[1] They include: Akpajo, Aleto, Alesa, Alode, Agbonchia, Ogale, Ebubu, Ekporo, Eteo and Onne.
The total territory occupied by the Eleme people expands across approximately 140 square kilometres.
In early colonial records Eleme is erroneously called Mbolli by neighboring Igbo people.
The name came from the slave merchants of Arochuku who used the words "Mbolli Iche" which means "one country that is different" in the Igbo language to describe the people of Eleme.
Crops include yams, cassava, oil palm fruit, fluted pumpkin, and bitter-leaf.
[6] A yam title holder in Eleme is held in higher regard and honor than other members of the community.
Before white collar jobs and western education, yam title holders were the prominent figures in the community.
[citation needed] Marriages are traditionally polygamous and commonly exogamous with both other Ogoni and non-Ogoni groups across the Niger Delta.
Two major refineries, a foremost fertiliser plant in west Africa, a sea port, with so many other companies located in Onne such as Panalpina, Intels, Dangote Cement, P&O, Federal Lighter Terminal, Federal Ocean Terminal, WACT, etc.
The succession of Eleme Paramount Rulers are as follows Akaraolu Siara, Edoo Ngoya, Oluji Okochi, Saka Onorwi, Osaro Ngofa, Igwe Ogborowa, Michael Igwe, Walter Gbute Ngegwe[9] [2], Ngei A. O. Ngei [3], Samuel O Ejire and Philip Obele[4] The Eleme are traditionally an agricultural society, with workers travelling out to farms situated around the villages.
The nearest oil refinery is within a mile of an Eleme village, and around 100 wells are thought to be in use throughout the Ogoni territory.
Oil extraction has had significant political and environmental effects in the Niger Delta, with pollution from national industries based on Ogoni-land increasing acid rain and reducing soil, water and air qualities.