The Mein tribe[1] of the Ijaw people lives along the Forcados River in Delta State,[2] Nigeria.[3] The Mein trace their origins to Benin City,[4] via parts of the central Niger Delta.[5] Important Mein settlements include Ogobiri and Kiagbodo.[6]

Most of the Mein live along the Forcados River in Burutu and Bomadi Local Government Areas[7] of Delta state, with Kiagbodo as the most conspicuous settlement. As indicated[8] by Mein customs, the eponymous progenitor, Mein lived at Benin and moved to Aboh to keep away from wars. He then left Aboh because of contentions, and settled at Ogobiri in the Sagbama – Igbedi brook (present-day Bayelsa state[9]). It was from here that further developments happened for the most part because of questions and over-populace, prompting displacements toward the western Delta.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Tribe Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Delta State Government- The BIG Heart". Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria | History, Population, Flag, Map, Languages, Capital, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Benin City". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  5. ↑ "Niger Delta Avengers threaten return, vow to crash economy". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  6. ↑ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN 978-37314-5-9
  7. ↑ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Indicate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  9. ↑ "Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands". Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  10. ↑ Okpevra, Uwomano (2015). "Is Ozoro and Uzere clans' traditions of origin edoid or igboid?". Nsukka Journal of the Humanities. 23 (2) – via ResearchGate.
  11. ↑ Alagoa, E.J (1999). "Traditions of Origin" in E.J. Alagoa (Ed) The Land and People of Bayelsa: Central Niger Delta, Port Harcourt. Onyoma Research Publications: Alagoa E.J. p. 4.


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