The town has a history of being a central conduit of Igbo Nationalism in the region, due to its historical involvement in the Nigerian Civil War from 1967 to 1970.

[6] During the 1966 anti-Igbo Pogrom the town received a number of decapitated bodies and refugees during the administration of the Red Cross and the Eastern Region of Nigeria.

At the end of the war in 1970, Nigerian troops were stationed in the town for years before relocating to Obollo-Afor.

After the war, Eha Amufu become home to the Federal College of Education, an affiliate of the University of Nigeria.

[6] In 2022, a number of Fulani herdsmen aided by Igala peoples committed a massacre with over 50 casualties in the town and neighboring regions, causing major displacement, unrest, and military intervention.