The Furupagha tribe is an
Ijaw Ijaw may refer to:
*Ijaw people
The Ijaw people, also known as the Izon people, are an ethnic group found in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria, with primary Population, population clusters in Bayelsa State, Bayelsa, Delta State, Delta, and River ...
tribe that lives along the Siluko River in southwestern
Edo State
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and along the Owena River in Odigbo local government area of
Ondo State
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Nigeria
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. The town of Zide is the traditional clan seat for those currently in Edo State while Iyaradina for the Furupagha people in Ondo State.
Origin
The Furupagha, which the clan and traditional head is zide community in edo state, trace their origins to the
Bassan village of Furupagha in the central
Niger Delta
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitic ...
.
[Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). ''A History of the Niger Delta'', Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ] The Furupagha-Ijaw is a large area of riverine and land communities.
References
Ijaw
Edo State
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