Olukumi people

The Olukumi are a Yoruba subgroup, predominantly found in the Aniocha North area of Delta State, with some presence in the Igueben area of Edo State, Nigeria. They are of Yoruba origin, with ancestral ties to the regions of Owo, Akure, and Ife. Due to various historical and sociopolitical factors, the Olukumi migrated from their original homelands and eventually settled in their present locale. In the area now known as 'Delta state', the Olukumi established themselves in eight communities that are today collectively known as the Odiani clan, located west of the Niger river, in an area located between; Enuani (Ezechime and Idumuje), Ebu-Igala and Esan communities.

The towns of Ugbodu and Eko Ẹfun (Ukwu Nzu) were the first Olukumi towns. Ugbodu is headed by the Ọlọza Ugbodu H.R.M Ayo Isinyemenze (2005 – Date), while Ukwu Nzu later became a center of Ekumeku resistance, and subsequently an important center of the Olukumi or Odiani clan. It is the most populated of the Olukumi towns, and is traditionally headed by the Obi of Ukwu Nzu. The current king is H.R.M. Obi Christopher Ogoh I, (1974 – Date). Olukumi villages practice Monarchy, and leaders are selected through lineage pedigree and Gerontocracy, or the Okparan-Obi system.