Since my Advent into nairaland I have tried my best to be diplomatic and you all can also attest to that fact.
Prior to the past couple of months I have always maintained the truth and defended the ijaw Ethnic nation when it comes to it's land and water ways.
We have had our hinterlander neighbors strangely lay claim across the ikwerre's, the ogoni's and a couple of other small Ethnic group to grab Opobo and more especially Bonny (this is like moving a pawn in a chess board 4 steps horizontally or vertically)
Now back to the subject matter;
While driving to my maternal hometown early this morning with a husband to one of my aunt's from the maternal side, this man happen to be a Akrika-uku man from ndoki.
I raised up a question politely and even began with a mode of laughter because he is much more older than I am, and I wouldn't want to seem like the landgrabbers I condemn which might offend him.
"Sir what is this I hear" I asked, "the Ndoki people identifying as ijaw and even joining the IYC and some other ijaw forums"

"Yes" he affirmed strongly, "we are ijaw people. There is a migration spoken and known about by the elders of Ndoki from ijo region. We are ijaw people"

My eyes gleemed with surprised, this is a man who is critical about everything, who doesn't believe a thing even if the whole world believes in it.
I asked him about the 'Aminadokiari' belief and he even went on to tell me more stories about the Calabari people and the Bonny people being an ijaw brethren with them but owing to their closeness with the IBO region, they (NDOKI) lost their DIALECT which became all together a little dinsticnt from the igbo people but very dinsticnt from the ijaw people.

"Sir, so what you're trying to say is you are an ijaw Man like me" I asked with so much glee, but he was not quick to really affirm at this point.

"I can't say that" he sounded indicisive, "but our elders claim our ancestry is from the delta region of ijaw land, it is well known. But there is another faction who say they are Igbo and they should remain igbo"
So we both concluded it will look so very strange to retrace that step back to ijaw because the dialect has been lost for over 500 years.
"So does that mean you are an ijaw Man?"
I asked again trying to get an answer from him.
"The Ndoki's are ijaw by ancestry, but I personally am more associated with the Igbo people"

"So you have no problem over the Ndoki people identifying as ijaw?"

"I have no problem with it" he replied, "but I will always have a soft spot for Igbo"

THE STORY;
following migration pattern from what is now known as western ijo land around the kolokuma axis, a group of people in well manned trading canoes navigated the water ways looking for greener pastures (usually where the fishes are plenty) along the coast and up stream through azumini up the imo river and settled in what is now known as Ndoki.
The Calabari and Bonny band followed the route seeking for their brethren who didn't return home. They launched a
rescue mission tagged 'AMINADOKIARI/WAMINADOKIARI'
which translates to 'i am seeking for my brothers.
They finally did find their brothers and loved the new found area where the fishes were plenty.
These three closely related brothers then dwelled in close proximity so as not to lose sight of each other again.
Aminadokiari/WAMINADOKIARI' would later be contracted to Ndoki by the Europeans.

The Ndokis are Ijaws.

Confused ijawdiots

Laggafin:
Confused ijawdiots

the write up was inspired and gotten from an Ndoki man of akrika.

I ain't sure you even Know where ndoki is.
Go and meet the Ndoki people too and get something to tell us.
That's how it's done instead of staying in Awka and capping trash.

Anonymous15:
the write up was inspired and gotten from an Ndoki man of akrika.

I ain't sure you even Know where ndoki is.
Go and meet the Ndoki people too and get something to tell us.
That's how it's done instead of staying in Awka and capping trash.

You be mumu.. fullstop

I believe that every tribe has an origin but I don't support it when it comes to discriminations because what has come to stay have to be,,,,,,if any tribe or nation is asked to leave their present region back to their original region would they agree to that and what if their brethren refused to accept them and alleged one or two crimes they committed in the past which made them ran away for years, how about that??


I was born and brought up in Aba Ngwa, Obohia and Ngwa roads to be precise down to that Obohia village I can say I know about Ndoki people very well and I've worked at Azumini as a building construction expert......therefore all we need is peace, love and honesty to move on Ndoki nma nma nu ooo!!!!

DubaiLandLord:
The Ndokis are Ijaws.

https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/14736109_images2_jpeg_jpegeaa7b646bbf3e81e48bac7a3f797497c

Is "Ndoki Nmanma Nu" also Ijaw? Where does this crass of idiocy originate?

DubaiLandLord:
The Ndokis are Ijaws.

this one don carry him mumu land here as usual, pls go about your skull mining business!

Hisbah doesnt have business with NDOKI

Anonymous15:
the write up was inspired and gotten from an Ndoki man of akrika.

I ain't sure you even Know where ndoki is.
Go and meet the Ndoki people too and get something to tell us.
That's how it's done instead of staying in Awka and capping trash.

The next governor of Rivers state is coming from the Asa/Ndoki extraction.
I hope the Ijaws are ready to support him as one of their own. The Igbos
in Rivers state is ready to deliver hundred percent votes.

izac82:

The next governor of Rivers state is coming from the Asa/Ndoki extraction.
I hope the Ijaws are ready to support him as one of their own. The Igbos
in Rivers state is ready to deliver hundred percent votes.

Exactly.
It's the turn of Ijaws to rule Rivers State.
We will all support the Ndoki of Obiigbo to represent Ijaw people, since we all agree they are all Ijaws now.

Ijaws should support this move!
Aswana!

Since Ijaw claims having blood relation to Ndoki because of Bonny and Opobo, it's time for Ijaw to wholly support an Ndoki man for Rivers state Governorship post..Ndoki Wu Ala Eze..Ndoki mmamanuo!!

izac82:

The next governor of Rivers state is coming from the Asa/Ndoki extraction.
I hope the Ijaws are ready to support him as one of their own. The Igbos
in Rivers state is ready to deliver hundred percent votes.

Ikwerres are not done yet.. We go still produce governor.

izac82:

The next governor of Rivers state is coming from the Asa/Ndoki extraction.
I hope the Ijaws are ready to support him as one of their own. The Igbos
in Rivers state is ready to deliver hundred percent votes.

If the ijaws in river state are eligible to vote, and they see an Asa-Ndoki man as the right man, so be it.

Laggafin:

You be mumu.. fullstop

Dem no born you well to talk this thing for my front I swear to God I go give you short sleeve.
2 seconds, and nothing go happen.

Anonymous15:

Dem no born you well to talk this thing for my front I swear to God I go give you short sleeve.
2 seconds, and nothing go happen.

Dust de yur brain..