According to you, after the British banned slavery, you Itshekiri people were forced to set them free. Some returned to Igbo land, others remained with you and gradually formed a new language called **** (you can't mention) About 200,000 of them are still with you.
Reno, you went further as a Harvard-Oxford historian you are to say: "I will not reveal the name of this tribe called ****, because I do not want to offend them, but they are in Delta State)".

You said also: if they speak; Igbo, Bini, Itshekiri and Portuguese will understand.
You said they have names like Iweka, Ikenna etc. You claimed that is how some of your names and also Benin names went into the Igbo lexicon.

You also said because of the sheer number of Igbo slaves you sold at Ogidigben, the Portuguese named the town Escravos.
Reno, I know that you know it all from politics, religion, social life, relationship, everything about life, God is learning from you because you know it all, that's why you dislike dissenting opinion.

I am not here for attack, but historical reasoning.
First of all, I want to ask you questions:

What century did the Itshekiri started having Igbo as slaves? When exactly? Oh you said centuries.

From your bogus writeup that lacks academic and historical substance, you claimed your people interacted with the Portuguese
perhaps in the slave business.

Reno, the first time the Portuguese came to Nigeria was in the 15th century. They started trading brass and copper, pepper, cloth, ivory. In the1490s a Portuguese trader wrote that at Benin, copper bracelets were more highly prized than brass.
It was later, when the slave trade became norm in other African countries that the Portuguese involved themselves into that. Their initial arrival was purely for business.

Again, those captured as slaves were sent to new world. Bonny was the settlement before taking off.
There was a Calabar shore. This was when the British was already here.

I'm yet to see any researcher who is afraid to mention names of a people he is writing about cos he doesn't want to offend them.

You claimed that Igbo slaves the Itshekiri had formed their own language.
Only a clown does that. Just a clown and clout chaser.

According to you, the name of the language is *****. I know you are well educated and read more than everyone in the world, since when has name of a language turned to *****?
Reno, why are you afraid of mentioning the name of the language they formed while living in Itshekiri, after being freed as slaves? That is the height of your intellectual dishonesty. If you really know what you are saying, you will not shy away from mentioning the name.
I studied Linguistics, and historical linguistics is one of my best area of interest. New language cannot just be formed like that. That leads us to one of the macro Linguistics known as sociolinguistics. There must be language contact.
Interaction with people around will affect the language of the people. If really they were Igbo slaves freed by the Itshekiri's according to your soured nugget, why are they not speaking Itshekiri but had to form their language which isn't Igbo, but a different language entirely?
In your second claim, you said about 200,000 are still with you. The question is, where are they located in Itshekiri land? Who are they? You can't tell us, Mr. I Know All. You are using *****.
Reno, the Igbo in Equitorial Guinea still retain some aspect of Igbo culture and language despite the influence of the tribes around them, how come the Igbo slaves in Itshekiri here, not up to 4 hours from Asaba had forgotten everything about their Igbonness despite having Igbo
scattered everywhere and doing businesses in Delta? Isn't that laughable?

Reno, you said you are not going to mention names of the tribe of Igbo who were Itshekiri ex-slave because you don't want to offend them. Haba...Every society has dark age. What are you hiding?
scattered everywhere and doing businesses in Delta? Isn't that laughable?

Because you know you just talk many times without thinking or carry out research cos you know that many you can deceive with your unmaggi nugget will think you are saying the truth without knowing that your nugget has lacked intellectual nutrients.
Call the name of the Igbo tribe in Delta or anywhere in Igbo land that was Itshekiri ex-slave, you guys freed them after the abolition of slave trade.

From those posts of yours, you also claimed that Jaja of Opobo was bought by the Ijaw and they made him king.

Really?
It was Obua Ajukwu of Oguta who took Jaja from Ụmụduruọha, Amaigbo now in Imo State to Bonny when he was 12. The slavery he was taken to was apprenticeship type. He earned his way out of it. He rolled with the Ijaw and was enculturated according to the Ijaw rituals
and subsequently rose to head the Anna Pepple House merchant fraction of Bonny Island.

As he was leading, they took over the trade in the Bonny region until there was a dispute with the Manilla Pepple House led by Oko Jumbo.
In 1869, he formed Opobo which was later known as a Kingdom trading the highest palm oil courtesy of Jaja. This brought attention of the British. He blocked access for the British to monopolize the market. Berlin Conference of 1884 forcefully designated Opobo as British territory
Dear Reno, Ijaw did not make Jaja of Opobo king neither did they buy him as slave as you claimed. He formed a kingdom of Opobo about 26 miles away from east of Bonny.

I am back to hear the name of the Igbo tribe in Delta that was ex-slave to the Itshekiri. Is it Ọgwashị Ukwu—
the progenitor was of Nshi (Nri). Is it Igboụzọ— the progenitor was of Isuama Igbo.

Before you talk, go read up about the pre-colonial Igbo society from the notable world renowned historians—Professor Elizabeth Isichei, Professor Ọnwụejeọgwụ, Professor Kenneth Dike,
Professor A. Afigbo and many more. You don't trust Nigerian authors right? Then go read up "Among the Ibos of Nigeria", by. G.T. Basden. Professor Elizabeth Isichei is a white woman, married to Igbo.
Professor Kenneth is the first Professor of history in Nigeria and the first black Vice Chancellor of the University College, Ibadan.

Reno, I ask again, when has a name of people and language turn to *****?
You think history is about PDP and APC where you can use any propaganda to pass anything. You think it is about a political and societal criticism. You think it's your daily Bible quotes and unsolicited relationship advice.
Dear Reno, I have cleared my conscience. You can now go ahead and block me on Twitter just as you did on Facebook. That is how intellectual co.wards behave. If you wish to, I am ready for open debate on pre-colonial Igbo history. Let's do this. This is not about noisemaking.
You wake up every morning to have opinion over what you know and what you don't know. I am not taking this personal. Not because you blocked me. But because I want to clear the air and state obviously that if you are not mentioning the names of the so called Igbo ex-Itshekiri
tribe who now live among you with population of 200,000, form their own language, live in Igbo land and Delta, then you are telling the world how a renowned liar you are.

Block button is there, do your thing.
Don't expect silence when you decide to sell false narratives about the Igbo. The time of silence has gone.

I'm still waiting for your response. I recommend also, buy more Maggi for your nugget because it's really lacking condiments.

I challenge you for an open debate on this!
But before then, mention names of those your Igbo ex-slaves& the language they formed. Tell us the data you used to carry out your research that 200,000 of them still live amongst your people.

If you are unable to do this, I'm sorry, I can't take you serious.

© Maazi Ogbonnaya

I am not igbo so I have nothing to say. every society has dark age;- Op.
Fulani is your problem

I am about to post the real truth about Benin, Ijaw, Olukumi and Itsekiri

The Igbo slaves are to be found in Delta according to the writeup. So it is not Igbo nation thing. Bini cannot match the Igbo nation in their wildest dreams. The people in question are the proud Bini slaves, the Ika people.

He is afraid to mention the name of the so called Igbo slave number about 200000 in delta yet he is not afraid to suddenly conjure up a history about Igbo people.
What a coward

Itshekiri and Benin kingdom of yesterday will use Igbo slaves.

Except they are Itshekiri and Benin citizens captured as slaves, taught the Igbo language and sold back to their people.

Igbos do that alot. After servitude you are allowed to return.

Remo Onokri a history revisionist is apparently baiting intellectual discourse but doing so from a really low depth of knowledge.

Where on earth can one buy peace, and what is the medium of exchange?....

Slaves exhibit the following traits; criminality, hypocrisy, chameleonic, baby factory ritualism, drug trafficking, aggressiveness, quest for money at all cost, we know they are slaves.

Reno is a polithiefcian. An independent Biafra is an end to his political career

Reno trying really hard to spite the Igbos and remain relevant


He knows how his half baked stories about christianity is corrected by Rev fr. Ugwu and the humiliation he has had there in.

May be soon he will start #freeigboho campaign

greatiyk4u:
Reno trying really hard to spite the Igbos and remain relevant


He knows how his half baked stories about christianity is corrected by Rev fr. Ugwu and the humiliation he has had there in.

May be soon he will start #freeigboho campaign

Already started - it's my moniker!

iSlayer:
The Igbo slaves are to be found in Delta according to the writeup. So it is not Igbo nation thing. Bini cannot match the Igbo nation in their wildest dreams. The people in question are the proud Bini slaves, the Ika people.

Gbam.

Reno should stop playing hide and seek games and write the **** as Ika or Ukwuani/Ndokwa, we all know he is referring to.

Ariani:


Gbam.

Reno should stop playing hide and seek games and write the **** as Ika or Ukwuani/Ndokwa, we all know he is referring to.

Hahahaha

TarOrfeeek:
Itshekiri and Benin kingdom of yesterday will use Igbo slaves.

Except they are Itshekiri and Benin citizens captured as slaves, taught the Igbo language and sold back to their people.

Igbos do that alot. After servitude you are allowed to return.

Remo Onokri a history revisionist is apparently baiting intellectual discourse but doing so from a really low depth of knowledge.

The Igbos Reno meant are Ika and Ndokwa/Ukwuani people.
Who are really not Igbos, and Reno know that, which is why he wrote ***** instead of mentioning their names.

See the history of Bini invasion and domination of Ika, written by an Ika man.

I had taken time to post relevant snippet.

You can read the whole book by downloading the manuscript here:https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://people.bu.edu/manfredi/Iduuwe.History.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiB4tz1-_bxAhVOTsAKHS1jCGUQFnoECAoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0Dg3REcjIMmYaj8dwR77qm

Reno might not be wrong in his assertion.
The only problem here is that he used Igbo, rather than using Ika or Ukwuani/Ndokwa, who we know are not Igbos.

Reno Omokri is a half baked opportunist who was lucky to work for Good luck Jonathan through the instrumentality of an Igbo man who recommended him

He is also a critic who hates criticism.He wrote a lot of gibberish about Nnamdi Kanu.When he was bursted,he blocked so many of us from his wall though that is infantile at its best.Any reasonable person will not take him serious.

How can such an inordinate member of the society be throwing tantrums to Igbos? To me,Reno Omokri is inconsequential and does not deserve the attention he is seeking.I defeated him on FB.

OP,I appreciate your indept analysis on the subject matter.I trust Igbos.Primus inter pares ,that is what Igbos are.