Town 5 of 10 · Okrika Island
Ogbogbo
Ògbògbò
Settled in the reign of Ado II, after a long journey down the Bonny River.
- Settled
- About 1670
- In the reign of
- King Dokube (Ado II)
- Route in tradition
- Bonny River, Borikiri, Okujagu
- Ruler
- Its own chieftaincy
History
The story of Ogbogbo.
Wakirike USA records that the people of Ogbogbo came from the central Delta by the Bonny River, which it calls Okoloba toru. They stopped first at Borikiri, near Obumuton Chiri, then at a site near present-day Okujagu, before settling on Okrika Island about 1670, in the reign of King Dokube (Ado II).
Asuk and Adubo record a different tradition, of Andoni migrants who left Fibiri after a quarrel between brothers.
Ogbogbo is one of the four towns on Okrika Island, with its own chieftaincy and waterfront fishing settlements.
Founding stories come from oral tradition and differ between sources.
From the dictionary
Words that belong to Ogbogbo.
Sources
- Sika, L. (1995), ed. Blench, R. (2005). Kịrịkẹnị Ọkụẹịngbọlụ Diri — Okrika Dictionary.
- Wakirike USA — History of the Wakirike People
- Asuk, N. & Adubo, S. (2020). Andoni (Obolo) and Okrika diasporas in historical perspectives. Icheke Journal.
- Niger Delta People — Okrika Kingdom
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