The name Pobaga is accredit to a deity or god called Apobaga, reverenced by the people of Tindonmolgo.
During their migration from Sokabisi to settle at Gambibgo, the last settlement of their great grand Ancestor "Agongo", they passed through the lands of Tindonmolgo.
[citation needed] The people of Pobaga were known as sons (children) of Akogesah, at the time they were living in Sokabisi.
Their Great grand Ancestor “Agongo” who had a lot of descendants and lineage in several villages is still worshipped as a sacred deity.
Oral history has it that their Ancestor “Agongo” migrated from Zecco a place in Nahouri Province in Burkina Faso.