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Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo by Nobody: 6:21am On Jun 07, 2019
Dr. Bolaji Aremo, a retired Associate Professor of English and ex-Head, Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has suggested that while Igbos were Aborigines of Ile Ife and once lived there with their Yoruba cousins, they left long before the arrival of Oduduwa the Great who founded the Ooni of Ife Dynasty.

While speaking to Ggenga Adeniji of The Punch, the don who wrote the book ‘How Yoruba and Igbo Became Different Languages’ (published in 2009), also stated that the two languages are historically from the same parent language. He describes this language as Proto Igbo/Yoruba language and states that if someone who spoke that language were to come back to Nigeria in this age, he would neither understand Yoruba nor Igbo.



The linguistics expert further stated that Niger Delta dialects of Igbo like Ikwerre and Ika are indeed Igbo dialects.

A very interesting interview.

Read it here: https://punchng.com/my-submission-that-yoruba-igbo-have-same-parent-language-not-political-aremo/

But One Question, Sir: If the Igbo Aborigines of Ife left long before the arrival of Oduduwa (as you suggest), then who were those Igbos that Yoruba heroine Lolo Moremi Ajasoro met at Igbomokun?

Sources: http://www.igbodefender.com/2019/06/07/igbo-aborigines-left-ife-before-oduduwa-arrived-dr-bolaji-aremo/#more-1680

https://punchng.com/my-submission-that-yoruba-igbo-have-same-parent-language-not-political-aremo
Re: Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo by aolawale025: 6:35am On Jun 07, 2019
The people Moremi met will be the Ugbos in ondo state

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Re: Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo by helinues: 6:38am On Jun 07, 2019
Non issues to write about.

They can never be Oduduwa.. Head no dey flat for west side the best side
Re: Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo by seunmsg(m): 6:46am On Jun 07, 2019
igbodefender:


But One Question, Sir: If the Igbo Aborigines of Ife left long before the arrival of Oduduwa (as you suggest), then who were those Igbos that Yoruba heroine Lolo Moremi Ajasoro met at Igbomokun?


So


They are Ugbo people in present day Ilaje local government of Ondo State. They are very different from Igbo people. You can read up the account of Oba Fredrick Obateru - The Olugbo of Ugbo on the Moremi story.

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Re: Igbo Aborigines… Left Ife Long Before Oduduwa Arrived – Dr Bolaji Aremo by Westtimeline: 10:42am On Jun 07, 2019
Igbo ko, Igba ni

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