Kolokuma tribe explained

The Kolokuma tribe of the Ijaw people live along the Nun River in Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria.[1] Kolokuma settlements include: Seibokorogha (Sabagreia), Odi, Okoloba, Igbedi and Kaiama.[2] The geographic position of the Kolokuma clan caused them to interact with neighboring peoples including the Mein, Western Tarakiri, Isoko, and Ndokwa Igbo.[3] Also, wars were fought between the Kolokuma and the Boma and Oyakiri tribes in the distant past. Egbesu is the tribal god of the Kolokuma. Historically, the tribe came under the central authority of the high priest of Egbesu.[4] The Kolokuma people speak the Izon language.[5] They are predominantly farmers and fishermen.[6] The freedom just fighter Major Adaka Boro was from the Kolokuma tribe.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Scouts for SDGs World Scouting. 2021-09-11. sdgs.scout.org.
  2. Web site: Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA. 2021-09-16. www.finelib.com.
  3. Web site: The Niger Delta – Niger Delta Budget Monitoring Group. 2021-09-14. en-US.
  4. Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe, Ikidi Dengiyefa Emmanuel.(2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications.
  5. Web site: African Books Collective: Welcome. 2021-09-11. www.africanbookscollective.com.
  6. Web site: The day Kaiama honoured one of its own. 2021-09-14. Vanguard News. en-US.
  7. Web site: The day Kaiama honoured one of its own. 2021-09-14. Vanguard News. en-US.