# Emokweme

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{{Short description|Nigerian town}}
'''Emokweme''' is a town in [Weppa Wanno](/source/Weppa_Wanno) Kingdom of Edo state, [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major Towns/Villages In Etsako |url=https://www.edoworld.net/Etsako_Major_Towns_Villages.html |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.edoworld.net}}</ref>. It is located in Etsako East local government of Edo State<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell-A |first=Deborah |date=2024-12-20 |title=Etsako Tribe in Edo State |url=https://rexclarkeadventures.com/etsako-tribe-in-edo-state/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=Rex Clarke Adventures |language=en-US}}</ref>.

The people speak Etsako with [Weppa Wanno](/source/Weppa_Wanno) dialect.

Emokweme, alongside their other siblings of [Igegbode](/source/Igegbode), [Unueda](/source/Unueda) make up the iviokpisa kinship group of [Weppa Wanno](/source/Weppa_Wanno), and they are the original settlers at [Agenebode](/source/Agenebode).

The now suspended traditional Ruler 'Okumagbe' of Weppa Wanno Kingdom, Dr. George Oshiapi Egabor<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adedipe |first=Adeyinka |date=2025-04-21 |title=Okpebholo suspends monarch over kidnappings |url=https://punchng.com/okpebholo-suspends-monarch-over-kidnappings/ |access-date=2026-01-09 |newspaper=[The Punch](/source/The_Punch)|language=en-US}}</ref> is from Emokweme (Iviokpisa kinship group).

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Category:Populated places in Edo State

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