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According to Umuleri Oral tradition, the town was nucleus of migrating but nomadic Clan which traced its origin to wave of migration led by a priest of Eri clan of Isreal known as Dabawor. Various accounts now linked or equating him as the Biblical Eri, who was mentioned as Son of Gad, the son of Jacob(Gen 29 vs 30.). the Although there were no written records existing to back up this assertion, its indeed true that the religious practices obtained in the area was a mixture of ancient Jewish and animistic religion, as confirmed by the Early whitemen that visited the area. Oral story has is that the first Wave of migration was not actually led by Eri but a man from Eri clan of Isreal named Dabawor. This man was highly regarded as mystical Priest. Unlike the earlier version of Eri that claims that he has two wives, Dabawor and other families of Eri clan migrated into the valley. On Arrival at the place, they nicknamed the settlement *Umu-Eri Clan*, implying *Children...
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