Monday, February 7, 2011

Origin in Obadan


Obadan is a place near Benin-City. The theory states that the Uneme people descended from a group of blacksmiths who settled there after fleeing from the wrath of the ruling Oba at that time.


Reference

Bradbury, The Benin Kingdom and Edo-Speaking People of South-Western Nigeria
Harunah, A Cultural History of the Uneme

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