Abagworo:


There's a problem here. Do you mean Igbo ethnic group or Igbo speaking population or Igbo related ethnic groups?

If its Igbo speaking population, then Musiwa is probably right but if its ethnic Igbos then we should be talking about 10% and they are found in Egbema part of ONELGA and Oyigbo only.

Igbo related like Ikwerre, Ogba, Etche etc are roughly 50% or more.

MrAnyachi:

[s]nonsense analysis. shut up if u don't know what to contribute. My wife is from port Harcourt. her father will cut off ur head if u dare tell him that he's not Igbo.
even my bonny and opobo friends hasn't deny their igbo identity. Don't you know why it is hard to create a new state from rivers? it is coz bonny and opobo said that they won't be cut off from their brothers. if ijaws want a new state from rivers, it should stop at degema or new kalabari.[/s]

Kponkwem:


You are correct, when Adekunle's 3rd marine commandos arrived Igbo speaking areas of present Rivers and whipped their asses and defences, in the push to 'Igbo heartland', they had to accept they are non Igbo to avoid the fate that befell their brothers in starvation.

The challenge is reorienting them now, because a whole new generation of these Rivers indigenes face serious emotional and psychological identity dysfunctional syndrome-always on the defensive- aggressively charging at other Nigerians in their denial of not being Igbo.

When other Nigerians encounter them in training colleges, offices and businesses, they only but feel pity for their dual/split identity-perceived Igbo but claims 'minority' all because of belonging to oil states.

This situation would have befallen the Aniomas- until their elders decided to support their racial kith and kins because their son Nzeogwu had a hand in the whole crisis. They paid the price-yes-in Asaba massacre by Murtala's troops, but they have put that in their stride and moved on. Today even with low oil resources, Delta Igbo account for three of Nigeria' top 10 richest citizens: Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu and Peter Eloka Okocha.

My brothers, we need to reorientate our kiths in Rivers with the Igbo historical works such as T. Basden, Kenneth Dike, Elizabeth Isichei etc. We know the likes of Elechi Amadi- who made his name on the back of Igbo/Ikwerre history is part of the seeds of discord. If Obi Wali, Francis Ellah, Eze Rebisi and Eze Nwuche of Ekpeye were to have been alive and strong they won't allow this barefaced erosion of cultural ties to continue.

Abagworo:


There's a problem here. Do you mean Igbo ethnic group or Igbo speaking population or Igbo related ethnic groups?

If its Igbo speaking population, then Musiwa is probably right but if its ethnic Igbos then we should be talking about 10% and they are found in Egbema part of ONELGA and Oyigbo only.

Igbo related like Ikwerre, Ogba, Etche etc are roughly 50% or more.

revolt:
did obiwali identify as igbo? I remember he died in suspicious circumstances... involving an adulterous wife and lover though..was young then.