OPEREMO IBE

The Operemo are in present day Balesa and Delta States. The founding ancestors of the Operemo came from Oporomain the 14/15 century AD when Oporoma was still one main town. Led by one Ekere (Akere), they had left the town of Oporoma due to a conflict with another section of the town (Angiama), who at that time were all living at Oporoma. They migrated and settled first at a place which they named Oru-Ekereama or Oru-Ekeremo. The dominant lineage settled at Amabolu, bringing with them a lodge of the shrine of Egbesu (now called Ekeremo Egbesu). From Oru-Ekeremo, descendants founded the towns of Ndoro and Ekeremo, while others moved on to settle in Ogbe Ijo. From Amabulo the present town of Ojobo was founded. The time of of foundation of Operemo about 15th century, i.e. 1400 AD.