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Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Papparassi: 1:52pm On Oct 13, 2021
Colonel Ariyo led a contingent of soldiers into the Opobo Palace during the Civil war.. He seized the Royal Sword of King Jaja of Opobo and has kept it as War Booty in his Ibadan House for over 50 years.

Here are some nice pictures of Opobo town.

Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Nobody: 2:00pm On Oct 13, 2021
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Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Sammy07: 2:01pm On Oct 13, 2021
Papparassi:
Colonel Ariyo led a contingent of soldiers into the Opobo Palace during the Civil war.. He seized the Royal Sword of King Jaja of Opobo and has kept it as War Booty in his Ibadan House for over 50 years.

Here are some nice pictures of Opobo town.



And where are the pictures of the said Royal Sword?

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Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Skooltynz: 2:04pm On Oct 13, 2021
Opobo belongs to igbos,it was once a slave port,slaves were transported via imo River to opobo before the left for Europe everybody know that one teacher tell us from primary six..

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Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Papparassi: 2:04pm On Oct 13, 2021
Pictures at Ibadan.. No recent pictures of it..
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Papparassi: 2:06pm On Oct 13, 2021
While Jaja may have been an Ibo man, He assimilated himself with the Ijaw culture.. He became and Ijaw man with Ibo blood.

Skooltynz:
Opobo belongs to igbos,it was once a slave port,slaves were transported via imo River to opobo before the left for Europe everybody know that one teacher tell us from primary six..

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Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Skooltynz: 2:09pm On Oct 13, 2021
Papparassi:
While Jaja may have been an Ibo man, He assimilated himself with the Ijaw culture.. He became and Ijaw man with Ibo blood.


He never said he was ijaw in any account.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by illicit(m): 2:38pm On Oct 13, 2021
How are we sure it's opobos sword and why don't u have a pics of the said sword.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by RobbStark(m): 3:07pm On Oct 13, 2021
Papparassi:
While Jaja may have been an Ibo man, He assimilated himself with the Ijaw culture.. He became and Ijaw man with Ibo blood.



You really have time to school these miscreants.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by gasparpisciotta: 3:13pm On Oct 13, 2021
Your job is not done, get us a recent picture of the sword
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Papparassi: 3:13pm On Oct 13, 2021
See another source from Opobo forum on facebook.

https://web./saveopobofoundation


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Colonel Ariyo led a contingent of soldiers into the Opobo Palace during the Civil war.. There he allegedly seized the Royal Sword of King Jaja of Opobo and has kept it as War Booty in his Ibadan House for over 50 years.
The war has since been over and it ended on the basis of NO VICTOR NO VANQUISHED..
When will his family return it ?
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Racoon(m): 3:24pm On Oct 13, 2021
The unique about King Jaja of Opobo is that he fought the western imperialists slave masters to a still.He really wants the freedom of his people.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by RedboneSmith(m): 3:32pm On Oct 13, 2021
Ahn ahn. The title of this post is pure clickbait na.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Papparassi: 3:36pm On Oct 13, 2021
Na.. It's a genuine cause.. King Jaja's sword was looted during the Nigeria Biafra civil war..



RedboneSmith:
Ahn ahn. The title of this post is pure clickbait na.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Papparassi: 3:44pm On Oct 13, 2021
The sword is still missing. It got missing during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war..
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by oglalasioux(m): 5:09pm On Oct 13, 2021
Skooltynz:
Opobo belongs to igbos,it was once a slave port,slaves were transported via imo River to opobo before the left for Europe everybody know that one teacher tell us from primary six..

Mainly to North and South America and the Caribbean.
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by Gadafii: 5:20pm On Oct 13, 2021
no picture of the royal sword
Re: Royal Sword Of King Jaja Of Opobo Still Kept In War Booty In Ibadan by MRSAWEDOFF: 8:51am On Oct 16, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGeWAOklF-E


Outsiders have written many books and essays about Igbo and African religions.

A number of inaccurate and disparaging statements have been made in these publications. which has influenced many Igbo and Africans to adopt the same incorrect terminology and have the same beliefs.

Let us correct some of these inaccuracies.

African or Igbo religion is incorrectly referred to be ancestor worship.

This is incorrect because Africans do not revere their ancestors who have passed away.

It is true that long-dead relatives are said to live on and exhibit interest in their living relatives.

These families may demonstrate their faith by erecting shrines to the departed and leaving food or drink there or on their graves, as well as mentioning them in their prayers.

Also, once in a while, Igbo culture permits the celebration of Masquerade or mmanwu festivals, just like the one that happened in this video which took place in Agbgudu, Udi, Enugu state.

These expressions of reverence for the deceased, however, do not imply that they are being worshipped; rather, they demonstrate people's view that the departed of up to four or five generations should not be forgotten.

Acts of worship (such as sacrifices and prayers) are only a part of the African/Igbo religion.

A little element of a larger religious system cannot be considered whole.

Thus, it is incorrect to refer to the African/Igbo religion as "ancestor worship."

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