The Mein tribe of the

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people lives along the Forcados River in

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. The Mein trace their origins to

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, via parts of the central

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. Important Mein settlements include Ogobiri and Kiagbodo. Most of the Mein live along the Forcados River in

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and Bomadi

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Areas of Delta state, with Kiagbodo as the most conspicuous settlement. As indicated by Mein customs, the

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ous

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, Mein lived at

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and moved to

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to keep away from wars. He then left Aboh because of contentions, and settled at Ogobiri in the Sagbama – Igbedi brook (present-day

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). It was from here that further developments happened for the most part because of questions and over-populace, prompting displacements toward the western Delta.

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