According to oral history, the great grandfathers of the people of Gegu Beki Abutu-eje migrated as an ethnic Egbura stock from the defunct Kwararafa Kingdom of the present day Taraba State, North East Nigeria. Following the disintegration of the Kingdom in the 15th century and chieftancy tussle with his half brother, Abutu Eje migrated from Wukari to Idah. While at Idah the family belongs to the famous Apa-akumabi ruling dynasty with the salutations of Ohietes for the males and Onyetes for the females, meaning heads and owners of the land respectively. These family clan was originally known for hunting, farming and great warriors who legendary were known as great archers. The great grandfathers of the founders of Gegu Beki, Agbedo, Ohimozi, Oduse and Omazagu, were Princes Okutachi Edogbanya Nagedu (Gyaku) and Edicha Nagedu(Ahoko) respectively. The direct father of these four brothers, that is Edicha(Ahoko), had two wives. The first wife was known as Princes Omachefu Aigebe Negedu who gave birth to Agbedo and Ohimozi. The second wife was known as Princess Unekwu -Ojo Nagedu who gave birth to a set of twins known as Odutse and Omazagu. Following the chieftancy tussles that engulfed Idah after the mid 16th century Idah/ Benin wars, the four brothers eventually migrated out of Idah with their families in search of a final settlement in the middle of 17th Century. The four brothers expedition was led by the eldest, Agbedo, through uplands and forests lasted for several months, but with a break to take some rest for few days at Gbobe. They however moved to first settled at Ogande at the bank of River Benue. While there, they witnessed unexplained and terrific flood that consumed some of their Children. These natural disasters made them moved out of this first settlement for a more habitable and conducive place of abode. They then moved northward through the rivers of Benue and Niger and finally settled at their present abode of Gegu Beki.