchi.About the origin of the people of Auchi, this article gives a clear explanation about the origin and subsequent islamization of the town. Auchi exist long before the arrival of the Nupes. The inordinate ambition of many people to become rich by trafficking human beings had inspired the Nupes and the Hausas to go abroad for new advantages. However is noted till date that they (the Nupes) played a major role in the islamization of Auchi town which still exist till date.Auchi was founded by a man called Uchi who migrated