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Bayelsa State

Capital
Yenagoa
Zone
SS
Local government areas
8
Created
1 Oct 1996

Peoples & Tongues

9 languages · 4 ethnic groups · 9 recognised thrones · acephalous

Ijaw clan ibe; Amanyanabo councils

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Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.