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The Ijaw people, also known as the Ịjọ people, [2] are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, with primary population clusters [3] [4] in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. [5] They also have significant population clusters in Edo , [ 6 ] Lagos , Ondo .
The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Some are natives of Akwa Ibom, Edo and Ondo states also in Nigeria.
The Ibani people are an Ijaw ethnic group who live along with other Ijaw speaking peoples in the Bonny and Opobo areas of Rivers State, Nigeria, on the Atlantic coast. [citation needed] Bonny town is the tribal seat of the Ibani, and is located on the bight of Bonny River .
The Egbema tribe, also called Egbema Kingdom, is a sub-clan of the Ijaw people. They are of Ijaw ethnicity from the Delta and Edo States. The Egbema have a strong Ijaw cultural identity, despite their location on the western fringe of Ijawland. The Kingdom traces its origins to several migrations from the Ijaw heartland centuries ago.
Gbarain is actually a clan occupying the villages mentioned above. The Gbarain people are part of the Izon (Ijaw) ethnic nationality. Gbarain was founded by a man called Gbarainowei, son of Oporoza the son of Izon. Gbarainowei's brothers are Kumbowei and Kabowei in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in Nigeria.
Although linguistically related to the Yoruba and Igala ethnic groups, modern day Itsekiris, through centuries of intermingling, are of mixed ethnic origins. They are most closely related to the South-Eastern and South-South Yorubaland sub-groups - Ijebu, Akure, Ikale, Ilaje, Ondo and Owo, and also Edo, Urhobo and Ijaw. The Itsekiri today are ...
The Mein tribe [1] of the Ijaw people lives along the Forcados River in Delta State, [2] Nigeria. [3] The Mein trace their origins to Benin City , [ 4 ] via parts of the central Niger Delta . [ 5 ] Important Mein settlements include Ogobiri and Kiagbodo.
The Obolo people, [1] also known as the Andoni [2] or Doni, is an ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [3] [4] Obolo people are of Ijaw ansestry and are primarily found in Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State. They are also present in the states of Cross River, Abia, and Enugu. [5]