The Ekeremor tribe of the Ijaw people inhabits Ekeremor Local Government Area

Ekeremor Local Government Area

Ekeremor is one of the eight Local Government Areas in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. It borders Delta State and has a coastline of approximately 60 km on the Bight of Bonny...

, Bayelsa State

Bayelsa State

Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa. The language spoken here is Ijaw language and dialects of the Ijaw language such as Nembe, Atissa, Akassa, Ogbia, etc. However, like the rest of Nigeria,...

 and Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State

Delta State

Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....

 in southern Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. Important Ekeremor settlements include: Ekeremor, Ojobo (Ozobo), Amabilo, Ndoro. The Ekeremor tribe has close historical and kinship ties with the Oporoma, Eastern Olodiama and Ogbe

Ogbe

Ogbe is a village in Ahiara city, in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria. It is made up of nine hamlets, namely:* Amaoji* Umuejere* Umueleke* Umuihi* Umuihiokwu* Umuloolo* Umuokeawa* Umuoma* Umuuzu...

 tribes. The worship of the god Egbesu is widespread among the Ekeremor.