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The Biseni tribe (Biseni) lives in central Bayelsa State,[1] Nigeria. It is a small tribe bordered by the Gbaran to the north and by the Zarama and Okordia clans to the northeast.[2] Buseni dialects represent Southeast Ijo (Izon). And it is considered Inland Ijo.[3][4]

Significant events

  • June 2002: Soldiers deployed [5] to villages[6] in Buseni territory following an ownership dispute between a Buseni family and AGIP over the ownership[7] of an oil well project.[8]
  • December 2001: 10 people were killed during violent clashes [9] between the Okordia and Buseni clans. The violence[10] was sparked by the earlier death of a Buseni youth. Some members of the Buseni clan ambushed Okordia clan members as they returned from working in the fields.[11]

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