Agwut-Obolo Town (Alabie) is literally interpreted in Obolo language as (the Sanctuary of Obolo people). Also, the tribal seat of the Obolo people. Located in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Agwut-Obolo is an ancient religious centre in the pre-colonial Eastern Niger Delta where the deity of "Yok-OBolo", the National god of the Obolo Nation is situated.[1] Following the exit King Jaja of Opobo and his group from the Kingdom of Bonny in 1869 seeking refuge in Obolo (Andoni) Land, Jaja entered a traditional oath of allegiance to venerate the deity of " Yok-Obolo" at Agwut-Obolo or Alabie as condition of his acceptance into the Obolo territory.[2][3]

In 1904, the British carried out Punitive expedition against Obolo people led by Captain A. A Whitehouse and Yok-Obolo shrine, also known as "House of Skull" was raided and destroyed at Agwut-Obolo. Many Obolo antiquities and objects were removed here and are now on display in the British Museum and museums in Europe and America.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Ejituwu, Nkparom C. (1995). "Yok-Obolo: The Influence of a Traditional Religion on the Socio-Cultural Life of the Andoni People". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 65 (1): 97–113. doi:10.2307/1160909. JSTOR 1160909. S2CID 154501414.
  2. ↑ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  3. ↑ Strother, Z. S. (2017-11-01). ""Breaking juju," breaking trade: Museums and the culture of iconoclasm in southern Nigeria". Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics. 67–68: 21–41. doi:10.1086/692780. ISSN 0277-1322. S2CID 133628408.
  4. ↑ "John Ikuru", Wikipedia, 2020-05-31, retrieved 2022-10-12
  5. ↑ Nwaubani, Chiadikobi. "Yọ́k Òbòlò of Andoni". Retrieved 2022-10-12.

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