THE STORY AROUND OBỌKHURAI'S MARRIAGE
The story around Obọkhuai's marriage was very romantic. The wife to be was formerly married to the son of the head (Odiurkhukpa) of Eme until she eloped with Obọkhuai to Ẹvbiobe.
Ẹvbiobe elders asked Obọkhuai to return the woman to avoid any friction with Emẹ. This he refused to do, and he went to his mother's place at Ukpafikan in Oke. There he got his first child whom he named Ahimie (Akhimie Mẹ Ọna sa ki rhe mie me Okhuo) translates to: Even if the woman is now taken from me, the child remains mine forever.
Ahimie was bulky and hairy and said to be good and kind. He had four sisters and one brother, Imuzeze, who left no issue. The sisters Oko, Ukpodefe, Ikẹkẹ and Ilekesun were survived by Akhimiarho, Ogbodo, Jẹgẹdẹ and Isiakiti, all in Oke; about five children in Uhommorha; Ikẹhinde and two daughters in Ozala; Iseimirẹ and Ẹnọchemuan and two others respectively.
They had paternal half brothers among whom are, Irhuọnagbe, Ọriere, Ileke and Ariunu, all by Aobiohia and Omoda by another woman. The first two left no issue, while Ileke and Ariunu were survived by several children, most of them not known. Omoda is the mother of Ogoigbe.
About the year 1886, Ogedengbe, an Ilesha warrior, invaded Ora and Ahimie was taken slave to Ilesha. At about the same time, a young girl by name Ejerua, daughter of Idonye of Ukpafonga was also enslaved and taken to Ilesha. Ahimie was made master over a set of captives of his tribe. It was in this position that he came in contact with Ejerua and soon developed profound love for her. Ogedengbe allowed them to meet and exhange opinions in order to forget their sufferings and so they fell in love and were later married.
When slavery was abolished, they both returned and settled in their homeland, Ẹvbiobe. He died at the age of 70years and was survived by six children - Ikẹkẹ, James Ajayi, Israel Ojo, Ukpodora, Okhwẹvbiẹ Gabriel and Tom Imaku, all by his only wife Ejerua.
Ikẹkẹ is the mother of Aidelomo Uanserume, Bernard Imosimi, Ouohonmẹhare, Sapọba, Aifeleoba and Ọkhẹrẹn while Ajayi left behind Olorunfemi and Ohiwerei. Ojo left four children - Ovbialeke, Oviosun, Ebarunosen and Ohiosimuan; and Ukpodora has Usifo, Ewiaye and Edowaye. Okhwevbie has several children among whom are Sunday, Eghomo, Odionaga and Ebun; and Imaku left behind Selina, Omolua, Olohigbe and Ukpodime.
Of all Ahimie's children, only two daughters and a son are now surviving - Ikẹkẹ, Ukpodora and Ọkhwẹvbiẹ.
Ejerua died on the 5th of August, 1936 after a short illness at about the age of 80years. She was buried in Christian fashion having been converted about the year 1926.
The Ahimie and Imoukhuede families were not joined together in the same "Ikute" until recently. The Okhawere family is closer to the Ahimie than the Imoukhuede family since the Ahimie and Okhawere families worship in the same "Ikute".
Ọkhwẹvbiẹ is now the head of the Ahimie family.