I know that we have Yoruba in Ilorin and kwarra ,though small , I also think that we have Igbo that are indigenous to kogi via Anambra and anioma border but I don't know that we have some Yoruba in kogi or are they a language that looks like Yoruba...if yes! Why are these Yoruba in kogi coming out to to claim.ams ascertain their Yoruba culture like what we know of the Oyo Yoruba


Pls are the Yoruba in kogi our yoruba? Learnt that some don't like the term Yoruba but I see them as one even the name of the signpost is in Yoruba

Okay

None, just land grabbers who left their homes to cheat the good Kogi people of their inheritance. They even started renaming the towns with some yoruba lingo, well, General Yahaya Bello is treating their fvckups

[/quote][quote author=IkpuMmadu post=65343968]I know that we have Yoruba in Ilorin and kwarra ,though small , I also think that we have Igbo that are indigenous to kogi via Anambra and anioma border but I don't know that we have some Yoruba in kogi or are they a language that looks like Yoruba...if yes! Why are these Yoruba in kogi coming out to to claim.ams ascertain their Yoruba culture like what we know of the Oyo Yoruba


Pls are the Yoruba in kogi our yoruba? Learnt that some don't like the term Yoruba but I see them as one even the name of the signpost is in Yoruba

You should have make enough research before coming online.
Ilorin and kwara are both full bloodied Yoruba and not just small and in the case of kogi state, there are many indigenous Yoruba community.
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aremuforlife:

You should have make enough research before coming online.
Ilorin and kwara are both full bloodied Yoruba and not just small and in the case of kogi state, there are many indigenous Yoruba community.
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Which research? Until you remove the emir of Illorin and impeach Yahaya Bello, you are yarning dust.

There are Yoruba indigines in Enugu also.

I know that there are okun Yorubas in kogi. That's where the likes of dino melaye, James faleke, smart adeyemi e.t.c come from

anyone who knows the op well will just ignore him..always looking for tribal e-fights everywhere.. Don't you get tired?

Look at this OP who wants to use Back door to claim that there are Igbos in Kogi state while pretending to be curious

70-75% of Kwara is Yoruba, 10% are Baruba, 15% are Nupe while the remaining 5% are Fulanis in Ilorin and elsewhere across the state both settled and nomadic.
23% of Kogi state is Yoruba, 30% are Ebira, 40% are Igala, 2% are Bassa while the remaining 5% are Nupes, Idoma, Ogoris and the Hausas in Lokoja.

scholes0:
Look at this OP who wants to use Back door to claim that there are Igbos in Kogi state while pretending to be curious

70-75% of Kwara is Yoruba, 10% are Baruba, 15% are Nupe while the remaining 5% are Fulanis in Ilorin and elsewhere across the state both settled and nomadic.
23% of Kogi state is Yoruba, 30% are Ebira, 40% are Igala, 2% are Bassa while the remaining 5% are Nupes, Idoma, Ogoris and the Hausas in Lokoja.

Go to hell with your fake figures, there are no indigenous Hausa's in Abuja not to talk of Kogi State

babyfaceafrica:
anyone who knows the op well will just ignore him..always looking for tribal e-fights everywhere.. Don't you get tired?

I am asking innocent questions....I have to been to kogi state..before I never knew we had Igbo in kogi also

What's wrong with questions oga

scholes0:
Look at this OP who wants to use Back door to claim that there are Igbos in Kogi state while pretending to be curious

70-75% of Kwara is Yoruba, 10% are Baruba, 15% are Nupe while the remaining 5% are Fulanis in Ilorin and elsewhere across the state both settled and nomadic.
23% of Kogi state is Yoruba, 30% are Ebira, 40% are Igala, 2% are Bassa while the remaining 5% are Nupes, Idoma, Ogoris and the Hausas in Lokoja.

the Igbo-speaking communities in Kogi state especially in Ibaji and Igalamela/Odolu LGAs such as the Eke Avurugo community (which speaks Igbo as first language and Igala as second language). Going through the list of Kogi communities found here: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1249765/1645681001/name/Kogi+East+locailties+working+paper.doc,

one could find a handful of communities which strongly seem to be Igbo communities going by their names, despite the similarities between Igbo and Ibaji Igala names/words,: Ugwuebonyi, Ebokwe, Ozara, Amaeke, Amankpo, Amauwani camp, Amaokwu, Amadiefioha, Amaufulu, etc. all in Igalamela/Odolu LGA. The Odolu community in Igalamela/Odolu LGA is said to speak Igala as first language and the Nsukka Igbo dialect as second language. In Ibaji LGA, we can see some town names such as Nwajala, Umuoye, Ubulie-Umueze which are, most definitely, Igbo community names. One obvious distinguishing factor between Igbo language and Igala is the lack of 'z' in Igala alphabet which is present in Igbo, which possibly rules out an Igala origin for some towns such as Ozara, Umueze etc.

Akpanya is an Igbo-speaking community located deep in the heartland of Igala land. Very little is known about this town. About 95% of the people speak Igbo/are Igbo natives. The town also houses majority of Igbo muslims from Igboland.