Western Apoi tribe
The Western Apoi tribe of the Ijaw people lives in Ondo State, Nigeria. The tribe (also called Ijaw Apoi) consists of nine settlements: Igbobini, Ojuala, Ikpoki, Inikorogha, Oboro, Shabomi, Igbotu, Kiribo, and Gbekebo. The Apoi inhabited higher ground than most of the other Ijaw tribe. The Apois speak the Yoruba and Apoi language and are bordered to the north by the Ikale Yoruba and to the west by the Ilaje Yoruba. The clan also shares a border with the Arogbo Ijaw to the south and the Furupagha Ijaw to the east across the Siluko River.[1]
The Apois trace their origins to a migration from the Central Niger Delta. Prior to arriving at their present location, tribal traditions recall a long period of settlement at Ukomu in what is now Furupagha territory.
The Apoi land king is known as Kalasuwe of Apoi land and the seat of the throne is in Shabomi.
References
- ↑ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN 978-37314-5-9