MIGRATION TO UHWERUN

MIGRATION TO UHWERUN The Agbon people lived in Irri for many years until fighting and quarrel broke out between Agbon and Isoko people on one side,and between Eku family and the rest three Agbon children families on the other side. As the four Agbon families could not reconcile their internal disagreement with the Isoko people,they decided to achieve peace by way of moving apart from Irri to other destination.Eku family that felt being oppressed by the other family brother hurriedly moved away to found a new place which Ughelli people called ''Ihwreku''meanin ''Eku village'',Ukori family moved to out in another direction to found a place at Uhwerun in Ughelli land.This place wa called Ukori but the Uhwerun people pronounced the name ''TOKORI'' which gained ground at that time. When kokori people left Isoko for Uhwerun,some of her sons and daughters who were married to Uhwerun prominent people,stayed behind and got themselves established there permanently.On march 14th 1954 when the author visited there in pursuit of facts to write this post,he met one Uwoma who was at one time,a labour headman of UAC at calabar.he met an old man of about 85 years.He told him that he relates to kokori as his grandfather was one of the kokori people who stayed behind when kokori people migrated to Isiokolo.He took the author to the part of Uhwerun area where kokori people stayed before their migration.He took him round to visit some other people there who confirmed that they materially or paternally belonged to Kokori.In fact,till the reccent time,say early in this century,when Ekrivie people where coming to attend and bringing along with them presents of cow,dried big fishes,drinks and kolanuts to participate in the occation.. Not long after,Okpara and Orhokpor families came to join them there in Uhwerun.But Eku family took a different direction to found a place in Ughelli which was named ''Ihwereku'' meaning ''Eku village''.The name of this place became very popular and overshadowing the whole Ughelli people.Till today,the second name of Ughelli is IHWREREKU.

MIGRATION TO IRRI

Agbon had died of old-age before this incident.The Agbon people decided to leave the trouble area and moved to stay at IRRI in isokoland. The established themselves in four quarter named against Okpara,Ukori,Eku and Orhokpor.when the author visited Irri on a research trip,he was connected with and elderly Isokoman of over 100 years of age.His name was Osevweba and he told the author his own story about Agbon people stay there grew up to see the coconut trees planted on the land standing dead.

MIGRATION TO IRRI

MIGRATION TO IRRI After some years of stays in asseh,there came a time when trouble blew up between Agbon and Asseh people over fish pond and farmland.The dispute resulted in bloodshed.Agbon had died of old-age before this incident.

MIGRATION TO ASSEH

MIGRATION TO ASSEH This man called Agbon and his large family were among the Urhobo people who migrated from benin in the period 1460/1500 AD during the reign of Oba Ewuare Ogidigan.

KOKORI ORIGIN AND MIGRATIONS

CHAPTER TWO KOKORI ORIGIN AND MIGRATION.. ORIGIN Kokori's original name was ''UKORI'' and her people were called ''Uhwokori'',an abbreviation of ''Ihwo-ru-Ukori''.The Uhwerun people changed the name to ''KOKORI'' when Agbon people led by Ukori migrated to stay on their land.The colonial administrations further changed the name to Kokori which she bears till today.

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