Furupagha tribe
# Furupagha tribe

The Furupagha tribe is an Ijaw tribe that lives along the Siluko River in southwestern Edo State and along the Owena River in Odigbo local government area of Ondo State Nigeria. The town of Zide is the traditional clan seat for those currently in Edo State while Iyaradina for the Furupagha people in Ondo State.

## Origin

The Furupagha trace their origins to the Bassan village of Furupagha in the central Niger Delta. The Furupagha-Ijaw is a large area of riverine and land communities which constitute the Ebijaw Ward and others in the riverine and Niger Delta areas of the Odigbo Local Government.

