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Egbema tribe

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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. Egbema tribe is under the overlordship of the Agadagba of Egbema Kingdom. The Kingdom is made up of nine original settlements (clans) called the Egbema-Isenabiri. These are[1]

  1. Ofiniama
  2. Ajakurama
  3. Opuama
  4. Ogbudugbudu
  5. Gbeoba
  6. Abere
  7. Abadigbene (Bolou-Jamagie)
  8. Jamagie, and
  9. Ogbinbiri

References

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  1. ^ "Monarch Urges FG To Merge Egbema Towns In Edo, Delta". Vanguard News. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

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