People pages read for the Igbo-speaking peoples of Delta: 'Anioma Region' (rev. 1380515671: the nine northern LGAs; Anioma is an acronym of Aniocha, Ndokwa, Ika and Oshimili, coined in 1951 by Dennis Osadebay; Enuani in the northeast (Ibusa, Ogwashi-Uku, Asaba, Issele, Idumuje), Ika in the northwest, Ukwuani in the south; an Igala minority at Ebu; the Olukumi); 'Ika people' (rev. 1377121341: part of the Anioma; 'occupy two local government areas in Delta State: Ika South and Ika North East'; Ika-speaking communities in Edo State, including Igbanke in Orhionmwon LGA; Uguru (2015) calls Ika 'a dialect of the Igbo language'); 'Ukwuani people' (rev. 1367046381: 'also called Ndokwa people', 'an Igbo subgroup'; their origin debated, Igbo or Benin). Accessed 2026-10-16.