54-547: [REDACTED] Look up oron in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oron may refer to: "Light" or someone that is "being able" or "capable" of doing anything posible or impossible. Oron people a multi ethnic group of people living In the lower Cross River basin. Oron Nation , one of the major states in the old Calabar Kingdom, Nigeria Oron District , Switzerland Oron, Vaud , Switzerland. Created in 2012 it includes
108-604: A mud skipper helped the Enwang cross the Mbo river to Uba where a new settlement was established, the advanced party sent words to others who were behind to join them as days went by the population grew. As pointed earlier, the tradition of origin and migration is accepted as among every Enwang family. It is no little fact that the Enwang are more related in origin to the Efiks than their Oron neighbours, as they agree to their relationship with
162-707: A multi-ethnic tribal grouping that make up the Akpakip Oro or Oron Nation . The Oron people (Örö) are located primarily in southern Nigeria in the riverine area of Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State and in Cameroon . Akpakip Oro are regarded as an ancient warrior people, speaking the Oron ( Oro) language which is in the Cross River language family of the Benue–Congo languages . They are ancestrally related to
216-553: A new fishing ground, secondly the Idua were drawn into conflicts between one man name Okpo of Atebi-Eket who was accused of witchcraft but decide to find refuge among the Idua. Subsequently, Ntekim left Ikot Use Ekong with some of his children namely, Odiong, Ntekim, Mba, Abia, Essang, Nta and Uyi and arrived today Oron territory at a place called Anaisong , located between Oruko and Mbukpo-Uko-Akai . Further movement took them to Eyo Ekung Inyang with his followers between Udung Uko and
270-645: A question put to Mr Udoma Asuquo by Chief Nyong Essien , an Ibibio, The Chief Secretary to the government said "They Ukpabang are not of Ibibio Origin, and are not accepted as such by the Ibibios". Similarly in the Local Government Reform in the Calabar province (1949) Mr R.M Stevens pointed out that "They Oron are extremely unwilling to be dragged into the predominantly Ibibio unit, in which they feared they will be swamped". This of course,
324-602: A result of the war of the Pygmies (a dwarfish people of Equatorial Africa) which had scattered most of the Africans – known to Oro people as: Eastern Obolo Eastern Obolo (or Obolo agan̄ Mbum-ura in the native Obolo language ) is a Local Government Area (LGA) in southern Nigeria, with its headquarters at Okoroete . It is a coastal local government area in Akwa-Ibom State under great tidal influence from
378-511: Is a fishing settlements at Educwink, Elek-Okpoon̄, Agan-asa. Forest reserves include mangrove, iroko , raffia, rubber, kolanut, coconut, peas, and mango. The people of Eastern Obolo are predominantly fishermen, with over 65 per cent involved in active fishing. The people are a combination of Obolo ethnic group and Iko extractions; strong cultural affinity exists among the people. It has a total landmass of 117,008 square kilometers with an estimated shoreline about 184 km long. Obolo language
432-577: Is a multi-ethnic nation which is made up of six groups: scroll down for further reading about the several groups. The earliest known reference to the Oron Nation is from 24th century BC, around 2370 BC, according to evidence from ancient Oron ancestral carvings, the Ekpu Oro found today in the Oron Museum and other museum specifically National Museum of China around the world. Some of
486-643: Is bounded to the north by Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, northeast by Onna , west by Ikot Abasi , southeast by Ibeno Local Government Area and in the south by the Atlantic Ocean . The cultural heritage is not restricted to the people; rather, to the entire Niger Delta with unique traditional dressing synonymous with "Etibo" and "Wurkor". Eastern Obolo has abundant mineral deposits with onshore and offshore oil wells at Elek-Okpoon̄, Iko, Otunene, Emeroke, Ikonta and Obianga. There
540-553: Is classified as tropical wet and dry or savanna (Aw). The district's average annual temperature is -0.81% lower than Nigeria's averages at 28.65 °C (83.57 °F). Obolo generally experiences 195.31 wet days (53.51% of the time) annually with average precipitation of 160.69 millimeters (6.33 inches). Eastern Obolo is located in the Akwa ibom fringe between Imo and Qua Iboe Rivers estuaries and lies between latitudes 4° 28' and 4° 53' and longitudes 7° 50' and 7° 55' East. It
594-532: Is not to deny that the two groups have interacted over the years and in the process influenced each other. Secondly Oron tradition maintain that Abang Okpo the putative father of the Oron and his followers came from Ancient Kemet before the advent of the Moslems and Arabs in that region according to evidences from ancient Oron ancestral cravings Ekpu Oro . In support of the Mediterranean origin of
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#1732765728997648-681: Is the major language of the people as the different communities speak different dialects of Obolo, which are mutually intelligible. The Iko dialect spoken in Iko clan and is intelligible to a large number of people in Eastern Obolo. Iko dialect is closely related to Obolo and to the Okoroutip dialect spoken in Ibeno LGA , the sister/twin LGA of Eastern Obolo. The community population is predominantly
702-599: The Cross River State and Akwa Ibom state , and then into five local government areas (LGAs) within the Akwa Ibom state namely Oron LGA (Oron Central), Okobo,Udung Uko, Mbo and Urue Ofong Oruko Local Government Areas. The Oron Nation is usually called by its members as Oro Ukpabang ; Akpakip Oro ; or Oro Ukpabang Okpo . These names are derived from their ancestral father Abang Okpo . The Akpakip Oro are made up of nine clans known as Afaha . Akpakip Oro
756-1023: The Efik people of the Cross River State, the Ibeno and Eastern Obolo (ie Adoni East) in Akwa Ibom, the Andoni people in Rivers State , Ohafia in Abia State and the Balondo-ba-Konja in the Congo . The geopolitical restructuring of states and local government within Nigeria has seen the egalitarian society of the Oron Nation being fragmented politically in the Niger Delta . They have been divided across two separate Nigerian states,
810-504: The Kapylyushi lakes, Baunt District, Russia The Hebrew name for Uranus People with the surname [ edit ] Haim Oron , Israeli politician People with the first name [ edit ] Oron Shagrir , Israeli philosopher Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oron . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
864-615: The Bantu's attire nor any other cultural equivalent anywhere portrays that of Oron language or names. None of Oron Nation culture or names was derived from Bantu or any language elsewhere as immigrant but their clothing was made from loin skirts and gown with beads known as 'Ngwa', their men were clean shaved with an artificial Beard with cap just like the ancient Kemet people which is seen in several ancient cravings known as (Ekpu) and as describe by Percy Talbot in 1897. Their women plaited hair naturally. The predominant paternal haplogroup among
918-759: The Bight of Bonny. Eastern Obolo LGA was mapped out of Ikot Abasi LGA by the Federal Government of Nigeria on 4 December 1996 with over 30,000 residents across a total area of approximately 17,000 km . It comprises 16 villages, divided into two clans, namely Okoroete and Iko. It has ten political wards. All the villages in Eastern Obolo are of the Obolo ethnic group, there exist a common ancestral lineage which allows for peaceful coexistence and inter-relationship amongst them. The climate at Obolo, which has an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level,
972-528: The Cross River and Atlantic coast namely Ube Usukpong also known as Ine Nsesiri, Akpando, Esit Akpa Edok, Ine Ekoi, Abana Community and Ine Odiong. The last village to be established was Esit Edik which was to serve as a hideout in times of trouble. Okobo group formed another distinct group of the Oron people, bounded in the North and West by Uruan and Nsit clan of Ibibio, on the south by Oron Ukpabang and on
1026-437: The Efiks and accept brotherly relationship with the Oron. The Oron Ukpabang Group are as far the largest group in Oron, and it is in the recognition of this that the area is named after them, the population os concentrated in the hinterland with Udung Uko , Eyo Abasi , Nsie, Oruko , Mbukpo-Eyakan and Oyubia having large concentration. Oron tradition of Origin and migration are on four important points, first contrary to
1080-562: The Eket region. Here war broke out which force the followers of Otong to migrate further. This later movement brought the Ebughu to their present abode. The last version of Ebughu origin and migration is that the putative ancestor of the Ebughu, Otong migrated from the Cameroons and first settle at Obutong, near Calabar, later they left Calabar and migrated to Akani Obio, where they settled with
1134-516: The Ibibio and Annang people, hence their communication in Ibibio and Annang languages is very proficient. The Oron people were known to the early Europeans as "Tom Shott people", a term used most commonly in a metaphorical sense to describe something that is resilient and stubborn. The Oron people were against the enslavement of Africans and never sold their kinsmen to the Europeans, so the Oron Nation
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#17327657289971188-535: The Idua Oron". At Idua Eket 'Ntekim' rise as an accepted leader. Tradition as it that at Eket the two migrants broke into two group one heading towards Calabar and the other towards Oron where they founded Esuk Akpa and among others. Since then, till now the Eket and the Idua chiefs always come together in meeting to raise issues that is affecting them". It is said that three things made the Idua to move from Eket, apparently Ntekim and his followers move in other to find
1242-471: The Idua people but due to quarrel they left to their present abode. All version is considered by different segment of the Ebughu people but acknowledge Otong as their Putative ancestor. Enwang group is one of the Oron people groups that inhabit the Mbo littoral called Effiat Mbo. Today they live principally in the village called Eyo Ukut , Eyo Efai , Uba, Ubotong , Uko Akpan , Ekiebong , Udombo , Ibete and Udini , except from Ibuet Ikot and Udung Eyo
1296-473: The Idua people of Oron trace their migration to their present abode from the Andoni, which is also regarded as the main dispersal for some Oron Ukpabang groups. From tradition after their arrival from Usangale now in Cameroons, Idua people settled at Anyangala in present-day Andoni which was at that time occupied with several groups. In a subsequent dispute over land which broke out and erupted into open war between
1350-623: The Obodom and Okrika people, the Okrika are said to hired Nkwo warriors to fight on their behalf, repulsed on the 'eat your victim tactics' used by the Nkwo warriors, the Idua people under by the leadership of their ancestral father Mbaba left where they settled to settle among the group known as Idua Eket. It is generally accepted that it was at Eket that the Idua evolved a separate identity of their own. According to Jefferys: "From Idua Eket sprang
1404-521: The Obolo clan who decide to settle among their Oron kinsmen during their migration. Another was 'Ataobong', founded by 'Antai Ema' a fugitive from Adabio. As the story goes Antai Ema and his family who specializes in shell fishing were constantly attacked by crocodile in his vicinity at Adabio. Frighten by this menace Antai Ema led his people and family to a place where the Okobo called 'Ataw Obong' (place where cane grows plentifully). Yet another non-Okobo group
1458-713: The Oron is E1b1a1-M2 . The ancestors of the Oron originally came from Northeast Africa and moved around the Green Sahara . The gradual movement of the Proto Oron to the Cross River Region may have been associated with the expansion of Sahel agriculture in the African Neolithic period, following the desiccation of the Sahara in c. 3500 BCE . Generally, most historians believe that Otong
1512-570: The Oron people, references are made to certain ancient customs and traditions among the Oron people which is of the same to their Mediterranean counterparts which include: the existence of such semitic names in Oron such as Samu, Sama, Abia, Bieto, Zedeke and Nehema etc; the widespread and fundamental practice of circumcision which was not practice in the ancient times by their neighbours; as well as funeral rites for deceased old people in Oron Traditional society. None of Oron culture or names
1566-627: The Uruan society as they were known to them as being troublesome, they first lived at Nsidung. This claim of the prior settlement of Enwang in Calabar before the arrival of the Efiks was basis of 1916 court judgement of A. F Webber "It is probably" he wrote, "As far as Calabar land is concerned the Efik when they came from Creek Town met the Kwas and the Enwang, the Enwangs an Efik tribe must have come before
1620-683: The accolade `Oron Ukpabang`. Oron people complexion is not reflecting of other ethnic nationalities or immigrant in other settlements of the Oron Nation apart from the Obolo people . Their complexion are not as fair as the Palestinians or Israelis Arab nor are they as dark as the people of the Cameroon mountain from when the Oron Nation came into being. Abang Okpo was said to have wandered with his children and followers through he Sudanic belt possibly presently into present Uganda, Zaire Congo Basin as
1674-517: The dispersal postdated that of the Ukpabang people and not the Idua people. Where they sail out from the Usahadit in raft and landed in Ebughu, they were compelled to move out over dispute over land, they sailed up to Uya Oron creek and landed in present-day Odutin. Okobo stay in the location was briefed as they were forced to leave the area by bands of raiders from the warrior tribe of Ukpabang. It
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1728-436: The east by the western channel of the Cross River. Okobo are divided into two clans 'Eta' and 'Odu', the former consisting of Villages of Ebighi Okobo, Ebighi Edu, Ekeya, Ube community, Nda, Akaba community, Esuk Inwang and Atabong and the later Ebighi Eta, Okopedi, Nung Atai Odobo, Amamong, Obufi and Atipa Odobo. The most credible and popular history of the Okobo people traces Okobo people to Usahadit in Cameroon, apparently
1782-468: The estuary of the Cross River where they settled at 'Mkpang Utong' so called because from there they can listen to news and hear the movement of the Efiks who still pursuing them. Mkpang Utong prove inhospitable, so they moved along the Mbo river to Ebughu. Apparently the rulers of Ebughu refused to give them land to settle rather they directed them to other side of the Mbo river where Uba Mbe, swamp land suitable for settlement existed. According to tradition
1836-402: The estuary of the Cross River. Here he established a settlement namely Ukpa Ita (now known as Ukpata) after three mahogany trees standing together. History has it that Ntekim and his followers didn't find anyone in the land. Ukpata became the last center of the Idua Oron to their present Villages of Idua Afaha Eduok and Idua Asang. From this centers fishing villages were later established around
1890-478: The finest wooden statuary attributed to Oron peoples are beautifully carved ekpu (ancestral figures). Many of these were destroyed and removed from Nigeria during the Biafran war in the late 1960s. Ekpu Oro ancestral figures existed as summaries of the personal and social experiences of the Oron people of Southeastern Nigeria - they embodied Oron spiritual beliefs and cultural history; hence, they were vessels for
1944-404: The first suggest that Ebughu are part of the Obodom group and the putative ancestor of the Ebughu, Otong migrated from the Andoni, in respond to the pressure asserted by the southward moving Igbo. The Ebughu reportedly move southeasterly cross the creeks with raft and land at today Ibuno ( Ibeno ) but did not find the location suitable for farming. So, Otong and his followers left and brought them to
1998-608: The former municipalities of: Oron-la-Ville , Switzerland Oron-le-Châtel , Switzerland Oron, Moselle , France Oron, Akwa Ibom , a city and local government area in Akwa Ibom State Oron language , of Nigeria known as Oro Oron people , a people from Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria Oron, Israel , an industrial zone in Israel Lake Oron , Bodaybo District, Russia The largest of
2052-405: The house of an Nsidung woman, knock down a door which fell on a sleeping baby who was killed instantly. War broke out between Enwang and Nsidung, after an initiate victory, the Enwang were being defeated and forced to migrate once again. The movement took them to Oron where they landed at present day Esuk Oron, feeling still threatened by possible Efik pursuers, Enwangs left Esuk Oron and moved into
2106-539: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oron&oldid=1058149108 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Oron people The Oron people (or Örö people) are
2160-640: The other Efiks. This is traditional history as given by the Henshaws, the Enwangs and the Kwas". Another evidence is the Enwang powerful deity 'Anantigha' which is still located at the Efut beach. And in the past and present Enwang chief have to be present in the installation and burial of the Obong of Efikland. Matters came to head when at Calabar in Nsidung the Enwang masquerade 'Etok Udo Ekang' drove an initiate into
2214-506: The other villages are regarded as 'Ata Enwang' (real Enwang). Enwang traditions and origin is unanimous in linking the Enwang with the Efik of Calabar with 'Ating Anua' as the father of Enwang. Enwang is regarded as one of the four Eburutu clans that arrived Uruan from Ibom which are Abayen, Usuk-Akpa, Enwang and Iboku. Some historians regard the Enwang as one of the ten children of Iboku, who all settled at Ibom in today Arochukwu then Uruan before they left to Calabar to avoid being absorbed into
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2268-474: The putative ancestor of the Ebughu group, 'Ntekim' the putative ancestor of Idua (Asang) group, 'Okobo' the putative ancestor of the Okobo group who is of Obolo ancestry and Oron Ukpabang group are from the stock of Abang , the Enwangs are of Iboku ancestry, meanwhile the Efiat group is a mixture of Oron, Efik, Ibibio and the Cameroons ancestry. Oron being in existence in the pre-colonial period of Nigeria and
2322-564: The relationship of Oron with Ekid is said to have gone sour when the Eket under the regime of Brigadier General U.J. Esuene declared and agreed to be called a subgroup of the Ibibio nation to gain political relevance and advantage. U.J. Esuene was also said to have denied the Oron people of the opportunity to site the Exxon Mobile's first terminal in Mbo, Akwa Ibom and Effiat Oron areas of Oron Nation. Another common controversy that describes
2376-471: The six multi-ethnic groups that make up Oron Nation are known from oral histories. Idua (Asang) group is one of the distinct groups that made up Oron Nation. The Idua are a coastal settlement comprising the main four villages of Idua Esit Edik, Idua Asang, Idua Afaha Eduok and Idua Ukpata. Idua is the first established community in Oron Nation existing around the 2370 BC according to evidence from ancestral craven. Oral and most popular historical tradition of
2430-522: The speculation of the European anthropologists and administrators, the people of Oron categorically reject the notion that they are the sub tribe of the ibibio. As indicated earlier, this denial is not a recent phenomenon to be explained away by post Nigerian independence political agitation. Indeed, even at the early age of colonial rule, the Ibibio never disputed the fact that the Oron is a distinct ethnic group in Nigeria. On December 4, 1939, In answer to
2484-460: The spirits of the dead that instilled great influence over the daily, religious, and social lives of the living. As an art form, Ekpu held the key to understanding Oron past tradition that was largely destroyed by colonial and Christian presence in Oron society. Natives of this area speak the dialect also known as Oro language. Most Oron people also speak and understand the Efik language fluently. The Oron also has some dialectical similarities with
2538-540: The west bank of the Mbo river. The Ebughu established a relationship of intermarriage and others with the Andoni even till today. The second migration links the movement of Ebughu to the dispersal of the children of Otong Iboku from Ibom now in Arochukwu. Ebughu Otong Iboku is said to have left Ibom before the dispersal of the Eburutu from Ibom. Later movement is said to brought the group to Ntak Inim and later to Idua in
2592-541: The worsened relationship between Oron and Eket is the accusation that General Esuene was the one who ordered the bombing of Urue Oruko (Oruko Market), a region at the heart of Oron where several hundred of Oron people (mostly traders and women) were killed during the Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s. This unfortunate event has been observed in Oron to be the most tragic in the history of the Nigerian Civil War. The traditional origin and migration pattern of
2646-454: Was Esuk Inwang Ekeya between the border of Ekeya and Ndonebom, which was an Efik trading post made up of Efik, Ibibio and Okobo traders over time it became a major settlement. Ebughu Otong group Mainly coastal North of the Mbo river bounded in the North and Northwest by Udung Uko and Udesi respectively, Meanwhile, Nsie and Oduting are found in the hinterland part of Oron. The Ebughu group have three competing traditions of origin and migration,
2700-833: Was a powerful warrior and the Chief wrestler of the art-form known as `Mbok' whose father was Okpo the son of Nyuserre Ini . The wrestling known as (Mbok) has been part and parcel of the Oron people and the date of its origin is unknown. It is said that Abang Okpo and his followers made it popular in the Mediterranean. This is perhaps why it may be more than a mere coincidence that the only two nations on earth with places named "Oron" are Israel and Nigeria, today there are Oron, Vaud municipality of Switzerland established 2012 and Oron, Moselle in France. The Orons are peculiar people, strong contenders in nature wherever they are found, with
2754-431: Was derived from Bantu or any language elsewhere as immigrant and their clothing was made from loins gown and skirts with beads known as 'Ngwa', their men were clean shaved with an artificial Beard with cap just like the ancient Kemet people which is seen in several ancient cravings known as (Ekpu) and as describe by Percy Amaury Talbot in 1897. Their women plaited hair naturally. Oron folklore tells of Abang Okpo who
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#17327657289972808-598: Was formerly a part of the province called the South-Eastern state , they were later part of Cross River State and now part of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. Oron people own up to the fact that the Ibeno, who dwell among the Ekids share similar ancestral history with them. The Oron people recognises the Efik people , Obolo people , Ibeno and Ekid people as part of their ancestral family but many controversy states that
2862-416: Was named Tom Shotts Town , as seen in several ancient maps dating from the 19th century, drawn by Portuguese and Spanish explorers. The Oron dubbed the Europeans 'Mbátáng', meaning Stealers of men , a description summarising the most prominent feature of the Oron's early contact with Europeans: The newcomers enslaving Africans and taking them to unknown destinations. This name is still in use today. Neither
2916-466: Was this later movement that brought them to Ebighi, name after the first son of Okobo who was a great warrior who led them from Ebughu. From Ebighi, the Okobo began to sprang over their present location, Odu another son of Okobo founded Ube, Ekeya, Nda, Obo and Akaba. Similarly, Eta and his sons founded Ebighi Eta, Okopedi, Odobo, Nung Atai and Ammamong. Some other settlements in there were founded independently which os Obufi formed by group of refugees from
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