Members of the Yoruba community in Anambra State have clarified that there is no rift or conflict between them and their host, contrary to rumours erroneously circulating and suggesting that there’s a rift among the two ethnic groups.

The rumours centred especially around the outcome of the 2023 general elections and other factors it generated, where reports had circulated claiming that Yorubas residing in Anambra were attacked for not voting for Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate.

But the President-General of the Yoruba community in Anambra, Alhaji Ademola Okeleye, dismissed the rumours during a press conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Friday.

Okeleye, flanked by the Oba of Yoruba in Awka and other ranking members, also labeled those spreading such “divisive” rumour as individuals with limited mindset who have nothing constructive to contribute.
He said, “We urge all tribes and ethnic groups residing in Anambra to disregard these dangerous rumours by some mischief makers to deliberately cause division. There is no rift between us and our Igbo hosts in the state.

“We are using this medium to advise individuals or groups fueling tribal or ethnic tensions in Anambra State and Nigeria, to desist from such acts or face legal consequences.

“For emphasis sake, there is no business or political conflict between the Yoruba and Igbo in Anambra State. The Yoruba community has been peacefully coexisting with the Igbos, and our members have not experienced any form of intimidation or harassment.
He said, “We urge all tribes and ethnic groups residing in Anambra to disregard these dangerous rumours by some mischief makers to deliberately cause division. There is no rift between us and our Igbo hosts in the state.
“We are using this medium to advise individuals or groups fueling tribal or ethnic tensions in Anambra State and Nigeria, to desist from such acts or face legal consequences.
“For emphasis sake, there is no business or political conflict between the Yoruba and Igbo in Anambra State. The Yoruba community has been peacefully coexisting with the Igbos, and our members have not experienced any form of intimidation or harassment.
“Most of us have resided in Anambra State for the past 20 years since relocating from Lagos, and we have never witnessed or experienced any Yoruba-Igbo conflict fueled by hatred.”

While reacting to the insinuations that Yoruba don’t invest in the South-East, the Oba of Yoruba in Awka, Alhaji Rasaki Olahan, said Yoruba professionals are doing very well across different fields, including commercial, economy and educations sectors across the region.

Olahan called on governments at all levels to start making policies and deliberate efforts aimed toward healing the wounds and tensions caused by the last general elections.

“It is not true that our people don’t invest or own structures here. Our people are scattered across different sectors and they are doing well contributing their own quotas in moving the region and the country forward.

“The rumours circulating in Anambra State about a crisis between Yorubas and Igbos are false. There is no conflict between us and our hosts. Even during the election, Yoruba people freely voted for the candidate of their choice.

“We received support and reassurance from the former Chief of Protocol to the immediate past governor of the state, during his visit to the Yoruba community and ensured us of our safety during the high tensions surrounding the presidential election.

There are over 500,000 Yoruba people living in Anambra State, including civil servants, lecturers, teachers, bankers, IT experts and artisans and we coexist peacefully with the local population,” Oba Olahan added.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/yoruba-community-in-anambra-debunks-rumours-of-ethnic-conflict/%3famp

It better be true

Lies....only few Yorubas over there.



The truth will soon surface. This news is just to dry the rumors.


Ever since, there have been rift between Some many Igbos with all other tribes since the amalgamation.

We can keep pretending or hiding the truth like the ostrich hides it head

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Omoluabi

Wetin man dey find 4 anambra?

Just imaging IPOB catch you and noticed you're yoruba. Omo!

Anything beyond SW, Middle belt and South South is a NO for me.

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Alot of mentions, i actually excluded the core north and south east not because of bigotry, Its base on stories of kidnap and some unimaginable form of robbery together with the little headline i do see. One soldier guy i met recently who is from the east but his parent lived in delta state narrate some robbery accident he has encountered coming back from onisha.

We also talked about the boko haram issue in the north. Pesin cannot express his mind again some people will turn it to tribal stuff.. Ok i now know that a lot of yorubas lived in the east.

Funny enough during the time we do see headline about ipob in the east, I know an igbo ladies that took flight to school. So how do you expect me to judge security in the east after all this signs?

500,000 Yorubas live in Anambra state unmolested yet Osun and Ekiti state indigenes will never stop blabbing about hosting igbos.

tollyboy5:
Wetin man dey find 4 anambra?

Just imaging IPOB catch you and noticed you're yoruba. Omo!

Anything beyond SW, Middle belt and South South is a NO for me.

Can you name a single Yoruba man killed by IPOB?

kcnwaigbo:

Can you name a single Yoruba man killed by IPOB?

Im i the general secretary of IPOB militant to take records of killing done by IPOB?

A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on. Let's kill all these rumours now and put the enemies of unity to shame.

When a Southern Kaduna man was praising indomitable spirit of Igbos for building Onitsha metropolis from scratch after the civil war ended with all the marginalization and denying Igbos almost everything, he was using it as a case study, asking his people to emulate Igbos, one sadist from west got upset then open a thread asking why Igbos left Onitsha and came to Southwest, such a shallow mind even his bigot brothers even encouraging him instead of educating the empty brain, they were all swimming in ignorance, please what do you say to this Yorubas that left Lagos and now in Anambra state

The Oba said

"Most of us have resided in Anambra State for the past 20 years since relocating from Lagos, and we have never witnessed or experienced any Yoruba-Igbo conflict fueled by hatred.”

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EmperorHadrian2

I know Igbos are never the type of people to harass those living in their domain. Its not our way!
So when you hear that kind of news just know it's fake from some useless set of yorubas especially those who have never stepped out of their mud houses. They are all over nairaland here constituting nuisances!

Alaigbomaster:

Your fellow okoro brought a false report from agulu media express, you too dey follow quote 500k.

Yorubas in the whole of SE are not up to 100k

Ignorance is a sickness!
I am certain nairaland is your biggest outing!

helinues:
Are all the Yoruba's in the whole SE reach 500k not to talk of Anambra claiming the figure.

Well may be they obtained the statistics from IBS

I have always known that you are not an intelligent fellow!

Even in my village there are yorubas! You people here are very ignorant and too dumb to see beyond your noses!
In fact am beginning to conclude that most of you lots constituting nuisances here are mostly still eating under your parents and so don't know what life is really.

Alaigbomaster:


Bring proof that the statistics were not woven up by your uncles in their thatched and huts in abakalicky and agulu.

You have never been to any part of Igbo land. I know your type. I am certain there more than 500k yorubas in Onitsha alone at any given time.
You have never been anywhere than your enclave and nairaland your land of bigotry.

🤠

tollyboy5:

Im i the general secretary of IPOB militant to take records of killing done by IPOB?

😂😂😂😂
How you take know Them get general secretary ehn

kcnwaigbo:
500,000 Yorubas live in Anambra state unmolested yet Osun and Ekiti state indigenes will never stop blabbing about hosting igbos.

Your fellow okoro brought a false report from agulu media express, you too dey follow quote 500k.

Yorubas in the whole of SE are not up to 100k

tollyboy5:

Im i the general secretary of IPOB militant to take records of killing done by IPOB?

Then shut up.

There's Oba of Yoruba in Awka, no one threatens denigrate him. But Eze ndị Igbo in a Lagos environment is a threat to the sophisticated brothers!

kcnwaigbo:

Can you name a single Yoruba man killed by IPOB?

Nwanne, not every raindrop should see your water basin outside

They don bribe one yoruba or one okoro don change hin name to yoruba name.

Yorubas still have more people, companies and some good properties in portharcourt than they have in the the whole of SE and they are not planning coup on anybody. 500k my foot

Alaigbomaster:

Your fellow okoro brought a false report from agulu media express, you too dey follow quote 500k.

Yorubas in the whole of SE are not up to 100k

Most of you are swimming in ignorance, many Yoruba are in Anambra, selling agbo are very common almost in all the streets in the state because of Yoruba population, do you know in Awka club street there is popular joint called Obalende Amala joint

Alaigbomaster:

Your fellow okoro brought a false report from agulu media express, you too dey follow quote 500k.

Yorubas in the whole of SE are not up to 100k

Ignorant mind

kcnwaigbo:
500,000 Yorubas live in Anambra state unmolested yet Osun and Ekiti state indigenes will never stop blabbing about hosting igbos.

Nobody has a problem with you residing in Lagos and going about your legitimate business.

The problem began the moment you opened your untrained mouth and started spewing trash that Lagos is no man's land and that you own it on the false claims you developed it

Mention one non Igbo or even non Anambra Igbo man that said Anambra is no man's land .

Are all the Yoruba's in the whole SE reach 500k not to talk of Anambra claiming the figure.

Well may be they obtained the statistics from IBS

Can the Yoruba in the whole of SE be up to 10 percent of Igbos in Ladipo only not even up to a local govt in lagos and are free to buy land , build houses

Lol 😂😂 500k Yorubas in Anambra and none was able to come out to Vote Atiku or Tinubu...

if we are to follow this statistics that means other tribe were never allowed to vote in ur state buh nobody's making Noise Abt it cos you can't tell me dere is 500k Yoruba in Anambra and they also face the same place as you...

Make una continue with una Propaganda Yorubas wey dey the whole SE sef no fit reach 300k...


Maybe is time Yoruba too contest In the SE since they've the numbers 500k Soludo didn't score up to 500k to become the Governor....


And the last I checked you guys said all the Yoruba in SE are selling agbo so which one be all this Civil servant, Lecturer story again...

helinues:
Are all the Yoruba's in the whole SE reach 500k not to talk of Anambra claiming the figure.

Well may be they obtained the statistics from IBS

Oh my God this one don wake to wail again

kcnwaigbo:

Can you name a single Yoruba man killed by IPOB?

Keep deceiving yourself, there are no Yorubas for ipob to kill in anambra

Akwamkpuruamu:
There's Oba of Yoruba in Awka, no one threatens denigrate him. But Eze ndị Igbo in a Lagos environment is a threat to the sophisticated brothers!

Nobody cared about your make belief King of Ajao Estate until he took to SM to threaten Lagosians that he will invite IPOB to the state.

He even said he knew them well .

He is being grilled and prosecuted in court to shed more light on his relationship with a proscribed terrorist group.

Mabizeka:
Hi, I'm Yoruba we are more than one million.

10 million would’ve been more believable