The Ekeremor tribe (Operemor, Operemo) of the

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people inhabits Ekeremor Local Government Area,

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and Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State in southern

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. Important Ekeremor settlements include: Ekeremor, Ojobo (Ozobo), Amabilo, and Ndoro. The Ekeremor tribe has close historical and kinship ties with the Oporoma, Eastern Olodiama and Ogbe tribes. The worship of the god

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is widespread among the Ekeremor.Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). ''A History of the Niger Delta'', Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications.

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