Igbide

In the first week of February the clan holds a festival on the Urie marking the start of the fishing season.

We all believe igbide is of Benin Origin not Igbo, some recent writers attribute their origins to Awka in present day Anambra state with a blend of later immigrants from Uvwie (Effurun) in Delta State .

[3] ,[4] and the salutation sequence and chants as well as the mercantile nature of a typical Igbide man.

[5] Owodokpokpo, a community in Igbide clan, is regarded as one of the main entry points of Christianity into Isoko land.

[6] Igbide is also an oil producing community and host to Shell's Oroni oilfield.