Monday, 19 June 2017

WARRI TRIBAL WAR (BLOODY WAR)

WARRI TRIBAL WAR (BLOODY WAR)
From Geo- Information, the Ultimate encyclopedia
WARRI TRIBAL WAR (BLOODY WAR)
August 1996 - 2003

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Attacks on Villages/Towns
    i.   Ijaws Attacks
    ii.  Mobile Police Attacks
    iii. Idimi Sobo Attacks Okere Community/Town
3. The Used of Sophisticated Weapons
4. Loss of Lives and Properties
5. Federal Government Losses
6. Sponsors of the Tribal War
7. Benefits of the Tribal War
8. References

WARRI TRIBAL WAR
      Bloody War
INTRODUCTION 
Warri Kingdom was a bless land from God to the ''intellectual Israelite's of Nigeria''(Itsekiri people). The Kingdom suffer from Ijaws and Sobo of Okere. Both of the Ethnic group launch war against Itsekiri people, not in same year. But same period of war. Ijaws of Delta State war against Itsekiri in Delta State, while Idimi Sobo(an Urhobo clan) war against Okere Community/Town(Itsekiri people) in Warri.
Warri Tribal War started in August 1996, as a result of kidnapping, killing of Men and the cease of goods from the Itsekiri riverine business women/men. By ''the Japanese giant of Nigeria''(Ijaws of Delta state). The Ijaws attacks Villages/Towns of Itsekiri in the three Warri local government area of delta state, including Gbolokposo Town in Uvwie local government area of delta state. The Tribal War lasted for 7 years, two months and 5 days(22 August -27 October 2003). The government called it a ''Crisis''. Not a crisis, but i called it a ''bloody war''. That involves mass killing, burning of villages/ towns, blasting of crude oil pipelines and oil flow stations, and the used of sophisticated weapons, by the Ijaws against Itsekiri people.



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REFERENCES


 REFERENCES



http://www.britannica.com Language                                                                                                                                       
Prof. Obaro Ikime. (1968): Merchant prince of the Niger Delta. Heinemann                                                                      

William A. M. A history of Itsekiri

Reviewed By: 
Omagbemi Nelson Tosan.

                                                                                      

OMADINO CUSTOMARY TENANTS



OMADINO CUSTOMARY TENANTS

Omadino customary tenants are the Ijaws and Urhobos living in Omadino lands in Warri South and Warri South West local government area of Delta State. Omadino people granted the permission for Ijaws and Urhobos to live in thier lands. In 1870's Governor Chanomi first obtained the approval of the Elders of Omadino people to allow one Ofomini and his son, including Akpata and his followers to live in Ubakokodia, Okenrenghigho, Akpata and others. 

However Governor Chanomi moved on, after many years of reign. Asked for and obtained the permission of Omadino people to put his Slaves at Kpokiti (now Agbasa community, which had miss together with the Slaves children to live as one.) to stay. Also Chief Nana of Ebrohimi, asked for and obtained the approval of the Elders of Omadino people to camp his Slavesn in Oterele.(now Agbasa people). The Omadino’s lands that the Ijaws and Urhobos occupies are Ubakokodia, Okenrenghigho, Makavi, Aghigho, Akpata, Uton-nana, Jones Creek, Egwa 1, Egwa 11, Oterele, Kpokiti e.t.c.