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The Afemai people (also spelled Afenmai) are a major ethnic group in the northern region of Edo State, Nigeria. They are historically linked to the Kingdom of Benin and are part of the Edoid ethnolinguistic family.
The Afemai occupy six local government areas (LGAs) of Edo State: Etsako West (with headquarters in Auchi), Etsako Central, Etsako East, Owan East, Owan West and Akoko Edo. These collectively constitute the Edo North senatorial district.
The Etsakọ, Owan, and Akoko-Edo peoples are collectively referred to as the Afenmai. The people and region they reside in were formerly called Kukuruku by the British colonial administration, allegedly in reference to a rallying battle cry; this term is now considered derogatory, and the people induced the government to change the name to Afenmai (see Kukuruku Hills § Name for further context). The Afenmai Division was broken up into the modern six LGAs post-colonialism. Though no longer an official administrative designation, the region may still be referred to as Afenmailand (or Afemai land). The Afenmai have close linguistic, cultural, and historical relationships.
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