21 Major Land of Obolo(EtipIjon Me Ijon GE Ebi Obolo)
EtipIjon Me Ijon GE Ebi Obolo
Names of major 21 Land of Obolo.
This is just for easy rememberance.
1.Ngo
2.Agwut Obolo
3.Ikananag
4.Ekede
5.Epukuma
6.Unyeada
7.Asarama
8.Egendem
9.Iyoung Oron
10.Asarama ejar(Iwoma Asarama)
11.Isoidomu
12.Ekpomu
13.Dema City
14.Ibotirem
15.ISamaga
16.Otafu
17.Ataba
18.Ajakajak
19.Okoroete
20.Okorombokho
21.Iko
This is not to say there no other places in Obolo.
For instance we have the largest fishing settlement in West
Africa.OYOROKOTOI in Andoni Local Government Area.
Also Iko Nta,Emeroke,Okbon Nte close to Dema City,Udum AMA
Ajakajak, Oron Eja,Polokiri,Galilee etc the aforesaid is still Obolo Land I
remembered I travelled to years back just to get these ongoing history. You can
do well to write me in a form of comment as many other Obolo Land I skip in this
post. I will update and add your name to
it,then together we have a good history for unborn generation.That is a fact
Ebirien Ephraim Jerry
MORE TO BE LEARNT ABOUT OBOLO
The Obolo (Andoni)
people, part of the Obolo state, of Rivers,Abia,and Akwa Ibom States, of Nigeria, are related to the Ijaw, Igbo and Oron people of
Niger Delta in Nigeria. The Andoni people refer to God as Awaji or
Owaji.
Historically, the Andoni (Idoni or Indo
before the colonial era had commercial contacts with European traders and with
other neighbouring Ijaw clans, such as the Bonny, Okrika, Kalabari, Nkoro, Ette people of present Ikot-Abasi as
well as the Okoro-utip and Mkpanak people of Ibeno. The people frequently
fought wars with the Bonny and Ogoni people.
The Obolo people speak Obolo
as the only native language. Obolo language is a distinct language in its own
right. Though it contains a few words borrowed from the language of its
neighbors like Efik/Ibibio,Igbo, Oron, and other Ijaw dialects, statistical
provisions clearly mark Obolo out as originating from greater antiquity than
its other neighbours of the region. It is one of the four language the European
explorers met with in the Niger Delta area about six centuries ago.
Andoni villages and towns are
situated on islands. Thus, Island I comprises Ngo Town, Akaradi
province Ikuru Town, Okoroboile, Unyeangala, Asukama,
Agana, Egwede, Ayamboko Town Agwut-Obolo,
Agbauchima, Ilotombi, Ekede and
stretched to Oyorokoto, the
largest fishing settlement in Rivers State. Island II includes Asarama Town, Unyeada, Egendemand other
small villages and Island III has Ebukuma Town,
Okoloile, Agbalek-Ama(Agbalama), Mbuban, Ama Ubulom, Ama Ngere Nkpon, Otako, Okorobo-Ile, Down
Below, Asuk-Oyet, Ama
Esuuk, Ama jaba, and several other smaller villages. In fact, it is believed
that Island Three stands at the centre of Andoni as it is the link between
Island One and Two. Island Four includes four major communities - Dema,
Ibotirem, Samanga and Ajakajak, Dema being the largest. Across this stretch of
land are parts of Ogoni. Other towns of Andoni that are situated on Island
includes, Ataba Town , Oron-Ijah, Egbomun, Ajakajak, Ibot-Irem, Isiodum,
Inyon-Oron, lwoma-asarama, Afaradigi, Emenudung, Asarama-ija and many smaller
fishing ports. Aerial view of these island display a sort of shattered
constellation on the surface of water.
There is a historical strong
link between the Oron and the Andoni people.
The Andoni people are the
fiercest warriors in the Niger Delta, they have fought many wars with the
Ogonis yet the two communities remained best of friends. The Andoni (Obolo)
also migrated and settled in various parts of Niger Delta and West Africa
including Ibeno and Oron in Akwa Ibom, Andoni, Kala-Ido and Ogoloma in
Okrika and Kalabari in Rivers State, also Igbere in Abia State. The Andoni
people are very cultural, among the key towns are Ngo (Gogo), Ebukuma, Ikuru
(Ama Ikwut), Ataba, Ekede, Agwut-Obolo, Okorombokho, Okoroete, Iko, Elile
and Amadaka (Eastern Obolo axis), Asarama, Unyeada, Dema and Ilotombi and so
many more.
The Nwantam masquerade
of Andoni celebrated every first January is one of the highlights of Obolo
festivities, which they share with the Opobo, Nkoro,
and Bonny. Their ancient practices includes a writing system known as nsibidi, ofiokpo cult,
ngbegbengbe and the war dance. The fishing festival is special and percular to
UNYEADA PEOPLE OF ANDONI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.
almost all parts of Andoni
tribe can be reached by road and all can be reached by sea.It can now be easily
reached by Road transportation.
It is rich in wildlife (elephants, monkeys, species
of pythons, tortoise etc. and Mineral resources. It is a potential tourist
location in Rivers State.
Languages
In Obolo, Ngo is the prestige
language. It is the central dialect, hence the Obolo Bible and other
literatures are written in this language.
The Obolo people commonly address
themselves as Egbe or une. Egbe means Tiger in simple English Translation. But
the Obolo meaning and interpretation of the word Egbe, is warrior, strong and
fearless brave people while une means my friend.
Ebirien Ephraim Jerry
Ebirien Ephraim Jerry
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