Oboro | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 70,407 (1921) | |
| Languages | |
| Oboro Igbo, English, Nigerian Pidgin | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority methodist) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ibere, Ibeku, Ngwa, Asa, Ndoki, Bende, Abam, Aro, Itumbauzo, Ibibio |
Oboro is the largest of four clans in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.[1][2][3] It is bounded to the north by Ibeku and Bende clans, west by the Olokoro and Ngwa, east by Ibere and south by the Isuogu (Ariam/Usaka and Oloko). Oboro was classified in the Ohuhu-Ngwa cluster of the Southern Igbo area by British anthropologists Forde and Jones.[4] It is also one of 18 Igbo clans in the Old Bende Division of the defunct Owerri Province. The Oboro speak a common language with the other 17 clans of the Bende Division though dialectal variations exist. These clans share a history of inter-ethnic relations.[5]