Eastern Obolo
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Eastern Obolo is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. There are two clans in Eastern Obolo namely the Iko clan and the Okoroete clan.
The official language is the Obolo language which is also spoken in the Andoni
local government area of Rivers State
. The Iko language is also spoken.
They are unique people with quite distinct culture, custom and tradition. Andoni is the tribe where they hails from and Ijaw ethnic group.
It is one of the original 21 (Twenty one) towns of the Andoni that has never suffered defeat from the hands of its neighbours.
Typical fishermen and partial farmers. Though modernity tend to depraved them on the pages of papers their God richly endowed mineral resources - crude Oil, as the all Oil wells are located within this area but given foreign names to reflects the suppressive and denial they are currently suffering from the majority tribe - Ibibios and Annangs who are located in the hinterland.
The official language is the Obolo language which is also spoken in the Andoni
Andoni
Andoni is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ngo.It has an area of 233 km² and a population of 211,009 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 504....
local government area of Rivers State
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
. The Iko language is also spoken.
They are unique people with quite distinct culture, custom and tradition. Andoni is the tribe where they hails from and Ijaw ethnic group.
It is one of the original 21 (Twenty one) towns of the Andoni that has never suffered defeat from the hands of its neighbours.
Typical fishermen and partial farmers. Though modernity tend to depraved them on the pages of papers their God richly endowed mineral resources - crude Oil, as the all Oil wells are located within this area but given foreign names to reflects the suppressive and denial they are currently suffering from the majority tribe - Ibibios and Annangs who are located in the hinterland.