RedTarantula:
This is the work of wicked people that always want division amongs the Igbos.

These people are quick to shout 'Igbos are in five SE states only' yet they claim to have their brothers in MB lands of Kwara & Kogi.

I don't blame them but Igbos that have fallen for this nonsense.

How can someone serve you shiit and you eat it?

When have you heard any say I am MB Yoruba or I am NW fulani but when it comes to us in the east we even shout and quarell about this.

It is so frustrating.

Ishilove.

Abagworo:
The Edo descendants found among Delta Igbos were escorts while the major migrants from Benin kingdom were Igbos. At the peak of Benin kingdom most tribes that inhabited the lower Niger migrated en mass to Benin for so many reasons including recruitment into Benin army as mercenary fighters. Odogwu was one of the most popular Igbo men of old that ventured into Benin as a soldier but later left back to Igboland after many victories. The ancient Benin had Yoruba, Igala, Igbo and Ijaw as parts of the population and at a stage during the reign of a man Igbos know as "Obu aru" that Benin was in turmoil in a war Igbos call "Agha Idu n'Oba" the non-Binis left Benin in droves heading back home and in the process establishing settlements on their way back. Most Delta Igbos are descendants of Igbos that left Benin Kingdom heading back to East while Ijaws equally did same. It is easily verifiable by pattern of settlement, language and basic culture. The migrants adopted Benin styled leadership structure and felt superior to their untraveled brothers that were still naive.

There are also some Felta Igbos that never reached Benin but were already settled before those from Benin came to meet them. They are those in Aniocha and Oshimili whom some Benin returnees settled among establishing Benin like micro kingdoms.

lordpherow98:
bro I dnt tink u should classify igbanke as Igbo also.. i'm from igbanke and we speak differently frm the igbos...I understand very little frm what they speak

samyomz:
you talking like someone that is mentally retarded..you know whatt?..i'll leave you to your stupidity....you're pretty tho...but its quite unfortunate that you're not as smart

RareDiamonds:
Delta Igbos are Igbos across the river niger Anambra Igbos are those around the Anambra river, Imo Igbos are those around Imo river etc BUT IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS WE ARE ALL IGBOS. WE ARE THESAME PEOPLE WITH THESAME LANGUAGE, CULTURE, TRADITION AND HISTORY.

ALA IGBO WU OBODO OMA

codemaniacs:


Igbos have nothing to do with bini.. Igbos were across the Niger living in their own kingdoms..

there is nothing like Edo descendants, Edo was created in 1991.. the word "Edo" started in 1991.. they are Binis..

90% of Ijawland was part of Western Nigeria before Gowon decided to cause division..

oluole:


if you take statistics majority of delta igbos don't like being called igbo and same with ikwerres for obious reasons

Igboid:
Ngozi123.

Nice submissions from you. Dalu.

To add to what you wrote. Not all Bini surnames in Anioma means that the bearers ancestors were Bini. That is usually a mistake many make.

In the pre colonial days, Bini empire was strong and it's influence extended over the Western Igbo area and Eastern Yorubaland.

Bini was seen as royalty and many non Bini people voluntarily took on Bini sounding names to curry favour from Bini.

Example can be seen from the list of the names of Ugbodu Kings:

Adeola,
Aderemi,
Ariyo,
Odofin;
Adetunji,
Oyetunji,
Ogbomon,


Ozoluwa,
Izebuwa,
Ogbelaka,
Izedomen
, Osakpalor,
Esigie,
Igbinadolor,
Osalohua,
Osamewanmen,
Ebor,


Dike,
Ochei,
Ezenwani,
Isinyemeze.


Ugbodu people are Yoruba speaking people that migrated into Anioma from Ondo area.
Notice how the names of their kings were initially Yoruba when they arrived the Anioma area, and gradually turned to Edo coinciding with the period of Edo renaissance and when Bini empire was at it's peak.

These kings were still Olukumi speaking and descendants of the ones with Yoruba names, but took on Edo names to curry favour from Bini empire.

When Bini empire fell, the Igbo renaissance started, the Igbo Union grew in leaps and bounds, so the Olukumi speaking Ugbodu kings started borrowing the Igbo names of their Enu-ani neighbors, and this had continued till today, as Anioma continues to evolve into an Igbo enclave.

But notice in all these evolution, the Ugbodu Olukumi Yoruboid language had remained, indicating that language is a better indicator of true origin than names.

Igbo speaking Anioma clans have no other language other their Igbo dialects, indicating Igbo origin, despite many Bini sounding names acquired voluntarily or by force during Bini empire renaissance or during their stay in Bini.

realkingqueen:
lol,you Yoruba's can be really funny,pls what's so great about your Yoruba tribe??

stonemasonn:
Haba baby gal Yorubas are only interested with your girls Honestly they don't know the difference between Igbo and Delta Igbos.
Omo you fine no be small.

Drchristian:

yoruba r so great that they accommodate refugees of millions of ibos or igbos of which many of them now speak yorubas and assimilated yoruba's culture....

Yorubas are d greatest sister

realkingqueen:
well dumb people always think they make sense,so I don't blame you..I'm used to seeing stupid people on here but yours is really disturbing and please stop with the you're pretty comment cos that's stale,to think that's the only sensible comment you made even when its not needed shows how stupid you are.asshole

samyomz:
oh...you dont get..me saying "you're pretty" doesnt mean im using it as a pick up line ..i'm trying to re-ignite your already extinguished self esteem..bt its quite unfortunate that you lack the mental capacity to decipher an easily understandable statement....i'm trying to pull you out of the pit you put yourself into bt the more i try ..the deeper you get...i will engage you nomore# cheers...

Nahwao:
Why are you wasting your time?

Nigerians owe Igbos reparations for being killed in mass numbers over acts perpretrated by Niger Deltans, Yorubas and Aniomas.

Simple. This is a fact that I don't care to hide anymore.

You think you are smart but you better shut your rotten brain. You sound like a chained ffooll with severe beating to the head. Nice effort in trying to instigate a fight between Southeast Igbos and Delta Igbos.

Shym3xx:


Lol. My bad. But posted this on the first page:



There's nothing to be ashamed of if you're a descendant of Igbo slaves. At that point in history, despite the fact that Igbos had a huge population - they all lived separately in different hamlets in the forest, hence it was easy for just anyone with a decent army to raid anywhere in Igboland and capture as many slaves as possible.

Anyway, I only came to post a comment on the thread based on my relations. But ya brothers dragged me into it like they always do, due to emotional impulses and their effeminate temperament. Hence I decided to wear the history tutor jacket I took off time ago, to give them a proper history lesson lool. Apart from my Itsekiri cousins - I don't care for Delta. Hopefully, they ingested the knowledge I kicked on this thread in good faith.

As someone who actually has ancestral ties to the Aniomas in Delta State

realkingqueen:
did you just say refugees??..I give up,won't even dare arguing with you

realkingqueen:
...extinguished self esteem??lol dude bye

papparatzzi2013:


Revisionist. Yorubas in Togo are not slaves. Yorubas never lost any war.

We conquered the Ewe and Fons in Benin Republic and Togo, down to the Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana.

They were all paying tributaries to Alaafin, the Emperor of that time and all conquered lands made yoruba language their official language.

Ngozi123:


Instead of you to just admit to your mistake and move on, you're here trying to justify yourself.
Take a good look at the bolded:


This does not mean that I'm from Delta State. There are Anioma people in Anambra State as well as other areas of Igboland. Bini soldiers have never stepped foot in Igboland so how on earth could they have captured slaves from there? The relationship between my people and the Bini was a cordial and mutually beneficial one.

Like I said, don't involve yourself in matters that do not concern you or matters of which you are ignorant.

cremedelacreme:
Nice write up. Igbo is Igbo. From Igbanke to Ihiala, Ahoada to Arochukwu, Oguta to Oba, Ezza to Etche. there is nothing like ''Delta Igbo'' or ''Main Igbo'.


Meanwhile....

Igboid:


Are many Yorubas ancestrally Yorubas?

Are the Ijebus not Sudanese descendants? Is Oduduwa not a Bini Prince?

Is Lagos dynasty no longer of Bini ancestry?
Are most Oyo people not Nupes who conquered Katunga and assimilated into the Yoruba groups there? Are half of those Yoruba speaking Kwarans no longer Hausa and Fulani people that conquered those places, but were still overwhelmed by the indigenous population, so much that they had to assimilate and today speak and answer Yoruba names?

What's this fascination of Nigerians with everything Igbo. Are there any ethnic group on earth that is 100% homogeneous and don't incorporate non ethnic neighboring migrant societies who become assimilated into their host language and culture?

samyomz:
oh...you dont get..me saying "you're pretty" doesnt mean im using it as a pick up line ..i'm trying to re-ignite your already extinguished self esteem..bt its quite unfortunate that you lack the mental capacity to decipher an easily understandable statement....i'm trying to pull you out of the pit you put yourself into bt the more i try ..the deeper you get...i will engage you nomore# cheers...

Drchristian:

yes d yoruba nation has done more than u can reciprocate 4 igbos and Nigeria but still some of u r ungrateful, parasitic and refuse to acknowledge dat...come here and see for yourself. maybe u even live in d west like ur people sef.

OdenigboAroli:


Why are you exchanging words with an inferior?
Can't you see how he keep screaming slaves everywhere like a mad dog that he is. He is suffering from numerous bearings he got from Igbo guys years ago. A man with low self esteem will never be at peace with himself...lol

realkingqueen:
you know nothing about my self esteem..do you think someone like me would ever I mean ever have self esteem issues??matter of fact if you know me,you would think I'm too proud..dude bye,i have wasted so much of my precious time already,time i would have invested into something productive.

Ngozi123:


I apologise. I only wanted to clarify to everyone here that I am not from Delta State, just in case someone tries to accuse me of lying about my heritage.

quote author=OdenigboAroli post=49393676]

Ngozi123:

Instead of you to just admit to your mistake and move on, you're here trying to justify yourself.
Take a good look at the bolded:

This does not mean that I'm from Delta State. There are Anioma people in Anambra State as well as other areas of Igboland. Bini soldiers have never stepped foot in Igboland so how on earth could they have captured slaves from there? The relationship between my people and the Bini was a cordial and a mutually beneficial one.

Like I said, don't involve yourself in matters that do not concern you or matters of which you are ignorant.

The limits of the Ibo country have now been approxi-
mately defined, and the territory apportioned into dis-
tricts. A network of Government stations has been
established, and trading and missionary interests shew
evidence of vigorous prosperity. The Ibos are distributed
over the greater part of the Central Province of the Pro-
tectorate and number about four millions, i.e., probably
half the total population of Southern Nigeria.

In the Delta districts, and especially in the neighbour-
hood of Bonny and other coast towns, they are not in-
digenous. They consist chiefly of slaves under the control
of " Heads of Houses." These slaves often outnumber
the original inhabitants, and their language is of such
vitality that " Bonny Ibo " predominates over the other
dialects of the district.

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