OzikoroBlood and Water: Inter-ethnic Marriages and the Blurring of Itsekiri-Urhobo Lineages
The socio-political history of the Western Niger Delta is often portrayed as a series of disputes over land, “middleman” rights, and political supremacy. However, beneath the surface of these documented rivalries lies a deep and complex web of “consanguinity” that has tied the Itsekiri and Urhobo peoples together for centuries. Through the institution of…