ABOUT FINIMA
OUR TRADITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE IN THE IBANI CLAN
The Chief & Head of the Buoye Brown House is the Paramount Chief of Finima, otherwise known as the Amadabo of Finima
Brown House has three Sub-Chieftaincy (Minor) Houses known as Kalawari: Attoni House, Tobin House, and Tamunobere (Adum) House. These are all offshoots from the Brown Major House.
All Country Chiefs in Ibani Clan are referred to as Se-alapu (plural). Se-alabo (singular)
There are also recognised family units in the Brown House known as Burusughu (Burusu), whose headships constitute the Council of Elders (Wari-Alapu) of the Buoye Omuso Brown Group of Houses. However, on the 12th of January 2024, the Amadabo-in-council upgraded the Burusu to minor chieftaincy houses. All The burusu shall now add “-Brown” to their family unit names as sub-chieftaincy houses. For instance, Akpa is now Akpa-Brown, Sokari Cross is now Sokari Cross-Brown, and so on…
Below are the current Family units [Burusughu] and their Headship (now sub-chieftaincy houses);
- AKPA-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- SOKARI CROSSB-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- ABOBO WILLIAM-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE (A SPLIT FROM DUPUYO ON 12 JAN 2024)
- ATAMUNOTORUDIARI-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE (A SPLIT FROM DUPUYO ON 12 JAN 2024)
- ELI IGBIOSIOARI-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- GONI-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- GORO-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- IYARIARI-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- OWARI-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- OWUPELE-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- TAMUNOBERE [ADUM]-BROWN CHIEFTAINCY HOUSE (Also Minor Chieftaincy House)
- OMONI-YE SUGHU-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- PAPANYE-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- ANIMI-MINAWARI-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE
- OGBULUIBIM-BROWN CHIEFTANCY HOUSE (Recognised on the 12th of Jan. 2024)
- TOBIN (KONIBO YE AWANTA) (Also Minor Chieftaincy House)
- ATTONI (DOGHUBO WARI) (Also Minor Chieftaincy House)