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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IJAW NATION

INTRODUCTION:
Please read carefully to the end. If you know another version of your Ijaw clan history please elaborate it in the comments session let's properly integrate your version into the root. We have taken pains to do this research. Let's go!

PREAMBLE:
Under the administrative authority and jurisdiction of the Father and Pere Ijo of the ancient ORU People and with administrative headquarters in the central Niger Delta at a place remembered as Agadagba-Bou (the lost City of Ijo), nine (9) family lines of descent (the Isena-Ibe) consisting of the original exploration families and other Oru aboriginal settlers came together and gave birth to the Ijo nation, with Father Ijo (Ijo, Izonowei) as the first Pere (King) variously titled THE INDO-ORU, THE KALASUO, THE OGULABIOWEI and THE ETEKURO (ETEKURO-SERIAKE, corrupted to Idekoseroake, the title he was remembered by at old Ife) organised into nine lines of ancestral descent (family lines). They all came under the authority and traced descent from the main ancestor Father IJO as the direct sons or children, either actually and symbolically (for the purposes of unity).

Body:
These nine lines of descent are remembered and represented by the following primary ancestors; they are the primary ancestors who helped established the new political and social entity called IJO today;

1. GBARAN (GBARAUN)
2. OPU-OKUN & KALA-OKUN
3. TARA
4. OPORO & OLODI (IGBEDIGBOLO)
5. OPU-BENI
6. OGULA & KURU
7. OYAN
8. ORU (TOBU)
9. OPU-OGBO & KALA-OGBO (OGURU).

The nine family lines referred to as the primary ancestors above later gave birth to other clans who in turn gave birth to the entire Ijo nation. The chronology of descendants from the primary ancestors are stated below:

The ancestor UJO, IJO (alias IDEKOSEROAKE), also known as UZON, IZON, IZONOWEI, KALASUO, ORU, INDO-ORU or OGULABIOWEI, THE FIRST PERE (RULER) and ancestor of the whole Ijaw ethnic nationality;

The ancestor ASAIN seer/priest and companion to UJO and founder of the original Ijo community at Abo;

The ancestor GBARAN, ancestor of GBARAN town in Apoi (Southern-Ijo), GBARANMATU, AROGBO, TUOMO, KABO, KUMBO AND GBARAN CLANS;

The ancestor OPU-BENI, ancestor of the MEIN, IBENI (OYAKIRI), OBOTEBE and sections of KALABARI CLANS;

The ancestor OPU-OKUN, ancestor of the OPUKUMA CLAN;

The ancestor KALA-OKUN (alias ALUKU-DOGO), ancestor of the KOLOKUMA, APOI, IBANI (EBENI) CLANS, and sections of NEMBE, TUNGBO, BUSENI, OKODIA;

The ancestor APOI, ancestor of the APOI, OKOMU & AKASSA CLANS;

The ancestor TARA, ancestor of the TARAKIRI, & ANDONI CLANS;

The ancestor OPU-OGBO, ancestor of the EKPETIAMA & SEIMBIRI, EPIE-ATISSA CLANS and sections of KIRIKE & NKORO;

The ancestor KALA-OGBO (alias OGURU), ancestor of the IDUWINI & EGBEMA CLANS;

The ancestor OPORO, ancestor of the OPOROMA & OPEREMO, BASAN, FURUPAGHA, OGBE-IJO, CLANS;

The ancestor OLODI (alias IGBEDIGBOLO), ancestor of the OLODIAMA CLANS, and sections of NEMBE;

The ancestor OGULA, ancestor of the OGULAGHA CLAN;

The ancestor KURU, ancestor of the KRUS of Liberia;

The ancestor OYAN, ancestor of the OGBO-OYAN (OGBIA CLAN);

The ancestor BOMOU, ancestor of the BOMA CLAN;

The ancestor IBI (OBI), ancestor of the OGBOIN, KIRIKE CLANS, and sections of NEMBE;

The ancestor KENI-OPU-ALA, ancestor of the KE;

The ancestor ORU, ancestor of the KULA CLAN;

SECONDARY ANCESTORS

Some Secondary ancestors:
The ancestor OPOROZAOWEI, ancestor of the KABO, KUMBO AND GBARAN CLANS;

The ancestor MEIN, ancestor of the MEIN & some KALABARI CLANS;

The ancestor PEREBOKE-KALABARI (KALABARI), ancestor of sections of KALABARI CLAN;

The ancestor KALA-EBENI (alias ALAGBARIGHA), ancestor of the IBENI (IBANI, OR BONNY) CLAN. J. E. Alagoa (1999): The Land and People of Bayelsa State: Pages 92- 94.

From our Ijaw Republic Hero General Ditari and from the Ijaw Republic WhatsApp groups.



AGADAGBA BOU.




The Agadagba Bou is known as the Yoruba's Ile- Ife equivalent of the Ijaws.
It is also known as the spiritual home of the Ijaws. It is believed to be the Ijaw tribe first home.




The Agadagba Bou is located in the Igbedi Creek area of the Wilberforce Island. The Wilberforce is the Country's Capital of the Ijaw Republic.




The Agadagba Bou will be made greatly beautiful for tourism, and relaxations purposes among others. It will have a World Class Museum that will beautify and showcase the beauty of the Ijaw people as well as many natural beauties that will be created there.




The areas will be well arranged for all Ijaws that want to go on holiday vacations.
It will be greatly beautiful and be made the equivalent of Jejo Island of South Korea, a one tribe country like the Ijaw country of which the Koreans travel there for relaxation and holiday purposes among others. Ijaws will be travelling to the Agadagba for relaxation, tourism and holiday purposes too.


The beauty of a one tribe country knows no boundaries if well organized.



@General Ditari.

Ijaw begins and end in Bayelsa!


Ndị ùchụ.

Igbodicool:
Ijaw begins and end in Bayelsa!


Ndị ùchụ.

But im from Delta and im Ijaw. The Deputy Governors of Rivers and Delta are Ijaws too.