[1] Ijok-irin means "Fish Fest", in Obolo languages is peculiar to Unyeada Kingdom in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria.
[2] The festival celebrated during the Summer period in Nigeria between the months of July and August to ushered in the new Fishing season of the Obolo people who are predominantly fishermen.
Obolo people occupied the longest stretch of the Niger Delta coastal shoreline, invariably they are predominantly fishermen.
Before the advent of Christianity in the Niger Delta, it was regarded as a taboo in Obolo tradition for a fisherman to solely eat or sells his biggest catch.
Catching of the biggest fish connotes dexterity, strength and bravery similar to hunting a big animal.