comos:
I wonder why Igbos are calming the famous Oladuah Equiano as one of their own, but google-wikipedia has actually trace the root of this man to present Edo state, Nigeria.

Please find below an extract of his history from google-Wikipedia

Early life and enslavement[edit]
Equiano recounted an incident when an attempted kidnapping of children was foiled by adults in his villages in Benin, Nigeria. When he was around the age of eleven, he and his sister were left alone to look after their family's premises, as was common when adults went out of the house to work. They were both kidnapped and taken far away from their hometown of Etsako, separated, and sold to slave traders.

source: Wikipedia-Google.

comos:
I wonder why Igbos are calming the famous Oladuah Equiano as one of their own, but google-wikipedia has actually trace the root of this man to present Edo state, Nigeria.

Please find below an extract of his history from google-Wikipedia

Early life and enslavement[edit]
Equiano recounted an incident when an attempted kidnapping of children was foiled by adults in his villages in Benin, Nigeria.When he was around the age of eleven, he and his sister were left alone to look after their family's premises, as was common when adults went out of the house to work. They were both kidnapped and taken far away from their hometown of Etsako, separated, and sold to slave traders.

source: Wikipedia-Google.

comos:
I wonder why Igbos are calming the famous Oladuah Equiano as one of their own, but google-wikipedia has actually trace the root of this man to present Edo state, Nigeria.

Please find below an extract of his history from google-Wikipedia

Early life and enslavement[edit]
Equiano recounted an incident when an attempted kidnapping of children was foiled by adults in his villages in Benin, Nigeria.When he was around the age of eleven, he and his sister were left alone to look after their family's premises, as was common when adults went out of the house to work. They were both kidnapped and taken far away from their hometown of Etsako, separated, and sold to slave traders.

source: Wikipedia-Google.

giftq:


"in one of the most remote and fertile of which, called Eboe, I was born, in the year 1745, in a charming fruitful vale, named Essaka. "


---- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, page 2

comos:
[s]I wonder why Igbos are calming the famous Oladuah Equiano as one of their own, but google-wikipedia has actually trace the root of this man to present Edo state, Nigeria.

Please find below an extract of his history from google-Wikipedia

Early life and enslavement[edit]
Equiano recounted an incident when an attempted kidnapping of children was foiled by adults in his villages in Benin, Nigeria.When he was around the age of eleven, he and his sister were left alone to look after their family's premises, as was common when adults went out of the house to work. They were both kidnapped and taken far away from their hometown of Etsako, separated, and sold to slave traders.

source: Wikipedia-Google.[/s]

bakynes:
That name doesn't even sound Igbo. His slave master renamed him Gustava so his original name is Oladuah Equiano sounds more Benin if you ask me.

giftq:

So, tell us the meaning of Olaudah and Equiano in Benin language
We are waiting

BudeYahooCom:


Your muslim anti-Igbo ewedu-dripping mouth can cry to Allah 100 times the truth remains that Olaudah in his book made it very clear he is Eboe (Igbo) without leaving a shred of doubt, he only passed through benin enroute to slavery. We know you this but can't live with the fact that the great Igbo man is being celebrated globally due to your prehistoric envy. Pls die if you want to.

Fact number 1.
He translated his name Ikwuano (Equiano) Olaudah (which mean loud voice in Igbo). What does Olaudah mean in Edo or yoruba (as you would like to claim by extension)?

Fact 2
He mentioned 'Esseke' which is a town actually spelt Iseke in Ihiala local government area Anambra of today. I am from Ihiala and today a 45 minute drive from Ihiala will get you into the region that was the old benin empire. You see the proximity?

Fact 3
In his book, he mentioned our Igbo for market day as 'Oye' (Orie) 'Ukwo' (Nkwo) 'Ah-for' (Afor) 'Ekeh' (Eke). Where does benin come in here.

Cry till you die, grit your muslim teeth till you quench with hate. Everyone knows Olaudah remain IGBO as every True historian knows. Bitter pill for you right?

bakynes:

U tell me what it means in Igbo, I am not Benin.

bakynes:
According to Wikipedia he said he was captured from his home town in Etsako in present day Edo state so why are the Igbos trying to claim him. Is it because Edo was spelt an Eboe, now translated Eboe to Igbo.i though you guys said it was the British who spent Igbo wrongly am Ibo . The guy is from Edo state Jare, I was wondering how the name Oladuah Equiano became Igbo doesn't even sound Igbo one bit.

giftq:


BudeYahooCom already posted


1. Ikwuano (Equiano)
2. Olaudah (Ola=jewel / Udah = loud/musical).
3. So Olaudah means a loud/melodious/musical jewel

bakynes:
According to Wikipedia he said he was captured from his home town in Etsako in present day Edo state so why are the Igbos trying to claim him. Is it because Edo was spelt an Eboe, now translated Eboe to Igbo.i though you guys said it was the British who spent Igbo wrongly am Ibo . The guy is from Edo state Jare, I was wondering how the name Oladuah Equiano became Igbo doesn't even sound Igbo one bit.

bakynes:

Guy lemme tell you different names means different meaning in different languages. Igbo is a tribe but Igbo in Yourba means Bush or weed.

For the fact his name gas meaning in Igbo doesn't make him Igbo, his Testament revieled he is from Etsako a village near Bini Kingdom.

Where is your own source, Equiano said it himself he is from Etsako.

bakynes:

Mumu cancelling Wikipedia's account of Oladuah Equiano's testament of where he came from, where is your source not just stupid guess work of Eboe meaning Ibo.

bakynes:

Guy lemme tell you different names means different meaning in different languages. Igbo is a tribe but Igbo in Yourba means Bush or weed.

For the fact his name has meaning in Igbo doesn't make him Igbo, his Testament revieled he is from Etsako a village near Bini Kingdom.

Where is your own source, Equiano said it himself he is from Etsako.

BudeYahooCom:


Muslimumu ewedurudeen anti-ibo, Have you read his book, he TRANSLATED HIS NAME OLAUDAH AS 'LOUD VOICE' therein and that's what it really means in Igbo.

Read book, you say na ile Ikewu arabic school you go go. Na me do you?

bakynes:

Give us the link to the book, I don't think anybody would want to deliberately change his origin just to discredit Igbos. Give us the link.

giftq:

The mumu Edo/Bini people were the imbec1les selling their neighbors into slavery.

Now, can you show us other documents where Edo was spelt as Eboe?

giftq:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interesting_Narrative_of_the_Life_of_Olaudah_Equiano

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15399

BudeYahooCom:


Muslimumu ewedurudeen anti-ibo, Have you read his book, he TRANSLATED HIS NAME OLAUDAH AS 'LOUD VOICE' therein and that's what it really means in Igbo. What does it mean in Benin? Even the Benin people here know the truth and are not foolish enough to claim him.

Read book, you say na ile Ikewu arabic school you go go. Na me do you?

bakynes:

Give us the link to the book, I don't think anybody would want to deliberately change his origin just to discredit Igbos. Give us the link.

comos:
[s]I wonder why Igbos are calming the famous Oladuah Equiano as one of their own, but google-wikipedia has actually trace the root of this man to present Edo state, Nigeria.

Please find below an extract of his history from google-Wikipedia

Early life and enslavement[edit]
Equiano recounted an incident when an attempted kidnapping of children was foiled by adults in his villages in Benin, Nigeria.When he was around the age of eleven, he and his sister were left alone to look after their family's premises, as was common when adults went out of the house to work. They were both kidnapped and taken far away from their hometown of Etsako, separated, and sold to slave traders.
[/s]
source: Wikipedia-Google.

bakynes:

They even said there is a controversy over his Origin, well it adds nothing to my life I am not Anti-igbo just thought it was one of those threads Igbos on Nairaland tried to twist history to favour them.

I wonder who wrote the part in Wikipedia that say Etsako his hometown close to Bini.

Which ever way either Esseke or Etsako I don't care.

bakynes:

They even said there is a controversy over his Origin, well it adds nothing to my life I am not Anti-igbo just thought it was one of those threads Igbos on Nairaland tried to twist history to favour them.

I wonder who wrote the part in Wikipedia that say Etsako his hometown close to Bini.

Which ever way either Esseke or Etsako I don't care.