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Itsekiri people
The
Itsekiri
(also called the,
Isekiri
, "lJekri"
Itsekri
or
Ishekiri
or
Itsekhiri'
) are an
ethnic group
of
Nigeria
's
Niger Delta
area,
Delta State
.
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The Itsekiri presently number just over a million people and live mainly in the
Warri South
,
Warri North
and
Warri South West
local government districts of
Delta State
on the Atlantic Coast of
Nigeria
. Significant communities of Itsekiris can be found in parts of
Edo
and
Ondo
states and in various other Nigerian cities including
Lagos
,
Sapele
,
Benin City
,
Port Harcourt
and
Abuja
. Many people of Itsekiri descent also reside in the
United Kingdom
, the
USA
and
Canada
.
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