Uromi

Uromi is an Esan kingdom in the uplands northeast of Benin, governed by a ruler called the Onojie. Local traditions relate its early royal line to migrants from Benin and to the reign of Oba Ewuare. Like neighbouring Esan communities, Uromi maintained its own institutions while sharing a long and sometimes troubled relationship with the larger kingdom to the southwest. Farms and villages spread across the plateau between Benin and the Niger.