Igboid:


These Rivers are restricted to boundaries between Delta and Bayelsa.

Rio de Santa Barbara is in Rivers state Sir.

JANK23H:

No,he did talk about the "Jos" as the inhabitants around the rivers of Cabo Fermosa in Brass to Rio de Sam Bento,Sant’ Ilefonso,Rio de Santa Barbara and Rio Pequeno.These rivers given Portuguese names extends most parts of the NigerDelta.

If you really want us to have an intellectual discussion, then you have to be honest with yourself.

The same excerpt you quoted stated that the "Jos" people are aborigines of the areas beyond Itshekiri and Uhrobo! So, if you claim that "Jos" people he was referring to are Ijaws then it means Ijaws migrated from there!

Why would you want to cherry pick from the same author the ones that favour you and disown the ones that doesn't?!

It smacks of desperation, and clutching at straws of a drowning man

Alabo7978:

You haven't been following. Bonny is owned by okoloama, okoloama is an offshoot of ijo.
Koeller a German Doctor who worked at Bonny for years said Bonny people are a different people and that the igbos who were there were either slaves brought from the "igbinni" igbinni is a name bonnys call Igbo and on the other hand trading partnership formed when bonnys take their boat up stream to buy yam, vegetables, palm oil and the other good crops the igbos plant because according to him your forests were heavy and thick and it was good for growing crops. After slavery, igbos were allowed to do business there.
Even one of your Igbo goons revealed igbos won their freedom by aiding Asimini in battle.
Crowther and pepple submitted a document I will show you, baikie collected their words and you're still living in denial.
With this stupid behavior y'all potray here, your kind in 400 years time will claim Lagos (Yoruba people beware)
You all already have an eze'ndigbo in another man's land.
Smh, it's a pity.

The attachment you sent clearly shows that Ubani people, who were mainly Ndoki people, also referred to Ubani as Okoloma (which is also the name of a town in Ndoki)

Nowhere in that writeup was it stated that Ijaws owned Ubani.

Okoloma is more of an Ndoki town. Otherwise is there any Ijaw town named Okoloma. Don't tell me OKOLOAMA.

Biafrarep:


If you really want us to have an intellectual discussion, then you have to be honest with yourself.

The same excerpt you quoted stated that the "Jos" people are aborigines of the areas beyond Itshekiri and Uhrobo! So, if you claim that "Jos" people he was referring to are Ijaws then it means Ijaws migrated from there!

Why would you want to cherry pick from the same author the ones that favour you and disown the ones that doesn't?!

It smacks of desperation, and clutching at straws of a drowning man

Check the footnote for the present names of those rivers

Daminabo Prince Eugene▶‎IBANI NATION (BON).IBANI HISTORY OF GIG BOATS AND REGATTA"by Senibo Abinye Morgan Ogolo.The Ibani people of Bonny and Opobo of the Ijaw tribe have always been coastal dwellers, even prior to the founding of Okoloama (Bonny) in the 13th or 14th century. In fact the families of these Ijaw migrants and founders of the would bepowerful city states navigated by canoes through the creeks and seas of the Niger Delta up to the Imo River linings in search of a peaceful abode until they arrived Bonny well before the 15th century.The tradition of Gigi and Regatta via war canoe is held by a school of thought to be naturally thought out by the ancestors of the West African coastline dwellers through inventive ingenuity to serve commercial and military purposes based on our peculiar ecosystem, which the Ibani people are key players, bearing on mind this thought considers the prehistoric era. Notably is another school of thought of Ibani scholars, which suggests that the major influences of different European pre-historic stages affectedIbani sizes of our dugout canoes, the flamboyance is entrenched in the fleets etc.These influences ranges from the era that can be dated to between 1450 and 1550, which made the Rio Real an important trading river for the Portuguese empire ( called by the Ibani people Potokiri apu). During this Period was the first crowned Bonny King Asimini. Again the Dutch influencesof early and Mid 17th century era, and finally the very dominant trade influence of English era that can be dated from the end of 17th century into the 20th century, of which Bonny and afterwards Opobo had expanded so vast in trade and culture.A well known Ibani chronological tradition suggests that AdaBiriye of Peterside Bonny(whose descendants are in Opobo now) by the encouragement of King Asimini, ferried in flotillas of Gig, well decorated to Azuogu Ndoki in a bid to lure back Princess Edemini Kambasa the daughter of the King around 1449. This tradition suggests strongly that the Ibani people paddling heavy canoes were influenced by the portugese, who themselves were great sailors, row mates and masters.However by imperative traditions; it is suggestive that the Gig boat and Regatta in Ibani land took a dramatic turn during the reign of King Perekule (called Pepple) or captain Pepple 1704-1754; of which during the English vast influence on trade and aculturization strategies of gaining British Colonies all over the world, the British influenced the Ibani people greatly. On the visit of an English explorer James Barbot into Bonny 1699; he was met with an already influential King Perekule, who declared himself to the European as a captain of his own war canoes in his own right. At that time, Captain Boileau, Alderman Bougsty, Lord Willyby, Duke of Monmouth and Drunken Henry were already good friends of Captain Pepple (Perekule) in nurturing the European cultures to his people. By 1740 when Perekule instituted the first princely Houses in a rather English Royal Style with flags, cannons and canoe regattas etc. it was quite welcomed by the Ibani people then. Apparently canoe regatta and heavy paddling took a dramatic turn from small boats of 4 to 5 feets long paddling, to a huge economic modeled canoe, long and heavy burrow paddled by seemingly gladiators ( called Aru asawo) around the era of 1700. An example of this kind of paddle can be seen in Queens town Opobo today by the tomb of an Opobo nobleman called Ada Aritom, who fought the Bonny civil war of the Annie Pepples and Manilla Pepples 1869, and imagine how big those canoes would had been.By the memoir of Captain Crow 1792, a vivid description of our Ibani war Canoe ceremonial gigi was made:“Bonny has long been celebrated for the size and construction of her canoes, and those of the King deserve notice. They are formed out of a single log of the capot, a species of cotton tree, which attains so enormous a size, that it is said that one was seen at Akim, which ten men could scarcely grasp. The canoes in general use, have about fifteen paddles on a side; but those of the king, which are superior vessels of the sort, carry besides the rowers, as many as a hundred and fifty warriors, well furnished with small arms” .Therefore evidently, the Nwaotam regatta of every 31st of December in Opobo is just a natural adoption of who we really are; and the displays during installations of the Amayanabo or war canoe house chiefs.Captain Crow also gave a clear description of Ibani war Canoe Regatta 1792:“As at Bonny guns are mounted in the bows of their war canoes, which are full of armed warriors; and when they startoff, with Bangees (likely the seven ekere and Agaama) or drum beating, and colours flying, they present the appearance of an armament with which it would be no child’s work to cope”( cit.3p.276)Imperatively therefore, from the accounts of captain crow, regattas and war canoes as exciting as it might appear, havealways not been a child’s play at all. It very well depict the gallant valor a chieftain who most times sits or stands in the war canoe possesses, his economic power, material and military condor. Canoe regatta and war canoes have always been a play for men of valor and prowess. Apparently by 1792 Bonny during the reign of King Opubo, it had become a traditional norm and prerequisite to becoming a country chief or owning a co-perative canoe Household. Such chieftain must gear up a war canoe if he is to bear the ama alabo status, which normally will escort flotillas of Gigs to the hinterlands. By these canoes our numerous wars were fought in Bonny and out of Bonny. Even at Opobo the expeditions on the Ibibios and Anangs of Akwas were carried out by King Jaja and his chiefs via fully armed Ibani type war canoes.The English tradition of trade very well influenced this art greatly; as war canoe houses formation were linked not only to trade and domain (polo or Biri) as in European co-peratives or agency. For instance the major agent of king Jaja was Alex miller Bros. Company. The war canoe House also owned their own logo or seal of authority which was engraved on the hoisted flag of such House. This also by British style was to show power of attorney, autonomy and finally a regal display of identification.Apart from these already mentioned British influence on the Ibani Gigis and war canoes( Omu aru),each of them bore a name and like English Royal Boats are Personified.For instance, the King Opubo Annie Pepple of Bonny personal war canoe Boat ‘QUEENI’ , that was launched for King Opubo by his father King Perekule (Pepple) by 1740 back in Bonny, was handed over to Ada Madu, to Ada Alali, toAda Iloli, then to Ada Juwo Juwo (Jaja); while King Jajas’ Personal war canoe Boat is ‘Asu Jecki’(Jajas’ Horse) .In 1869. Chief Wogu Dappa war canoe Boat a crescendo of Prince Dappu Pepple of Bonny called ‘OKPANI’; Annie Stewart Pepple or Kiepirima war canoe Boat called ‘OBUKU SIAGHARI’; Chief Obulu( Ogolo) Annie Pepple war canoe Boat called ‘BOA’ or ‘ABOA’; Chief Oko Sunju Minima war canoe Boat called ‘IKASI’; while the personal war canoe Boat of Prince Fredrick Sunday Jaja is Called ‘OBI JECKI’, so on and so forth.Consequently, civil wars, military and trade expeditions were all embarked on by the use of war canoe Boats of the component unit Houses that make up Opobo Kingdom; in fact it was one seeming statutory military tool to dominate our neighboring communities. The war canoes Presupposes the existence of a war Canoe House, as it became a criteria to launch a war canoe House since from our ancient Bonny.Apparently in Opobo kingdom, having sixty seven war canoe Houses, means ability to marshal out sixty seven war canoe Boats, fully geared with men of war, or otherwise sixty seven flotillas of Ceremonial Gigs at any time of its need; and all of them must be marshaled out in order of traditional statutory position. In the ranks and filing of Ibani war canoe boats in Opobo, the head House (king Jaja), must be first.followed by Ogolo war canoe boat, followed by Kiepirima war canoe boat, followed by Sam Annie Pepple war canoe boat, then Agba Fubara war canoe boat and followed by other main H

JANK23H:

Stop repeating these gibberish.Hasn't struck you that since these debates and argument started,nobody from Opobo or Bonny has responded on Nairaland to counter the Ijaw claims?It has always been the other way round.

Haha, truth is bitter. The same nairaland where every ijaw from Bayelsa is now claiming to be from Bonny and Opobo?

The objective of this thread is purely for awareness purposes and that is why we are calling for facts and not mere fables!

Any REAL educated Bonny and Opobo man will definitely see this thread as thought provoking. Believe me, lots of things have been taken for granted already, so they will now look deeper and question certain things that doesn't make sense.

This is their own fight and not mine, because my heritage is 100% intact but theirs is being assaulted by invaders who want to wipe away their history and heritage and replace it with a foreign one!

JANK23H:

Rio de Santa Barbara is in Rivers state Sir.

Still doesn't mention Ijaw presence in Bonny.
So how does it help your claim to Bonny?

JANK23H:


Check the footnote for the present names of those rivers

Instead of screenshot, copy that excerpt you posted earlier and paste it here so I can show you the exact sentence where the same Portuguese dude you are quoting stated that "Jos" people are inhabitants of the areas beyond Itshekiri and Uhrobo.

If you can't do that then I would have to stop engaging you at this point, since it's of no use.

You're obviously trying to push a wrong narrative at all costs.

Igboid:


Still doesn't mention Ijaw presence in Bonny.
So how does it help your claim to Bonny?

I have modified the comment you quoted initially.From the map the Ijaws dominated those areas.In all of Pereira's account.No mention of Igbos,Ibo or Ebeou was made along the coast.

Idiko1:


[s]Anyone in Rivers State is a patented tenant.[/s]

IPOB will always make nonsenses out of every sense. Typing without thinking. You guys can be very annoying

Biafrarep:


Instead of screenshot, copy that excerpt you posted earlier and paste it here so I can show you the exact sentence where the same Portuguese dude you are quoting stated that "Jos" people are inhabitants of the areas beyond Itshekiri and Uhrobo.

If you can't do that then I would have to stop engaging you at this point, since it's of no use.

You're obviously trying to push a wrong narrative at all costs.

Please check the modified comments abeg.You've been beaten to a corner.According to Captain Pereira they occupied areas beyond the Forcados and those rivers he mentioned.Stretching From Capo Fermosa to East.

From the footnote in the screenshot and map you should be able to tell the current names of those rivers.

Don't wait for me to spell it out.

Idiko1:


Eleme has never and will not be Ogoni. Mbaoli, Mbanabu, Mbanator Mbano, Mbaise, Mbanasa and Mbaitoli are very relative to one ethnicity in Nigeria.

Eleme is not Igbo. They speak a language that is very different from Igbo, despite sharing boundary with Obigbo.
Eleme is a part of Ogoni. Stop acting like a typical land grabber you accuse others of.

Igboid:


Still doesn't mention Ijaw presence in Bonny.
So how does it help your claim to Bonny?

Another one again!
1848. John Clarke.
9cloud
Bkayy
slayerforever

cheruv:

[s]Why take them to ICJ when our generals are itching to do battle?
Using coordinated moves and tactical manoeuvres, armies of our Southern command can easily detach the Okirika, Ụbanị and Opobo territories... And if they remain recalcitrant, troops of the Western command would launch a full scale invasion of the Izon homeland in Bayelsa and Delta states [/s]

Even if you have a plan to attack, must you spill it out here? Emotion always overrule your senses.

JANK23H:

I have modified the comment you quoted initially.From the map the Ijaws dominated those areas.In all of Pereira's account.No mention of Igbos,Ibo or Ebeou was made along the coast.

Igbos dominated Bonny.
Igbo was the language of communication in Bonny, both the slaves and Leaders in Bonny were Igbos.
We have proven all these with neutral colonial accounts.
Do you have any document that says the same About Ijaw(Jos) in relation to Bonny?

If you do, post them and stop with the deliberate obfuscation of issues.

izac82:

Eleme is not Igbo. They speak a language that is very different from Igbo, despite sharing boundary with Obigbo.
Eleme is a part of Ogoni. Stop acting like a typical land grabber you accuse others of.

We have trashed Eleme long ago. Although they are a mixture of Aro and Ogoni people, we can't say they are Igbo, although their names are a mixture of Igbos and Aros even today. They used to be called "Mbolli" on pre-colonial and even colonial records.
This is the reason why they don't also like being called or want to identify with Ogoni.

We can't say they are Igbos, except maybe those who can still accurately map their family trees and want to identify. We trying to force it on them, will make us no different from Ijaw landgrabbing.

An important element is the language.

Ekealterego:

Yes, I like that these guys kept very good records and bought samples-

It was on the same expedition he recorded where Prince Tchukuma designed a cloth that looks like a dutch design even after only seeing it once! He witnessed it and then he made a drawing.

he used that drawing to make the front cover of his book eventually. That was one of the most amazing things he witnessed.

Horton renarrated the story in his book a few years later.

Excellent.

Ekealterego:

We have trashed Eleme long ago. Although they are a mixture of Aro and Ogoni people, we can't say they are Igbo, although their names are a mixture of Igbos and Aros even today. They used to be called "Mbolli" on pre-colonial and even colonial records.
This is the reason why they don't also like being called or want to identify with Ogoni.

We can't say they are Igbos, except maybe those who can still accurately map their family trees and want to identify. We trying to force it on them, will make us no different from Ijaw landgrabbing.

An important element is the language.

Yes.
It will be fraudulent to call Eleme Igbo.
A people who speaks an alien language no Igbo understands.
They will be like a fish on dry land in Igbo meetings being held in central Igbo language.
We can't be like Binis, Ijaw and Igala land grabbers using dubious history to lay claim to a people who speak different language from them, claiming that language doesn't matter, while at same time forcing down their language on obviously Igbo speaking people.
Ijaws are doing this in Opobo and Bonny, Binis are doing it in Igbanke, Igalas are doing it to Indigenous Igbo speaking groups in Kogi state.

JANK23H:

I have modified the comment you quoted initially.From the map the Ijaws dominated those areas.In all of Pereira's account.No mention of Igbos,Ibo or Ebeou was made along the coast.

Now that I think of it.
Your post only proved that Ijaws from Delta (Escravos/Forcardos) area floated around the Eastern coasts as pirates, terrorizing all, but were never linked to Bonny main town itself.
I think Ekealterago made earlier posts on this.
Nnaa, can you repost them.
The part where Ijaw pirate activities in these coastal Waters were highlighted.

Even today, Izons still terrorize these Eastern coasts as pirates.
I watched a video where Bonny people were crying over Izons from Bayelsa pirate activities in their waters.

This photo was taken in 1895..
No Igbo person ever had his or picture taken this way with names..

Read the screenshot history...
These people could speak,reand and write in English
No single Igbo person understood English language then, neither we're they schooled.
They started going to school after 1930s.
How then could u tell our story?

Ekealterego:

Talking about the blacksmiths. here was the encounter Basden had with the Awka smiths. Although, this is already between 1916-1920.

Is Awka still this good at smithing?

[s]

peleson1:
This photo was taken in 1895..
No Igbo person ever had his or picture taken this way with names..

Read the screenshot history...
These people could speak,reand and write in English
No single Igbo person understood English language then, neither we're they schooled.
They started going to school after 1930s.
How then could u tell our story?

[/s]

OfoIgbo:


The attachment you sent clearly shows that Ubani people, who were mainly Ndoki people, also referred to Ubani as Okoloma (which is also the name of a town in Ndoki)

Nowhere in that writeup was it stated that Ijaws owned Ubani.

Okoloma is more of an Ndoki town. Otherwise is there any Ijaw town named Okoloma. Don't tell me OKOLOAMA.

Dunce!
Open your eyes and read the second line.
Zoom it.
I will always ask, do y'all suffer from jaundice??
"Bonny is called OKOLOMA by themselves
Bonny is called okoloBA, obani, ibani by the igbos"

Bonny is CHIEFLY PEOPLED by the IBO SLAVES though they speak the OKOLOMA language which is also the language of the new calabar (calabari)

You igbos know Bonny as OKOLOBA, OKOLOBA,
ZOOM THE SECOND LINE AND OPEN YOUR EYES, OR EAT ENOUGH ONIONS.
The OKOLOMA in ndoki was camp or little town where the Bonny(OKOLOMA) people go to purchase slave or other cash crops. Even the OKOLOMA originally belonged to the Bonny people.

Try and open your eyes ofoigbo biko'nu
Zoom the second line.
You called Bonny OKOLOBA, BA BA.

Chineke'ekwela'ihe'ojo.

Biafrarep:


The Portuguese account? So far, only the English account is in circulation and they date as far back as the 1700's, with facts and they all emphasize Bonny and Opobo people as being Igbos.

Can we see the Portuguese account as well, especially where it says anything otherwise?

I can bet that any Portuguese account would still call Ubani an Igbo territory.

Wow!!! Weldone guys. I am proud of the new findings here. As at yesterday, I came to a conclusion that Opobo Kingdom was named after a Bonny King and that seems to have been confirmed.
From my studies, King Opobo reigned after Pepple, before Jaja took charge in Bonny and he probably had so much respect for King Opobo to have named his new territory Opobo.

SlayerForever:



Is Awka still this good at smithing?

Oh! I don't know about that now... Smithing then was more than a profession, it was a tradition, with long line of family heritage.
The next page of that book showed how Awka people were fighting to keep their tradition and the families came together to create a union. I am not sure they did

In advanced countries, they would have kept a museum, with samples of their works preserved and labeled for future generations. Even if that tradition dies, the artefacts and specimens will serve to immortalise all their sweats and blood.

Ekealterego:

Hmm! The Ijaw intellect!!!
Well, bro, it is a pity, If I need to start explaining map reading to you.
Everyone with an IQ above that of a monkey could see the bold highlights demarcating the boundaries.
It is a standard practice in mapping to show the boundaries to the west, East, North and South of the boundary in focus.

Do not be like this your brother recorded by Koell here in 1850s

I'm looking for this particular book... How do I get it?

real1000:
Daminabo Prince Eugene▶‎IBANI NATION (BON).IBANI HISTORY OF GIG BOATS AND REGATTA"by Senibo Abinye Morgan Ogolo.The Ibani people of Bonny and Opobo of the Ijaw tribe have always been coastal dwellers, even prior to the founding of Okoloama (Bonny) in the 13th or 14th century. In fact the families of these Ijaw migrants and founders of the would bepowerful city states navigated by canoes through the creeks and seas of the Niger Delta up to the Imo River linings in search of a peaceful abode until they arrived Bonny well before the 15th century.The tradition of Gigi and Regatta via war canoe is held by a school of thought to be naturally thought out by the ancestors of the West African coastline dwellers through inventive ingenuity to serve commercial and military purposes based on our peculiar ecosystem, which the Ibani people are key players, bearing on mind this thought considers the prehistoric era. Notably is another school of thought of Ibani scholars, which suggests that the major influences of different European pre-historic stages affectedIbani sizes of our dugout canoes, the flamboyance is entrenched in the fleets etc.These influences ranges from the era that can be dated to between 1450 and 1550, which made the Rio Real an important trading river for the Portuguese empire ( called by the Ibani people Potokiri apu). During this Period was the first crowned Bonny King Asimini. Again the Dutch influencesof early and Mid 17th century era, and finally the very dominant trade influence of English era that can be dated from the end of 17th century into the 20th century, of which Bonny and afterwards Opobo had expanded so vast in trade and culture.A well known Ibani chronological tradition suggests that AdaBiriye of Peterside Bonny(whose descendants are in Opobo now) by the encouragement of King Asimini, ferried in flotillas of Gig, well decorated to Azuogu Ndoki in a bid to lure back Princess Edemini Kambasa the daughter of the King around 1449. This tradition suggests strongly that the Ibani people paddling heavy canoes were influenced by the portugese, who themselves were great sailors, row mates and masters.However by imperative traditions; it is suggestive that the Gig boat and Regatta in Ibani land took a dramatic turn during the reign of King Perekule (called Pepple) or captain Pepple 1704-1754; of which during the English vast influence on trade and aculturization strategies of gaining British Colonies all over the world, the British influenced the Ibani people greatly. On the visit of an English explorer James Barbot into Bonny 1699; he was met with an already influential King Perekule, who declared himself to the European as a captain of his own war canoes in his own right. At that time, Captain Boileau, Alderman Bougsty, Lord Willyby, Duke of Monmouth and Drunken Henry were already good friends of Captain Pepple (Perekule) in nurturing the European cultures to his people. By 1740 when Perekule instituted the first princely Houses in a rather English Royal Style with flags, cannons and canoe regattas etc. it was quite welcomed by the Ibani people then. Apparently canoe regatta and heavy paddling took a dramatic turn from small boats of 4 to 5 feets long paddling, to a huge economic modeled canoe, long and heavy burrow paddled by seemingly gladiators ( called Aru asawo) around the era of 1700. An example of this kind of paddle can be seen in Queens town Opobo today by the tomb of an Opobo nobleman called Ada Aritom, who fought the Bonny civil war of the Annie Pepples and Manilla Pepples 1869, and imagine how big those canoes would had been.By the memoir of Captain Crow 1792, a vivid description of our Ibani war Canoe ceremonial gigi was made:“Bonny has long been celebrated for the size and construction of her canoes, and those of the King deserve notice. They are formed out of a single log of the capot, a species of cotton tree, which attains so enormous a size, that it is said that one was seen at Akim, which ten men could scarcely grasp. The canoes in general use, have about fifteen paddles on a side; but those of the king, which are superior vessels of the sort, carry besides the rowers, as many as a hundred and fifty warriors, well furnished with small arms” .Therefore evidently, the Nwaotam regatta of every 31st of December in Opobo is just a natural adoption of who we really are; and the displays during installations of the Amayanabo or war canoe house chiefs.Captain Crow also gave a clear description of Ibani war Canoe Regatta 1792:“As at Bonny guns are mounted in the bows of their war canoes, which are full of armed warriors; and when they startoff, with Bangees (likely the seven ekere and Agaama) or drum beating, and colours flying, they present the appearance of an armament with which it would be no child’s work to cope”( cit.3p.276)Imperatively therefore, from the accounts of captain crow, regattas and war canoes as exciting as it might appear, havealways not been a child’s play at all. It very well depict the gallant valor a chieftain who most times sits or stands in the war canoe possesses, his economic power, material and military condor. Canoe regatta and war canoes have always been a play for men of valor and prowess. Apparently by 1792 Bonny during the reign of King Opubo, it had become a traditional norm and prerequisite to becoming a country chief or owning a co-perative canoe Household. Such chieftain must gear up a war canoe if he is to bear the ama alabo status, which normally will escort flotillas of Gigs to the hinterlands. By these canoes our numerous wars were fought in Bonny and out of Bonny. Even at Opobo the expeditions on the Ibibios and Anangs of Akwas were carried out by King Jaja and his chiefs via fully armed Ibani type war canoes.The English tradition of trade very well influenced this art greatly; as war canoe houses formation were linked not only to trade and domain (polo or Biri) as in European co-peratives or agency. For instance the major agent of king Jaja was Alex miller Bros. Company. The war canoe House also owned their own logo or seal of authority which was engraved on the hoisted flag of such House. This also by British style was to show power of attorney, autonomy and finally a regal display of identification.Apart from these already mentioned British influence on the Ibani Gigis and war canoes( Omu aru),each of them bore a name and like English Royal Boats are Personified.For instance, the King Opubo Annie Pepple of Bonny personal war canoe Boat ‘QUEENI’ , that was launched for King Opubo by his father King Perekule (Pepple) by 1740 back in Bonny, was handed over to Ada Madu, to Ada Alali, toAda Iloli, then to Ada Juwo Juwo (Jaja); while King Jajas’ Personal war canoe Boat is ‘Asu Jecki’(Jajas’ Horse) .In 1869. Chief Wogu Dappa war canoe Boat a crescendo of Prince Dappu Pepple of Bonny called ‘OKPANI’; Annie Stewart Pepple or Kiepirima war canoe Boat called ‘OBUKU SIAGHARI’; Chief Obulu( Ogolo) Annie Pepple war canoe Boat called ‘BOA’ or ‘ABOA’; Chief Oko Sunju Minima war canoe Boat called ‘IKASI’; while the personal war canoe Boat of Prince Fredrick Sunday Jaja is Called ‘OBI JECKI’, so on and so forth.Consequently, civil wars, military and trade expeditions were all embarked on by the use of war canoe Boats of the component unit Houses that make up Opobo Kingdom; in fact it was one seeming statutory military tool to dominate our neighboring communities. The war canoes Presupposes the existence of a war Canoe House, as it became a criteria to launch a war canoe House since from our ancient Bonny.Apparently in Opobo kingdom, having sixty seven war canoe Houses, means ability to marshal out sixty seven war canoe Boats, fully geared with men of war, or otherwise sixty seven flotillas of Ceremonial Gigs at any time of its need; and all of them must be marshaled out in order of traditional statutory position. In the ranks and filing of Ibani war canoe boats in Opobo, the head House (king Jaja), must be first.followed by Ogolo war canoe boat, followed by Kiepirima war canoe boat, followed by Sam Annie Pepple war canoe boat, then Agba Fubara war canoe boat and followed by other main H

Thanks you for your submission. At first look it seems like an article someone wrote and there aren't any references.I am trying to read through and make my comments. Meanwhile, kindly reference this your write up. Let us know the book, who wrote it and what year.

peleson1:
This photo was taken in 1895..
No Igbo person ever had his or picture taken this way with names..

Read the screenshot history...
These people could speak,reand and write in English
No single Igbo person understood English language then, neither we're they schooled.
They started going to school after 1930s.
How then could u tell our story?

Stop talking rubbish. This book was published in 1864. narrating what happened in 1852. Read carefully, I don't know why most of you display crass, mind-blowing dumbness.

In the one I will upload, you will find Baikie speaking with a guy he met at Onitsha called "Odiri" in 1850s. He replied Baikie in English when Baikie wanted to know where the cloths are produced.