Oral tradition has it that the name of the founder of Ogbion Kingdom is Akama.  He was one of the sone of Izon (Ijaw).  History has it that the Ogbion was in the company of his father on a search mission when at Agadagbabou, he decided to leave his father and the entourage to start a new life.  He to his father Ijaw that he went to stand on his own.  As a result of his decision, he gathered his family and left for an unknown destination after receiving his blessings of his father Ijaw. 

He journeyed through many areas and finally settled at the bank of a big lake at Orubiriobabou after discovering the forest to be quiet and beautiful flowers and full of food stuffs growing from the ground, fishes and animals.  It was at Orubiriobabou that he Akama finally settled, built his house and kept his garden decorated with flowers and coconut trees.  He also stood his juju/god under a big bush mango tree.  The meaning of mango tree in Ijaw dialect means Ogbointen and Ogboin means mango.  The name Ogboin is title of Akama the founder of Ogboin. 

However Ogboin became the name of the god of Akama.  He has five sons, three of which are the founders of towns that made up the Ogbion kingdom.  The names of three sons and the towns founded by them are as follows :

• Akama (jr) - Founder of Otuan
  
• Oboro  - Found of Amassoma
  
• Epai - Founder of Amatolo town

All the five sons were living with the father Akama until a dispute separated them.  The father asked the five sons to go and kill a an animal known as WAAN (HARB) for him to use as sacrifice to his god.  All of them went to the bush in search for the animal, Hare.  It was one of the younger son by name Ogbono that killed the animal, and brought it to his father Akama.  Akama did not wait for his elder son to come before he sacrificed it to his god and use the rest to prepare food and gave the food to his children.  All the children were present with exception of the first son for the meal.  When the oldest son arrived he was told of what happened and his father gave order to carry out the share of the Akama (jr) food, drinks to him, when they brought him the food, the head of the Hare was not found. 

As the eldest son of his father, it was his right to eat the head of the animal.  Traditionally in Ogboin kingdom.  It is the eldest son of both the father and mother that eats the head of animal that is killed and use to prepare food.  The eldest son then asked of the head of the meat but his father could not give account of it again.  It was a terrible matter.  Thereafter, he grew annoyed and caused misunderstanding with his father.  He spoke unpleasant words to his father as a result.  The father then looked for the head of the Hare but it was nowhere to be found.  It was due to this misunderstanding that made the eldest son, Akama (jr) to take a decision to pack away from the fathers garden and began on his own.  He said that his father did not love him other wise he would have sacrificed the animal in his presence.  This the rest children followed up too, when their most elder brother had made his intention known.  They now left eh father and each went his owns way to found their own town and village.

The occupation of the people of Ogboin Kingdom in ancient time were fishing, animal hunting, palm cutting. Prior to the coming of the white-men, these were their occupation. During the colonial period, the Ogboin’s did palm oil business or trade with the British. Christianity is one of the religions of the people today but when it was introduced at first, it was rejected out-rightly. But gradually the teaching of Christianity started making a lot of converts.