Ekpetiama tribe explained

The Ekpetiama clan of the Ijaw ethnic group lives in central Bayelsa State,^[1] Nigeria. The clan derives its name from its common ancestor: Ekpeti. Tombia is the clan preeminent town. Other settlements ^[2] include: Bumodi, Agudama, Akabiri, and Gbarantoru. The Ekpetiama clan holds an annual festival honoring ^[3] its clan god, Amadosu. Tombia and Bumodi both have shrines honoring Amadosu.^[4] The governor of Bayelsa State^[5] Governor, Douye Diri gave automatic^[6] scholarship ^[7] to Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. These event was honour by the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, King Bubaraye Dakolo.^[8]

Significant events

• 23 July 2007: Gunmen kidnapped the 70-year-old mother of Hansel Seibarugu, the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. She was kidnapped from her home in the Ekpetiama village of Akaibiri in Yenagoa Local Government Area.^[9]

References

1. Web site: Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands . 2022-03-10 . en-US . 2022-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307180732/https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ . dead .
2. Web site: Settlement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms . 2022-03-10 . Vocabulary.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Honoring - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms . 2022-03-11 . Vocabulary.com . en-US.
4. Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications.
5. Web site: Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands . 2022-03-11 . en-US . 2022-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307180732/https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ . dead .
6. Web site: Automatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms . 2022-03-10 . Vocabulary.com . en-US.
7. Web site: List of Scholarships for International Students 2022-23 Scholars4Dev . 2022-03-09 . www.scholars4dev.com.
8. Web site: 2021-01-12. Diri gives scholarship to first class female law graduate. 2021-09-18. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
9. "Gunmen Kill Teacher, Kidnap Expatriates In Niger Delta", The Independent, 28 July 2007