Boma tribe
The Boma tribe (Bumo) of the Ijaw people live in Bayelsa State, Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).Nigeria. The thirteen Bumo settlements are: Diebu, Ekowe, Emette, Eniwari, Fonibiri, Igbematoru, Ikianbiri, Kainyanbiri, Ozezebiri, Peremabiri, Polobugo and Seibiri (also known as Opuama).[1]
Other than the clan headship which currently resides with the king of Ekowe, there are no common cultural institutions within the Boma tribe, nor do they worship a common clan god.[2]
Their Boma identity derives from their tradition of common origin and a common dialect of Ijo.[3]
Brief History of Boma tribe (Bumo)
Boma individuals came from Obiama. Obiama itself was established by Obi of obscure beginning. The town involved a few wards, compounds. every one of which chased a wan(duiker) thusly for a yearly custom gala. Individuals from all mixtures were given a portion of the meat, however particularly of the soup,(wan fulo) which was thought to give richness. One ward deceitfully drank all the soup. During the debate that followed, two of Obi's"sons", Boma and Tarakiri. They moved out to frame present-day Boma ibe and Tarakiri ibe. As indicated by Ekowe witnesses, the twelve part settlements of Boma ibe were established by twelve children of Boma; Ekeu, author of Ekowe town, being the senior. Besides, the authors of the five unique mixtures of Ekowe itself were children of Ekea, specifically;
- Ikai of Ipainpolo
- Igula of Igulapolo
- Ikitibo of Ikitibobiri(disappeared)
- Okposio of Ogbobiri & Opusumo of Tamakunu.
These smoothed out lineages are, improbable to address the entire image of the arrangement of Buma ibe. There are equal practices of certain towns being established by workers from outside.
Along these lines witnesses Ologoama or Otokoroama recorded Peremabiri as a spot established by a child of their precursor, Okoroma. The drum acclaim title, Okoromabiri, given by the Peremabiri themselves, was referred to at Ologoama as proof of the relationship. Also, customs at Amassoma (Ogboin ibe) guaranteed Ikianbiri (Boma ibe) to have relocated from that point they were. Boma sources clarified that, the transients who came from Otuan (Ogboin ibe) were people who had recently scattered from a prior Boma settlement, obviously likewise named Ikianbiri.
References
- ^ "Southern Ijaw Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Hundred Boma Tribes". RangerWiki. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). A History of the Niger Delta, Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. ISBN 978-37314-5-9
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