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; They are 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 recognized Family units in the Brown House known as Burusughu, whose headships constitutes the Council of Elders (Wari-alapu) of the Buoye Omuso Brown Group of Houses.
Below are the current Family units [Burusughu] and their Headship;
- AKPA FAMILY UNIT
- SOKARI CROSS FAMILY UNIT
- DUPUYO FAMILY UNIT
- ELI IGBIOSIOARI FAMILY UNIT
- GONI FAMILY UNIT
- GORO FAMILY UNIT
- IYARIARI FAMILY UNIT
- OWARI FAMILY UNIT
- OWUPELE FAMILY UNIT
- TAMUNOBERE [ADUM] FAMILY UNIT (Also Minor Chieftaincy House)
- OMONI YE SUGHU FAMILY UNIT
- PAPANYE FAMILY UNIT
- TOBIN (KONIBO YE AWANTA) (Also Minor Chieftaincy House)
- ATTONI (DOGHUBO WARI) (Also Minor Chieftaincy House)