Imiyan- Ososo Matrilineal Kindred

Since the dawn of history, populations of human beings have always broken themselves into different groups for easy running societies. In Ososo community, there are six of such groups called Imini Iyan and they Ekpe, Ughor, Ushi, Ugbada, Okheni and Ukpanozah, all of them cut across the 5 Unuku of the land… The word Imini Iyan, when used literarily, translates to “siblings of the same mother”, and when used colloquially, defines the core of the family setting of Ososo people.
In this video, the first of a two-part series namely; “Imini Iyan (The Matrilineal Kindred) Part I” and “Ososo Matrilineal Eulogies, Part II”, the Ososo Cultural and Vocational Centre bring to you, the role of the matrilineal family setting in Ososo community life…