Edo State Wikipedia
Edo State was formed on August 27, 1991 when Bendel State was split into Edo and Delta States. People. With Benin City as capital, the population of the entire state is approximately 8 million. It is made up of three major ethnic groups; namely Edo (Binis), Esan and Afemai (Owan/Etsako) with Akoko Edo. However the State has a high presence of residents from across the country and the world