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Ora people or Oke_Ora are Edoid speaking ethnic group who share a common culture and language of the Benin kingdom. They are believed to be the descendants of Oba Ozolua

Ora people
History
CulturesOra Culture
Associated withOra people

History

Significance of Ora_Ekpen

Oran Ekpen married six wives from Uokha and each wife had two children .This made all his children to be 12 in Iregbe. From Iregbe or Odorere, the moved to Ugbubezi from where they settled in their present settlement. The most senor child of Ora Ekpen is Umale or Imale. Umale turned out to be very lazy and un ambitious. He was a disappointment. His brothers colluded among themselves and killed him. Obe his blood brother then reported this occurrence to their father. As a result of this occurrence, Ora- Ekpen dispersed all the children to different settlements that formed the six major clans that made the present day Ora.. The six major clans that represents the first sons of each wife are Ohia, Ovbiokhuanrin, Evbiobe, Uhonmora, Oke and Eme.

Clans of Ora

Village by seniority Totems and total wards
Ohia Boa and ovbe snake 4 wards
Ovbiokhuain Bushcat 1 ward
Evbiobe Queen termite 3 wards
Uhonmora Grasscutter 4 wards
Oke_Ora No village 2 wards
Eme_Ora Goat 5 wards

See also

  • Edo people
  • Afemai people
  • Esan people

References

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