Iread somewhere that the Egbas once controlled the entire Southwest as Igbos before being defeated by Queen Moremi. Were the Egba such warriors?

I'm having a hard time believing that they are Igbo. As for the warrior part, I wouldn't know.

we the Egbas have always been the shining light in ng, so for you to think that we are igbos is an insult, we have never been defeated in abeokuta by any army, even britain dared not attack us as we were the first to get independent in ng. we are not igbos if we are we would have won biafra war. simple

Largely unnecessary, and doesn't really prove your point, but yeah, I agree with you about the Egba not being Igbo.

what do you then call the action of moremi against your ancient king.was that not a strategic error on the part of the egba,allowing that seductive woman meet their warrior king alone?because of that, the 'defeat of the igbo(egba?) warriors is celebrated every year.

we are not igbos if we are we would have won biafra war. simple
You may not have fought with the south eatsern igbos,but your people felt that war as if it was their own.for instance, the great wole soyinka was jailed by the nigerian governmentat the same time(1967- 1970),for the same cause. Beyond the clouds of politics lies a common bond of brotherhood that no one can cut off.I still hold that the igbo and egba are like two brilliant brothers.

@@@u are igbo

no time to listen to s hit talks

get the thang DNA

chikena

The Egba relocated to Abeokuta from Northern Nigeria, they were led by their Moses, a prince of Oyo called Lisabi hence the saying Egba omo Lisabi. Some people are publishing works saying Egbas are descendants of Igbos who followed the Benin empire to fight wars in the Southwest. This is very sad because Egba was recently established. There was no Egba in the 18th century. Egba was established by refugees. Oyo was the largest city, Owu was the rival both were burnt down. Abeokuta, Ibadan, Ogbomosho, Ijaiye, Ilorin, Gbongan, Modakeke were peopled by those refugees. The Benin was already non existent before the end of the 18th century and there was no Benin induced refugee movement. Benin activities on Yoruba land was restricted to fringes of Ondo and Ekiti states. They took Ijesa territories for like 200 years but all those former Ijesa outposts were independent and standing alone before the end of the 18th century. Some Anioma Igbos would have been among the soldiers as well as Afemai, Urhobo, Itsekiri, Esan and etc including the Yoruba but they never entered Ogun or Osun state. On those lands were well established organised and tax paying nations. You can't pass through the land as a stranger unless granted authourity. The Ijebu were forced open by a combined British and Ibadan force of over 50 thousand men in the 1890s or so. They massed against the British and sacrificed a human being while spoiling for war. Don't go around spreading tales that never happened. The Benin never entered Ijebu territory. The Egba that entered saw hell before being allowed to settle in the 19th century. All the wars are well documented with names of actors. All Egba families know their ancestry and their orikis. It is very disheartening to be reading these kind of works.

Thousands of years ago, the Igbos and the Yoruba were one people. DNA and llinguistics show this clearly but saying Egbas, a very new people are Igbos is too flawed.

IMPOSSIBLE - My people are NOT IGBOS. We are the light of the world and hence no connection with darkness. Thank youl

lawani:
The Egba relocated to Abeokuta from Northern Nigeria, they were led by their Moses, a prince of Oyo called Lisabi hence the saying Egba omo Lisabi. Some people are publishing works saying Egbas are descendants of Igbos who followed the Benin empire to fight wars in the Southwest. This is very sad because Egba was recently established. There was no Egba in the 18th century. Egba was established by refugees. Oyo was the largest city, Owu was the rival both were burnt down. Abeokuta, Ibadan, Ogbomosho, Ijaiye, Ilorin, Gbongan, Modakeke were peopled by those refugees. The Benin was already non existent before the end of the 18th century and there was no Benin induced refugee movement. Benin activities on Yoruba land was restricted to fringes of Ondo and Ekiti states. They took Ijesa territories for like 200 years but all those former Ijesa outposts were independent and standing alone before the end of the 18th century. Some Anioma Igbos would have been among the soldiers as well as Afemai, Urhobo, Itsekiri, Esan and etc including the Yoruba but they never entered Ogun or Osun state. On those lands were well established organised and tax paying nations. You can't pass through the land as a stranger unless granted authourity. The Ijebu were forced open by a combined British and Ibadan force of over 50 thousand men in the 1890s or so. They massed against the British and sacrificed a human being while spoiling for war. Don't go around spreading tales that never happened. The Benin never entered Ijebu territory. The Egba that entered saw hell before being allowed to settle in the 19th century. All the wars are well documented with names of actors. All Egba families know their ancestry and their orikis. It is very disheartening to be reading these kind of works.

Thousands of years ago, the Igbos and the Yoruba were one people. DNA and llinguistics show this clearly but saying Egbas, a very new people are Igbos is too flawed.

Thanks for your narrations, however we are NOT related to the Igbos, that’s insulting, Igbos have recently taken it one step too far by claiming Lagos is no man’s land and Egbas and Ijebu being Igbos. How many times have Yoruba people picked people from their midst and claim them to be Yoruba? This has to stop ! It’s really irritating .

Egba, eba or whatever they call themselves are not Igbo, thats an insult to my ethnic group.

Pls op resist the temptation of attaching anything yorober to my ethnic group, it's demeaning.


Thank you

How can u say egba a coward YORUBA tribe is igbo.. Pls stop that insult to great igbo nation.

DAHOMEY Women conquered yoruba tribe in the olden days.. It's an insult to Igbos. To associate egba with igbo.

THEY CAN NEVA BE IGBO

chiipink:
How can u say egba a coward YORUBA tribe is igbo.. Pls stop that insult to great igbo nation.

DAHOMEY Women conquered yoruba tribe in the older days.. It's an insult to Igbos. To associate egba with igbo.

THEY CAN NEVA BE IGBO

Coward has another meaning to the ibos.

"There is no doubt at all that there is a strand in contemporary Igbo behaviour that can offend; by its noisy exhibitionism and disregard for humility and quietness" -Chinua Achebe

greensandy:


Coward has another meaning to the ibos.

"There is no doubt at all that there is a strand in contemporary Igbo behaviour that can offend; by its noisy exhibitionism and disregard for humility and quietness" -Chinua Achebe

This guy is not an igbo man I'm sure u know him very well, but read what he said..

I am a full-blooded Egba-man. This is fake News.