Ethnic group in Niger Delta, Nigeria
Ethnic group
Andoni Obolo
3,000,000 Rivers State & Akwa Ibom State Obolo Ijaw, Oron, Ibeno, Ido and Ohafia
The Obolo people ,[ 1] also known as Andoni [ 2] or Doni , are a multi-ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria .[ 3] [ 4] Obolo people are primarily found in Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State. They are also present in the states of Bayelsa, Cross River, Abia, and Enugu.[ 5]
The Obolo occupy the longest stretch of the Cross River Basin of the Niger Delta mangrove belt, which also houses the largest oil and gas deposits in the Gulf of Guinea .[ 6] [citation needed ]
Obolo bell (cast) made of bronze dated 12th–16th century collected from Agwut-Obolo in 1904 by Captain A.A. Whitehouse, currently[when? ] on display in the British Museum .
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^ Enemugwem, JH (23 June 2009). "Oil Pollution and Eastern Obolo Human Ecology, 1957–2007" . African Research Review . 3 (1). doi :10.4314/afrrev.v3i1.43561 . ISSN 2070-0083 .
^ Atainyang, Joseph (13 June 2021). "Calabar, Obolo States creation feature at House of Reps public hearing" . National News Track . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .
^ Olujide, M.G. (April 2006). "Perceived Effect of Oil Spillage on the Livelihood Activities of Women in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State" . Journal of Human Ecology . 19 (4): 259–266. doi :10.1080/09709274.2006.11905888 . ISSN 0970-9274 . S2CID 218558138 .
^ Adonteng-Kissi, Obed; Oke, Benson R.; Meribe, Nnaemeka Chidiebere; Ayentimi, Desmond Tutu (2 September 2021). "Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Exploration on Livelihoods in Nigeria's Eastern Obolo: Exploring the People's Rights to Fair Compensation" . Forum for Development Studies . 48 (3): 539–570. doi :10.1080/08039410.2021.1947364 . ISSN 0803-9410 . S2CID 242414735 .
^ Olujide, M.G. (April 2006). "Perceived Effect of Oil Spillage on the Livelihood Activities of Women in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State" . Journal of Human Ecology . 19 (4): 259–266. doi :10.1080/09709274.2006.11905888 . ISSN 0970-9274 . S2CID 218558138 .