Western Apoi tribe
The Western Apoi tribe of the Ijaw people lives in Ondo State, Nigeria. The tribe (also called Ijaw Apoi) consists of nine settlements: Igbobini, Ojuala, Ikpoki, Inikorogha, Oboro, Shabomi, Igbotu, Kiribo and Gbekebo. The Apoi inhabited higher ground than most of the other Ijaw tribe. The Apos speak the Yoruba language as they no longer speak the Ijaw language, and are bordered to the north by the Ikale Yoruba and to the west by the Ilaje Yoruba. The clan also shares a border with the Arogbo Ijaw to the south and the Furupagha Ijaw to the east across the Siluko River.[1]
The Apois trace their origins to a migration from the Central Niger Delta. Prior to arriving at their present location, tribal traditions recall a long period of settlement at Ukomu in what is now Furupagha territory.
The Apoi land king is known as Kalasuwe of Apoi land and the seat of the throne is in Shabomi.
Here is the list of Apois Kings, and the communities they rule over.:
- Kalasuwe of Apoi Land - Vacant
- Olu of Igbobini - Oba Oyedele Raphael
- Odogun of Igbekebo - Oba E.O. Egbukuyomi
- Gbaluwe of Igbotu - Oba Adeniyi Ajayi
- Niyon of Kiribo - Oba F.A. Omosegbon
- Takunbe of ikpoke - Oba Moses Omomofe Olomu
- Jowe of Inikorogha - Oba M.A. Olasehinde
- Ibini of Ojuala - Oba Olatunbosun-Luyi
- Okiribiti of Sabomi - Vacant
References
- ↑ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN 978-37314-5-9