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Olodiama People
The Olodiama people of the Ijaw ethnic group can be found along the Nun river and the Benin River in Bayelsa State and Edo State of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The tribe is geographically divided into Olodiama East and West. With the East located in Bayelsa State and the West in Edo State. Olodiama East settlements include: Ikebiri 1, Ikebiri 2, Ikebiri 3(Opuadino), Ikianbiri, Undewari, Umbugbene, Okpotowari, Ologbobiri, Olugboboro, Okoronama, Korokorosei 1, Korokorosei 2 and Tebidaba. Where as Olodiama West settlements are as follows: Ikoro, Iboro, Nikorogha, Gelegele, Ugbenoba, Eghudu, Evbonogbon, Ugbowangue and Shalogun.

The geographical divide between Olodiama East and West does not allow them to maintain their shared ancestral, cultural and traditional ties. The tribal god of the clan is Egbesu, designated as Olodiama Egbesu. Historically the Olodiama clan was founded by Olodi, the eldest son of Izo(Ijo) with whom the ethnicity was posthumously named after. The name Olodi literally means "Keeper of the law". It was given to him by his father who see him as the custodian of the law of the land.

The Olodiama people speak a dialect of Izon which is almost perceptible to all Ijo clans. This is due to their been foundational to many Ijaw clans such as the Nembe clan. They are known to have migrated to found Olodiamabiri which was the most ancient village of Nembe, currently integrated into Ogbolomabiri. Thus the Olodiama dialect is linguistically related to the Nembe, Kalabari, Bille, Okrika and the Ijaw people of Ghana. The economic mainstay of the clan includes; fishing, farming, canoe-carving, wood-cutting, garri production and palm oil production. The tribe host enormous crude oil fields, flow stations and oil wells yet it is underdeveloped. It suffers from exploitation. DONBAORU (talk) 16:59, 30 August 2021 (UTC)