OGULAGHA (GULANI) IBE
OGULAGHA (GULANI) IBE: The Ogulagha are in present day Delta State. The ancestors of the Ogulagha were part of the exploration team led by ancestors such as Oguru (alias Kala-Ogbo), the ancestor of the Iduwini, and Kuru, the ancestor of the Krus of Liberia, that insructed to guard the mouth of the Forcados Escravos estuaries. The Ogulagha took their name from Ogula, who with his wife Ereara settled in that part of the delta. In ancestral tradition it is told thus;
“…OGULA-The group of Ijos inhabiting Forcados and the suburbs are known as Ogula. They are the descendants of Ogula, the valiant son of Ujo who was placed in charge of Forcados land when Ujo left that area for the Eastern region. They are the aborigines of Forcados land and their clan is known as Ogula Clan…”
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Their first settlement was at Okibo which is now Idumu-Kpamu. Here they had a number of children including Sabagoni, Ikiriabo, Orugboabala (i.e. Abala) and Akiri. While most of their descendants settled in the area, some of the descendants of Orugboabala migrated into the Warri area and founded the village of Orugbo, which is now a part of Itsekiri.
As an Ibe the Ogulagha were clearly established in that area at a very early stage i.e. pre-14 century.
