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The Diobu were originally linked to the Okrikans by trade and intermarriage and the anglicization of both Okrika abc and Diobu furthered the bond between the two communities. As a result of the Anglican Church’s earlier penetration into the Ijaw country, Ijaw missionaries and educators (some of Okrikan origin) became the Diobu’s first ministers…
Òkòròshì masquerades perform religious and timekeeping functions. Except in Mbieri area where the festival occurs towards December, Òkòròshì masquerade features shortly before the harvest of the New-yam , between July and August. There are two kinds of Okroshi. Òkòròshì Ọma and Òkòròshì Ọjọ, the former being playful and entertaining, while the other is feared…