# Buseni tribe

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{{Short description|Tribe in Nigeria}}
The '''Biseni tribe''' (Biseni) lives in central [Bayelsa State](/source/Bayelsa_State),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa State Government – The Glory of all Lands |url=https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria). It is a small [tribe](/source/tribe) bordered by the [Gbaran](/source/Gbaran_tribe) to the north and by the [Zarama](/source/Zarama_tribe) and [Okordia](/source/Okordia_tribe) clans to the northeast.<ref>Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (2005). ''A History of the Niger Delta'', Port Harcourt: Onyoma Research Publications. {{ISBN|978-37314-5-9}}</ref> Buseni dialects represent Southeast Ijo (Izon). And it is considered Inland Ijo.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

==Significant events==
*June 2002: [Soldier](/source/Soldier)s deployed <ref>{{Cite web |title=Deploy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/deploy |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> to villages<ref>{{Cite web |title=village {{!}} rural society {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/village |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> in Buseni [territory](/source/territory) following an [ownership](/source/ownership) dispute between a Buseni family and [AGIP](/source/Agip) over the ownership<ref>{{Cite web |title=ownership {{!}} law {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/ownership |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> of an [oil well](/source/oil_well) project.<ref>"Nigeria: Large Military Presence Sends Fear Into Minds of Biseni Residents", Vanguard, 18 June 2002.</ref>
*December 2001: 10 people were killed during violent clashes <ref>{{Cite web |title=Clash - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/clash |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> between the [Okordia](/source/Okordia_clan) and [Buseni clans.](/source/Buseni_clans.) The violence<ref>{{Cite web |title=Violence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/violence |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> was sparked by the earlier death of a Buseni [youth](/source/youth). Some members of the Buseni clan [ambush](/source/ambush)ed Okordia clan members as they returned from working in the fields.<ref>"Nigeria: 10 Feared Dead in Bayelsa Clan Clash", This Day, 21 December 2001.</ref>

== External links ==
[https://forebears.io/surnames/buseni Buseni Last Name Facts]

==References==
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Category:Ijaw
Category:Bayelsa State

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