Mein tribe explained

The Mein tribe[1] of the Ijaw people lives along the Forcados River in Delta State,[2] Nigeria.[3] The Mein trace their origins to Benin City,[4] via parts of the central Niger Delta.[5] Important Mein settlements include Ogobiri and Kiagbodo.[6]

Most of the Mein live along the Forcados River in Burutu and Bomadi Local Government Areas[7] of Delta state, with Kiagbodo as the most conspicuous settlement. As indicated[8] by Mein customs, the eponymous progenitor, Mein lived at Benin and moved to Aboh to keep away from wars. He then left Aboh because of contentions, and settled at Ogobiri in the Sagbama – Igbedi brook (present-day Bayelsa state[9]). It was from here that further developments happened for the most part because of questions and over-populace, prompting displacements toward the western Delta.[10] [11]

References

  1. Web site: Tribe Definition & Meaning Britannica Dictionary . 2022-03-05 . www.britannica.com . en-US.
  2. Web site: Delta State Government- The BIG Heart . 2022-03-06 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Nigeria History, Population, Flag, Map, Languages, Capital, & Facts Britannica . 2022-03-06 . www.britannica.com . en.
  4. Web site: Benin City . 2022-03-06 . BBC News Pidgin.
  5. Web site: 2021-06-27 . Niger Delta Avengers threaten return, vow to crash economy . 2022-03-06 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  6. Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications.
  7. Web site: Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2022-03-09 . www.citypopulation.de.
  8. Web site: Indicate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms . 2022-03-09 . Vocabulary.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands . 2022-03-09 . en-US.
  10. Is Ozoro and Uzere clans' traditions of origin edoid or igboid? . 2015 . Uwomano . Okpevra . Nsukka Journal of the Humanities . 23 . 2 . ResearchGate.
  11. Book: Alagoa, E.J. "Traditions of Origin" in E.J. Alagoa (Ed) The Land and People of Bayelsa: Central Niger Delta, Port Harcourt. Alagoa E.J. 1999. Onyoma Research Publications. 4.

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