The
Ikwerre (natively known as ''Iwhuruọha''
) are one of the
Igbo
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* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
subgroups in Rivers State. They are the biggest Igbo group along with the
Ngwa
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. Traditional history has classified Ikwerre into seven groups called "Ikwerre Essa". They are Elele, Isiokpo, Umuji, Emohua, Choba, Aluu Igwuruta and Obio group. This division was recognized by Forde and Jones; (1950) in their ethnographic study of the
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
speaking peoples of South Eastern Nigeria. It was also in line with this grouping those seven customary Courts were established in Ikwerre during the Colonial administration. These Courts were located at Elele, Isiokpo, Umuji, Emohua, Choba, Aluu and Obio in Ikwerreland.
Geography and cultural grouping
Ikwerre land lies roughly within the coordinates of 4°:50N 5°:15N, 6°:30E 7°:15E. The geology and geomorphology of the area are intimately associated with that of the Niger Delta which was created in the Holocene by the process of erosion and sedimentation. The Ikwerre inhabit the upland part of
Rivers State
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. and are predominantly settled in the
Ikwerre,
Obio-Akpor
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,
Port Harcourt and
Emohua
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Emohua consists of fourteen political wards. Emohua LGA has fertile land that favours primary production such as farming. The presence of wa ...
local government areas
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of Rivers State.
The Ikwerrre division was recognized by Forde and Jones; (1950) in their
ethnographic
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study of the
Igbo
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* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
and
Ibibio Ibibio may refer to:
* Ibibio language
* Ibibio people
* Ibibio Sound Machine, an English electronic afro-funk band who sing in Ibibio
See also
* Ibiblio
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speaking peoples of southern
Nigeria
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. It was also in line with this grouping that seven customary Courts were established in Ikwerre during the Colonial administration. These Courts were located at
Elele
Elele is a town in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in ...
, Isiokpo, Rumuji,
Emohua
Emohua is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Emohua.
Emohua consists of fourteen political wards. Emohua LGA has fertile land that favours primary production such as farming. The presence of wa ...
, Akpor, Aluu and Obio in Ikwerreland
[Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (1998). "The Ikwerre ethnic group: location of residence, language, political or cultural organizations, militant activities, arrests in 1996 and 1997, and relations with the Nigerian government and military". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nigeria] in the Igboid family.
The Ikwerre cultural area is bordered by the
Benin
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of
Edo State
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to the northwest, the
Ogba Ogba may refer to:
*Ogba people
*Ogba language
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Certain digraphs and trigraphs are also used.
The tones are indicated with diacritics:
...
to the northwest, the
Ekpeye and
Abua to the west, the
Ijoid
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groups of
Degema, the
Kalabari and
Okrika
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to the south, the
Eleme and
Oyigbo
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to the southeast
and the
Etche
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to the east.
The Ikwerre are made up of four main groups, namely the
Elele
Elele is a town in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria
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group (Ishimbam), the Igwuruta-Aluu (Ishiali) group, the
Rumuji-
Emohua
Emohua is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Emohua.
Emohua consists of fourteen political wards. Emohua LGA has fertile land that favours primary production such as farming. The presence of wa ...
-
Ogbakiri (REO) or Risimini group, and the OPA group (Obio/Port Harcourt/Akpor).
The Ishimbam or Elele clan cluster is located at the northern part of Ikwerre land, in Ikwerre and
Emohua
Emohua is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Emohua.
Emohua consists of fourteen political wards. Emohua LGA has fertile land that favours primary production such as farming. The presence of wa ...
Local Government Areas. Most of these communities believe in one ancestor called "Ochichi" whose descendants founded most of the clans.
Elele
Elele is a town in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria
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is believed to have been founded by "Ele", Ochichi's first son.
This is why Elele is called ''Okaniali'' among the Ishimbam clans.
The Ishimbam clans include:
Elele
Elele is a town in Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria
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,
Akpabu,
Elele-Alimini,
Egbeda,
Omerelu,
Apani,
Ubimini and
Omudioga.
[Ikunga, Solomon (2018). "7". In Bassey Anam (ed.).
"The Development of Indigenous Technology in Iwhuruohna 1500-2000: A Historical Imperative".
''Arts, Technology & Development Patterns''. Nigeria: Advanced Publishers. pp. 87–114.
.]
The Ishiali or Esila group inhabit the remaining parts of
Ikwerre Local Government Area. Clans here include:
Isiokpo,
Ipo
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,
Igwuruta-Ali,
Aluu,
Omuanwa,
Omademe,
Omagwa,
Ozuoha and
Ubima.
The REO (Rumuji/Emohua/Ogbakiri) cluster, or (R)Ishimini (as classified by Ogbakor Ikwerre), inhabit the southern part of
Emohua Local Government Area. They are located in a riverine area. This cluster comprises:
*
Odegu clan:
**
Rumuji
**
Rumuodogo
**
Ovogo
**
Evekwu
**
Rumuewhor
*
Ndele
*
Rumuekpe
*
Uvuahu clan:
**
Ibaa
**
Obelle
*
Emohua
Emohua is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Emohua.
Emohua consists of fourteen political wards. Emohua LGA has fertile land that favours primary production such as farming. The presence of wa ...
clan
*
Ogbakiri clan
The OPA (
Obio-
Port Harcourt-
Akpor) is a broad cluster that occupies the entire Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas.
It is subdivided into the Obio and the Akpor groups.
*
Obio: The Obio group is divided into three:
Evo,
Apara and
Rebisi (
Port Harcourt).
Obio is regarded as the common ancestor of the Evo and Apara communities; Evo is the senior while Apara is younger.
**
Evo: This is subdivided into three:
*** Oro–Evo: (
Rumuodomanya,
Rumurorlu,
Oginigba,
Rumuobiakani,
Rumuobochi,
Woji,
Rumuibekwe,
Rumuogba)
*** Oro – Esara: (
Okporo:,
Rumuokoro
Rumuokoro is a town in Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the meeting point of five major roads in Nigerian Economy and the gateway to and from the city of Port Harcourt.
Transport
It is the first point of call whe ...
,
Oroigwe,
Atali)
*** Oropotoma: (
Rumuomasi and
Elelenwo
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Location
Elelenwo shares a bord ...
)
**
Apara: Apara, the second son of Obio, had nine children: Eneka, Nkpoku, Ekinigbo, Okwuta, Adaolu (a female), Epirikom, Ola, Orosi, and Rebisi. These descendants founded the principal Apara communities of
Eneka,
Rukpokwu,
Rumuigbo,
Rumuokwuta,
Rumuadaolu,
Rumuepirikom,
Rumuola, and
Rumuorosi, respectively.
Rumueme was established in the Apara territory, after Ozuruoha, one of Eprikom's descendants had invited his in-laws from
Isiokpo to help him wage a war against his kinsman. Rumueme is said to be where these warriors from Isiokpo had resided permanently.
Rumuomoi also joined the Apara later.
**
Rebisi: This is an offshoot of the Apara clan. Rebisi had fled Apara during a conflict with his brothers. Rebisi had seven children: Ochiri, Adasobia, Olozu, Worukwo, Ezimgbu, Ogbum and Abali. The descendants founded:
Orochiri,
Oroada,
Orolozu,
Oroworukwo,
Oromerezimgbu, and
Ogbumnuabali (a merger of
Orogbum and
Oroabali), respectively. Internal migrations led to the establishment of other communities from the original seven, such as
Elekahia. Others are
Nkpogu,
Nkpolu Oroworukwo,
Nkpolu Orogbum,
Rumuwoji,
Rumukalagbo,
Oroije,
Rumuibekwe and
Orominieke.
*
Akpor: Akpor is located east of the REO group, south of the Ishiali group and west of Obio. The clan has ten communities:
Ozuoba,
Choba (
Isoba),
Ogbogoro,
Rumuosi,
Rumuolumeni,
Rumuokparali,
Rumualaogu,
Rumuokwachi,
Rumuekini and
Alakahia.
The Ikwerre exist in well-delineated clans, with each clan having its own
paramount king. The Ikwerre do not have an overall paramount ruler or king, but designated kings, rulers or leaders mostly approved by their constituents. However, all paramount rulers in Ikwerre are united in what is known as ''
Ogbakor Ikwerre'', which was formed in 1963 as an umbrella socio-cultural organization of the Ikwerre people.
Ikwerre land and industrial activities
A total of 92 oil wells, producing an estimated 100,000 barrels of crude daily, are located in Ikwerre land. The Ikwerre, therefore, play host to several multinational oil-producing and servicing companies, in addition to many other industries and establishments. Despite these, the Ikwerre, like nearly all other minorities of the
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, frequently complain of
marginalisation by the oil operatives.
"The Ikwerre community faced problems of marginalization,
extreme poverty
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and environmental degradation of its land and rivers in the
Niger Delta
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through the exploitation of oil and gas resources. Calls were made for the full participation of the Ikwerre people in the control of
resources and decision-making on development; the urgent provision of electricity; improved
health care and education services; and youth employment opportunities."
Establishments in Ikwerre land
"The acquisition of Ikwerre land began in 1913 by the British colonial government when it acquired a parcel of land from the Rebisi clan of
Diobu because the then colonial government wanted to develop a harbor in the area. Once the sea port was established, the place became busy with commerce and trade and with a beehive of activities.
In recent times, as the tempo of oil and gas exploration increased in Rivers State, it invariably put more pressure on Ikwerre land and its resources. As land was needed for development purposes within Port Harcourt and its environs, it was natural to turn to Ikwerre people who inhabit Port Harcourt and the surrounding territories.
The
University of Port Harcourt
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,
Rivers State University
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(formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology), the campuses of the
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, as well as the
Rivers State College of Arts and Science
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(later changed to
Port Harcourt Polytechnic and thereafter Elechi Amadi Polytechnic,), The
Rivers State College of Health Sciences,
College of Education
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are educational institutions sited on Ikwerreland.
Origin
The Ikwerre are a subgroup of the
Igbo people
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*
*
* ''Eboans'', ''Heebo'';
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of
Nigeria
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.
They are descendants from an Igbo migration from
Awka
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and
Orlu areas towards the south. They are part of the Southern Igbo. Before the civil war, there had been dissident voices that claimed that Ikwerre could have migrated from
Owerri
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,
Ohaji,
Ngwa
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, and
Etche
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areas of Igboland.
But when
Port Harcourt was conquered by Nigeria during the
Biafran War
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and the Igbo people from other parts of Igboland fled the territory, a
UN report says that the Ikwerre decided to claim that the Ikwerre were non-Igbo for convenience. The Ikwerre are recognized officially as a separate group in the 1979
Nigerian Constitution
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.
Theories of origin
Some Ikwerre people migrated from Ika a subgroup of Igbos in
Delta State and Edo state while some migrated from Ngwa, Arochukwu and Ohaji/Egbema.
The Aro first came into the Ikwerre area through
Ozuzu-
Etche
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, settling at
Isiokpo,
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,
Omagwa, etc. As expected of pre-literate African societies, the history of the people is wrapped in myth and mystery. This presupposes that historians may have to resort to oral tradition for the justifiable/credible reconstruction of the people's history. From the post-colonial dispensation to the present, professional historians and other personals have attempted to reconstruct the history of the people. For instance, the works of
Elechi Amadi, especially ''
The Concubine'', ''The Great Ponds'', ''The Slave'' (novels) and ''Isiburu'' (a verse play) are a literary attempt at reconstructing a semblance of the Ikwerre society in the pre-colonial era.
In the absence of valid historical records, historians accept oral tradition as a primary source of writing African history, the defects associated with this method notwithstanding. The history of the origin of the people is traceable to the waves of migrations from the lower Niger and delta regions.
Region
Ikwerre people are found in the
Niger Delta
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region of Nigeria. They are within the rainforest belt which receives high annual rainfall. Some parts are blessed with creeks that crisscross Rivers State. There is also abundant
raffia forest. These features, coupled with adequate sunshine, have made the soil in Ikwerre adequate for the cultivation of palm produce, cassava, yams, vegetables, etc. and the distillation of palm wine into gin (kai kai, ogogoro, akamere, manya beknu).
The Riverine Ikwerre villagers engage in fishing in addition to the general occupations of farming and trading.
Notable people
*
Simeon Chituru Achinewhu
*
Elechi Amadi, writer
*
Rotimi Amaechi
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, former Governor of
Rivers State
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*
Mercy Chinwo
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, gospel musician
*
Tonto Dikeh
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, actress, musician
*
Wisdom Budu Ihunwo
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, Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta North
*
Omah Lay
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, musician
*
Duncan Mighty
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, musician
*
Celestine Omehia, , former Governor of Rivers State
*
Emmanuel Onunwor
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, former Mayor of
East Cleveland, Ohio, USA
*
Austin Opara, former Deputy Speaker of Nigeria's
House of Representatives
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*
Obi Wali, writer, politician and minority rights activist
*
Herbert Wigwe, CEO, Access Bank PLC
*
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
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, current Governor of Rivers State
*
Chukwuemeka Woke, current Chief of Staff to the
Rivers State Government
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See also
*
Rebisi
*
Indigenous peoples of Rivers State
Notes
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