ProudImolite:
which error, your cone head no go allow you

johnmartus:
Igalamela also enslaved them for many years that is why Anambra and Enugu still dominated by igala people.the present governor of Anambra is a igala man.

ABlAstate:



Imo state is a cursed backward shithole. Imo people are moving to Aba for survival. Owerri is known for prostitution lol

ProudImolite:
and you haven't asked where they are from?

Sanchez01:

We all have a history. Blacks were originally foods for the whites to feast on; sell, use and discard as common items. It does not define us even though it is a part of our history.

The idea that Igbos of old were taken as slaves by the Old Bini Kingdom does not change or mean anything. The Old Bini was formidable and vast. It does not necessarily make them cowards.

theTranscriber:
he meant in ratio to your population

ABlAstate:


As an Aba boy, we only Bleep Imo state girls and dump them. Owerri is a cursed backward shithole lol

ProudImolite:
Shut your mouth, you haven't been to Abia in your life, who do you think you are fooling

What this article implies is that the places named Forcados and Escravos are named after the Delta Igbo slaves of then Benin Empire. This is huge. So whenever you want to refer to a proud Benin slave amongst the Delta Igbos you can call him Onye Escravos or Onye Forcados.

FreeIgbos:


And I'm still asking you, do you know the factors that led to our huge population?

Igboland was largely peaceful and the soil was very fertile which led to a boom in population. Same couldn't be said of other areas in the South and Middle belt that faced continues wars, killings and attacks that made settlements for extended periods very difficult.

I still repeat that Igbos still have the largest landmass in Southern Nigeria after Yorubas. If you look at the SW geography, you will observe that Oyo state and the surrounding areas have similar geography with the middle belt, with lots of hills and grasslands unlike Igboland that is densely vegetated and must have been difficult to expand. Also, when you consider that Igboland used to have very fertile soils, then you will understand there wasn't need or the motivation to seek for further lands afield.

chrisxxx:
This could be true. In Ikwerre land we had a lot of Igbo slaves. They were called Owhu. (Slaves) This is not to say we conquered the Igbos, they were bought since they would be carried across Ikwerre land on their way to the Atlantic,
The strong men among them would be brought off by well to do Ikwerre men and other tribes along the coast line.

bjdon:
I agree it's nice to study history, but right now every southerners focus should be on the present. Simply put 2023 will be the most important election in our lifetime. The Fulani are not going to give up power easily. Buhari will either try and engineer a third term or hand pick another Fulani as his successor. The south needs UNITY now more than ever to confront the challenge ahead. Let's leave the past in the past and focus on securing a brighter future for our children.

FreeIgbos:


And I'm still asking you, do you know the factors that led to our huge population?

Igboland was largely peaceful and the soil was very fertile which led to a boom in population. Same couldn't be said of other areas in the South and Middle belt that faced continues wars, killings and attacks that made settlements for extended periods very difficult.

I still repeat that Igbos still have the largest landmass in Southern Nigeria after Yorubas.

hammerDK:



WHY IS THERE NAME IGBO?


IT IS THE SAME THING ABOUT EZE CHIMA.


EZE CHIMA IS NOT IGBO BUT WHY IS HIS NAME IGBO?


IKWERE IS NOT IGBO BUT WHY IS IKWERE IGBO.


GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR BACKWARD REASONING.

SATANICALLY666:





https://m.facebook.com/omokrireno/photos/a.111662537405860/312326664006112/?type=3&source=57

Shiver99:
Goodness, what is it with mushroom tribes and trying to falsify history?

Mushroom tribes never had the guts to enslave the great Igbo race.

The times of war and strife in Igbo countries allowed Igbo merchants to sell other Igbos to foreigners. This is why as far down Igboland, some Igbos had hausa slaves. Not that they invaded hausaland.

It took decades for Europeans with sophisticated weapons to technically 'defeat' the Igbos. Mushrooms trying to do the same would have been wiped out from history.

Sanchez01:

We all have a history. Blacks were originally foods for the whites to feast on; sell, use and discard as common items. It does not define us even though it is a part of our history.

The idea that Igbos of old were taken as slaves by the Old Bini Kingdom does not change or mean anything. The Old Bini was formidable and vast. It does not necessarily make them cowards.

ProudImolite:
Shut your mouth, you haven't been to Abia in your life, who do you think you are fooling

Shiver99:
Goodness, what is it with mushroom tribes and trying to falsify history?

Mushroom tribes never had the guts to enslave the great Igbo race.

The times of war and strife in Igbo countries allowed Igbo merchants to sell other Igbos to foreigners. This is why as far down Igboland, some Igbos had hausa slaves. Not that they invaded hausaland.

It took decades for Europeans with sophisticated weapons to technically 'defeat' the Igbos. Mushrooms trying to do the same would have been wiped out from history.

Shiver99:


Normally I would ignore this post, but for the benefit for all reading:

The only example for this minority power fantasy is a carving of an enslaved man with tribal marks. According to reno, that meant that a super minority tribe managed to enslave Igbo people.

Of course, knowing the groups renowned for tribal marks and assuming you are the ethnicity you are likely to be be; the carving was more likely a depiction of your people.
Or at least some related group.

hammerDK:



THE OLDEST GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA ARE IGBOS.


THE ORIGINAL BINI ARE IGBOS.



THE ONES YOU CALL ESAN ARE IGBOS.


THE KALABARI ARE IGBOS.


NONE OF THEIR HISTORY CAN BE WRITTEN WITHOUT MENTION OF THEIR IGBO ROOTS.

aribisala0:
Ending the slave trade.
This meant a glut of slaves that were freed suddenly in a population that had developed an evolutionary reproductive strategy to cope with unceasing slave raids
A land that is victim of slave raids regularly is not "LARGELY PEACEFUL"
We see a boom in Nigeria population generally over the last 50 years because more children are surviving because of vaccination not fertile soil

Did They arrive yesterday? Did the soil suddenly beocme fertile. to result in a boom in population
Why no boom 500 years ago

Truth is the soil is red and clayey it is not that fertile and even it is that cannot explain a sudden population boom
iboland is not up to Akwa/Cross land

hammerDK:



THE IGBO WERE SEGMENTAL.

IT WAS EASY TO PICK THEM OFF, AS THEY LIVE IN SMALL AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER.


NO CENTRALISED SYSTEM.


ALSO THE KINGDOM OF IDU FOUGHT A WAR WITH OBA TO STOP HIS INVASION OF IGODOMIGODO LAND.

THE OBA REFUSED TO LEAVE AND MARRIED AN IDU PRINCESS.

THEIR DESCENDANTS RULE OVER BINI KINGDOM TODAY.

Walkee:
Idu was not Igbo. In our legend, Idu is the younger brother of Osalobua, Idu is the father of tribes, Esans( who were the descendant of Ogiso Owodo) Binis, Urhobos, Ijaws, Kukurukus, ikas etc

Captain8:
Ijaws are the major player of the slave trade.... Ijaws sold igbos from bony and from excravox....

hammerDK:


ACTUALLY, IDU IS NOT A PERSON.


IDU IS A KINGDOM, NOW REPLACED WITH BINI KINGDOM.


THE NAME OF A PERSON IS IGODO MIGODO.


IGODO WAS A KING IN IDU KINGDOM.


IT IS FUNNY YOU INCLUDED IKA, WHICH IS AN IGBO CLAN.


OGISO IS THE TITLE OF KINGS IN IDU KINGDOM.


TILL THIS DAY IN IGBO LAND, NO KINGSHIP TITLE IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE INCLUSION OF IDU.


THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDEMENT OF IDU AS THE SOURCE OF KINGSHIP.




I.E. Eze Nwaesi Idu Ezeora XXII (1177-1240 CE) OR iduuEri

hammerDK:



MANY OF THE PEOPLE YOU CALL IJAW TODAY ARE ACTUALLY IGBO PEOPLE.



ALL OF THEM FROM ASARI DOWN TO ANNKIO BRIGGS