OGBOIN (OGBEIN) IBE

OGBOIN (OGBEIN) IBE: The Ogboin are in present day Bayelsa State. The first ancestors of the Ogboin Ibe were descendants of OPU-Ogbo at Orubiribaubolou (which is either the Isoma-bou ancient site or near it), Obi founder of Obiama (Ibiama) and OPU-Beni as part of the Ijos of Benin city.

Because of the authoritarian rule of Oba Ewuare (1440-1472 AD), four brothers, who were Beni-Ijo, left Benin city during a mass exodus. They first made their way to Idah capital of the Igala kingdom before travelling down the Niger into the delta. One of the brothers parted at the confluence of the Nun and Forcados branches and made his way down the Forcados River. He eventually settled in Urhobo land and became an ancestor of the Urghwerun section of Urhobo people. The other three brothers settled at Obiama. At Obiama they were joined by ancestors from Ke. From Obiama they moved to Orubiribaubolou, where they settled. It was from the Orubiribaubolou dispersal centre that ancestors left and eventually founded the Ogboin towns of Amassoma, Amatolo, Otuan and Ogbono. Later descendants also founded Ogbene in Isoko, Oguotu and Iberedeni in Kwale district.  At Orubiribaubolou the common ancestor leader of the settlers was named as Ogboin, while his descendants were Oboro, who founded Amassoma, (ama-suma,or swampy town), Otuan and Ogbono founded towns named after them, At Amassoma  Amatolowi founded Amatolo, while the three wards of Amassoma were founded by Alumu, Okpotu, and Ogoni, son of Oboro, son of Ogboin. Time of formation post 14th century AD.