3.3.1 Origin of the Ijaw People The Socio-Political Organization of the Ijaw People Conclusion Summary 6.0 Tutor-Marked Assignment 7.0 References/Further Reading 1.0 INTRODUCTION This unit is the prolongation of the preceding one. Remember we are still discussing the People of Southern Nigeria and their Culture in Pre-Colonial times. In Unit 1, we dealt with the first three (03) major ethnic groups of Southern Nigeria. This present unit focuses on the last three (03) major ethnic groups of Southern Nigeria. These are the Itsekiri, the Urhobo and the Ijaw.