"Olukumi" means "my friend." Some people say Olukumi is a Yoruba dialect, but the people in Ukwu-Nzu and Ugbodu do not agree that they are Yoruba. They believe they migrated from Yoruba land, passing through Benin, before settling in the Delta State. But even with that, they do not identify as Yoruba. That is why…
The Olukumi are one of the ancient subgroups of the Yoruba and are indigenous to the Aniocha North area of Delta State in Nigeria. They are culturally rich people, originally from the Yoruba communities and settling in this area long ago. Their ancestry traces back to the towns of Owo…