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Bkayyy:
You are really funny, you claim to be related to Ohafia and Arochukwu yet you despise Isiama afara that Nnamdi Kanu comes from. This proves the saying that "a stranger knows no boundary, history and the way of life of the people".
Well you are in indeed a stranger and knows nothing about Igbos. A stranger from Benin that is claiming to be related to Arochukwu and Ohafia and telling them that their brother Isiama Afara that they know for centuries and has been with them, fought wars with them is from Cameroon whereas they are just hearing your claim of relationship for the first time in 2020. I respect your ignorance and stupidity , it is world class

You are the one mentioning names here

I only point out the ethnic nationalities that are Idu children as recorded in our history in Igodomigodo, I didnt dispise Nnadi Kanu.

You know your self more than me and again you warn your brother Nnadi Kanu to stop forcing a fake Jew identity on our children.

Fawklicant:
Can you point me in the direction where I can get these books in the references? I love reading diverse accounts of Igbo origin. I miss Catherine Acholonu. May her soul rest in peace.

No research book say such, I have already search the various articles, the writer is a fraud. Quoting an author without proper reference is plagiarism but writing fake story and assigning authors to it, I dont know the type offence to call that.

stonemasonn:
Question..so what's the true origin of the Igbo people? are you saying they migrated southwards? me think Igbos migrated from central Africa, probably from Cameroun, Gabon or from the Congo.

Majority of Igbos migrated from Igodomigodo southward. Eri, and all Idu descendants I mentioned before.

In our land Igodomigodo, we dont know them as Igbo. There were the Babessi people from Cameroon who migrated to the south east as well, these people have different character and aggressive compared to Eri, Idu children. Those from the south east will understand what am saying.

These Babessi people I strongly believed Nandi Kanu is from that group, they are the mostly lousy people in the south east. They have overshadowed the Eri, Idu children. The Eri, Idu children were addressing these people then as Igbon. In Igodomigodo we know and called them Igbon which mean servant/slaves.

Forgot those rubbish people are saying that Igbo mean ancient people. During the colonial period, the white pronounced that word Igbon to be Igbo which altermatically was used to descirbed all inhabitants from that region till date.

I challenge any Igbo here to answer this question

Why the Ogutas, Onitcha Ado na Idu people and other Idu descendants in the east tell their fellow so called Igbo '' Nwa Oye Igbo".

Muna4real:
And is it your business if nndigbo claim that they are jews? Even if they claim that Jesus was an igbo man, is it your business? You are not igbo but igbo matter is paining you. Go and sleep.

Oya, I claim that nndigbo are angels from heaven assigned to bless the people on earth. What will you do about that? Mtcheww.

May your children deny you as their parents and claim another person as parents, when you are alive.

Say Iseeeee

frankdoz:
THE RETURN OF SOME IGBOS THAT MIGRATED TO IDU/IGODOMIGODO AND IDAH BEFORE 800AD.

Recently I have heard a few of people who say some igbo speakers who also bear igbo native names are not igbos , some claim they came from either Benin or igala .Or some self acclaimed historians claim igbos are not of same ancestors.Some even went ahead to say igbo was imposed on them.There is a saying that a lie repeated too often will be assumed to be true.This article is to address some of the misconceptions and prove that igbos are one people, same ancestor wether your migration story is from Idu(Benin) or igala. .

1.Idah and igodomigodo/idu are part of the earliest sphere of igbo migration before 8th century AD. Migration is part of human evolution and humans are not static. Igbos have always moved from one location to the other in search of greener pastures and arable land for farming from prehistoric times and igbos are known for that even till today.

2.According to Nancy C.Neaher(awka who travel) ,the igbo area of southeastern Nigeria is one of the most populous region of sub-saharan Africa ,with a human density of 1,000 per square mile.In addition, in the book,cambridge history of Africa before 1600AD,it stated that the population distribution of eastern Nigeria is a high density belt.So it's not surprising that igbos from prehistoric times had migrated to Idah and Delta-Benin environs due to high population density in search for arable virgin land for farming which was there major occupation .This movement is estimated to have occurred before 8th century AD, long before the advent of kingdoms in idah and Benin which subsequently led to the recoil of these igbos back to the eastern region.

3.Igbos have formed part of the nucleus of the multiethnic population at Idah before the settling of igalas and advent of igala kingdom. Its on record, as documented by G,T BASDEN(among the igbos of Nigeria) and Nancy C.Neaher(awka who travel) that the awka blacksmithers travel beyond the borders of ibo country ,north into igala, ibaji, idoma,warri and beyond, casting bronze,brass iron bells,hoes,according to specifications.Most times awka blacksmithers spend months and years away from igboland plying there trade and the possibility of establishing igbo settlements at these distant places can not be ruled out.This trade is estimated to have begun before 8th century AD (igbo ukwu bronzes) but however it became apparent in the 14th century AD following excavations made at awka (D.D HARTLE, 1966 page 26),GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA (Africa from 7th -11th century AD page 522.

4.Awka Smith always worked alongside Nri priest(patron and founder of the Ozo title) and they made and fabricated the ozor staff(ofor) ,iron bells and other ritual staves for the Nri priest. It's on record that the Nri Influence extended beyond the igbo sphere into southern igala where igbos had earlier migrated and Idu/igodomigodo which later became Benin ,Nancy C.Neaher(awka who travel).

5.Nri Influence (9AD) extended beyond the shores of igboland into south of igala and igodomigodo(igbanke igbos in present Edo state) all of which igbos had earlier migrated in prehistoric times,(according to a book GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA (Africa from 7th -11th century AD by M.El Fasi) .On the west of Niger River,Nri priests along side Awka blacksmithers Made Ofor wands(staffs) for igbos along that axis(from Anioma down to Benin(igbanke igbos).Ichi facial scarification were also Noted among igbos in Delta and eastern side.They maintained ties of loyalty with Nri priestly cult by cleansing grave social infractions and abominations and conferring of rights of leadership (interesting narratives of olaudah equano 1745AD and Nancy C.Neaher(awka who travel) .So there was a prehistoric movement of igbos up north (idah) ,followed by migration and drift downward of igala from Wakuri in Taraba (Attah of igala HRH Dr Michael Idakwo-punch 2017) and migration of some igala into northern igboland to seek refuge due to raids in the extreme north of igala by sokoto jihadists in 1834 (igbo-igala borderlands by Austin.J.Shelton page 18).Igala later(late 1800) imperial Influence on northern igboland was kept in check by activities of the Aro.

In an interview granted to Obi agbogidi chukwunwike anyasi of odumuje-unor kingdom, delta state,he clearly stated that Nri priests performed rituals at the palace of Oba of Benin (genesis of migration of Ezechima to Benin from igboland) and this point was further supported by M.D W Jeffrey in his book Oreli mask Nigerian field, volume 10.He noted that Nri priests were performing certain ritual functions at the installation of a new oba of Benin.

6.As noted by Nancy Neaher,Nri Influence extended beyond northern igboland into idah where igbo settlements had earlier dispersed(ibaji,akpanya, olamaboro) from prehistoric times before the establishment of igala kingdom .Nri priests,along side Awka blacksmithers made iron bells, hoes,armlets,leg bands in igala and took over production (Boston 1964). R.N Henderson noted in the book GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA (Africa from 7th -11th century AD ) that royal bells made by awka blacksmithers were included in the burial of igala kings.In exchange for the services rendered, the awka blacksmithers brought back dried fish,maize,yams,elephant hair necklaces and horses which they used for sacrifice Alusi (Nancy Neaher ). The true igala/Benin migrants Into igboland are few and mostly located at the igbo-igala ,Benin-igbanke igbos borderlands and those migrants met existing igbo settlements on ground.

7. Its important to note that the subsequent rise of igala kingdom in the north and Benin empire in south led to the decline of Nri Influence in the igbo country that span from the borders of Benin (igbanke igbos in present Edo state ) down south and akpotos(igala/idah) up north and ijaw being there closest neighbours in the Delta borders (G.T BASDEN "among the ibos of Nigeria) page 28.

8.With the rise of Benin kingdom in the south and hostilities in the kingdom, many of these igbos that had migrated there prior to this time (Ezechima, Akalaka etc) began to return home.There deliberate migration towards the east, crossing the Niger river back to Onitsha shows they knew where they came from.As already noted in the book, cambridge history of Africa before 1600AD,page 273,the density of population in eastern region was already high before 1600AD when Ezechima and family is said to have left Idu/igodomigodo. So migrating in reverse, against an already densely populated area must be a deliberate move heading home and its unlikely they arrived onitsha a virgin land.

9.Thesame recoil event Also happened with igbos already spread up north to idah.The igala kingdom and subsequent hostilities,many of these igbos returned back to Nsuka,Enugu Ezike northern igbo borders. please note.non of the said igbos that returned from Benin or idah spoke any other language on arrival to igboland except igbo.They all had igbo names and spoke igbo on arrival to igboland. No history book documented they spoke any other language other than igbo.This further proves that they had already migrated there in prehistoric times and only returned back home.As igbos have always been decentralized societies,with the priestly cult of Nri widely known and fulfilling the needs of igbos at that time all over igboland, the system of government is not military. it's not surprising if the history of early kings of agbor are from Benin. origin of kingship is not always origin of a people. The rise of igala or Benin kingdom may have Imposed some conventions among igbos within there sphere, but that doesn't take away the fact they have always been there and retained there igbo identity.

10.So contrary to what some believe that some igbos are not of same ancestor, igbos have always been one and ancestral in there land.wether your migration story says your ancestors migrated from around Benin or igala, igbos have always been igbos and those that migrated to distant places only returned back home because archaeological findings have shown igbos are aboriginal occupants of southern Nigeria with settlements dating since 3000BC.(Thurstan Shaw-Radiocabon dating in Nigeria, 1968.

By professor Ofoegbu R.N with contributions from Dr Benson and Dr Opone.C

Dated 28/7/2020.
REFERENCES:
1.G.T BASDEN "among the ibos of Nigeria ,first published 1921.
2.Cambridge history of Africa from 1600AD to 1790,first edited by Rìchard Gray,by J.D Fage.
3.GENERAL HISTORY OF AFRICA (Africa from 7th -11th century AD by M.El Fasi)
4. HRH,Obi agbogidi chukwunwike Anyasi of odumuje-unor kingdom, delta state,
5.Interesting narratives of the life of Olaudah Equano 1745AD.
6.Nancy C.Neaher(awka who travel,Itinerant metalsmiths of southern Nigeria.
7.Oral tradition of UmuEri clan on the founding of igala by Eri.
8.(igbo-igala borderlands by Austin.J.Shelton page 18).

Courtesy Chris Uniman

Igbos are trying to turn history upside down, when they discovered that their people are actually immigrants from Igodomigodo.

The south east as we know it today is historically inhabited by Eri who they said is the progenitor of Igbo race. Eri is a descendant of Idu in Igodomigodo, he founded the oldest Igbo kingdom Nri kingdom in 9 century AD. You can easily recognize this because all the villages and towns Idu descendants reside are prefixed with Idu. Hence you have Idu Obu Gad in Aguleri.

All other inhabitants of Anambra, like the Nnewi, Onitcha Ado Na Idu etc are all migrants from Igodomigodo.

The Oru people in Imo State, Oguta and other inhabitants are all Imigrants from Igodomigodo.

Enugu Ezike in Enugu state are all imigrants from Igodomigodo, they however meant the Igalas there same with Onitcha Ado na Idu.

The most aggressive group that migrated from Igodomigodo were Ohofia, Alayi, Igbele, Nkalu Itu, Arochukwu, Ututu, Abam etc group. When they reached the southern part of Igboland, Abia State in around 16 century. They meant the Efik and Ibibio, as you can see ''Aba" is not an Igbo word.

Again, if you listen to Ohofia war dance it depicts migrants from Idu Igodomigodo land.

So where did you get your fake history from that people in the south east migrated to the south south historically. After your fake Jewish story origin no longer sell you result to this.

Faber:
This post Have no Relationship with Truth, Atigba should Keep Quiet



Atigba is a liar from the pit of hell. Person wey dey Naija here...dey form Sweden as his location. BTW na Nnamdi Kanu make Sweden no gree make u enter their country. How u think Sweden will allow u into their country with all ur attacks on Nnamdi Kanu. When Sweden as a country holds him in high esteem. U are doing urself

Go take your medicine

UdechiHD:
And Atigba for your information we didn't come from Idu. As a matter of fact, we lived and ruled Idu. A segment of the Igbo — ruled Igodomingodo. From Igodo the first King down till when the dynasty ended with Owodo the last.

Eri the founder of Nri kingdom and the progenitor of Igbo race is a descendant of Idu in Igodomigodo. Hence you have Idu Obu gad in Aguleri. Every town and villages Idu children reside are prefixed with Idu. Igodomigodo is the Iduland.

Do you see any names that resemble Igbo name here outside Igodo, and Igodo mean key in Ijaw as well.

Nnadi Kanu should stop deceiving uneducated Igbos. Igbo has no relationship with Israel or Egypt, there is no archeological evidence that states the so called Israel were once slaves in Egypt talkless of building a pyramid there. In short the traditions of servitude in Egypt, the tale of Israelites wandering in the desert and the stories of the conquest of the promised land all appears to be fictitious.

These stories are nothing but biblical allegories. Finally, Lord Lugard didn't find any star of David in Enugu and Enugwu so called pyramid has nothing to do with Egypt.

A significant percentage of Igbos are Idu children from Igodomigodo.Below is a direct quote from Lord Lugard that Nnadi Kanu turned upside down.

Jubilancy:
Am Esan but we just dont have that brotherly care towards each other, correct me if I am wrong but Esans in position to help would prefer to help an outsider ( I mean other tribes) first before his/her own, Its so frustrating.....

Going to them to help secure you a job is a big no no

Twice I have encountered this and both times have a been a total disaster

How many people you don help yourself

kollinzgee:
Benin people grabbing oli rich lands since 1558..

Do you see me mention Benin here

I speak for the indegenous people of Igodomigodo

Eri, the progenitor of Igbo race is a descendant of Idu in Igodomigodo. Idu is the progenitor of Igodomigodo indigenous people in present day Edo State and the progenitor of Igbo race. Igodo is the key and majority of the villages and towns where Idu descendants reside are mostly prefixed with Idu. For example, Iganke (idumuishi, idumuiru, iduwebo etc).
Ika (Idumute, idumobior, idumuech, Idumoza etc).
Uromi (idumobodo, Obe-Idu, Idumoza etc).
Ekpoma (Idumuebo)
Benin (iduneka, Iduneha, Iduogo etc).
Anambra ( Idu Obu - Gad palace in Enugwu Aguleri, the seat of the ancient Eri kingdom.
Imueze in Anambra, all Idu descendants. Onitcha Ado na Idu etc).

This is just to mention few, it is pertinent to note that the ''Igbos" are from Edo State, Igodomigodo.

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helinues:
So I called Kanu a jobless mofo and one of his supporters accusing me of an hate speech.

Kanu's supporters, what is his current occupation?

Which work is more important than what he is doing

Nwanyiogwashi:
old I am from Ogwashi uku and also from Anioma and Ogwashi uku people and Anioma people are Igbos not your useless Bini.

You are not from there, if is true then you are lost. Go and ask your father questions

kingzizzy:
That would not be possible, the white man was not in Ikwerre land in the 16th century or even the 17th century. The colonization of the area now known as Nigeria did not start until the early 18th century when slavery was banned.

Besides, why would anybody need to go somewhere to get labourers to work Ikwerre land when the Ikwerres themselves are there? What was this incredible thing that was been built in Ikwerre land that needed the importation of labour?

Lets even assume that there was need for additional labour to build something in Ikwerre land, why didnt the white man go for Ijaws and Ogonis who are nearby?

Your story simply does not make any sense

How did Igbo get to Cameroon to work in plantation in early 1900. Why didnt the white men use the Cameroonians for the job?

This is a quote from Ikwerre scholar, sorry I mixed the year, it was 19 century.

From Professor Simeon Chituru Achinewhu

"The first neighbours Ikwerre man encountered was the Riverine people of Kalabari and Okrika.Ikwerre man had no contact with an Igbo man until the 19th century only after the advent of the white man when roads were opened.The climax was in I913 on the acquisition of Port Harcourt from the Rebisi people.The white man was looking for labourers and the Ikwerre and the surrounding neighbours ie Kalabari, Okrika and Eleme refused to be labourers.The white man therefore had to penetrate the Igbo hinterland and recruited very willing labourers.That was the beginning of Igbo man's adventure into Ikwerre"

Nwanyiogwashi:
Respect yourself old man

Are you Anioma

Nwanyiogwashi:
Is Anioma a tribe? Please explain in full

Yes Anioma and Ikwere are tribes

Muna4real:
Wait let me ask you. Were ikwerres the only people in the eastern region apart from the igbos? Why did the igbos not try to dominate the ijaws, itshekiri, calabar people?

Itshekiri was in Mid West

Ikwerre were not the only ethnic group

Igbos dominated the Ijaws, you used their oil to be developing only Enugu and Ijaw people were unemployed and shortchanged, the reason Adaka Boro declared Niger Delta republic. He wanted his people to be free from Igbo oppression. Guess what, Adaka Boro was arrested by your people Aguyi Ironsi and Ojukwu, he was sentenced to death.

Akwa ibom and Calabar was oppressed too, they have complained about how you guys changed the names of their streets.

You know what, you young generation of Igbos are mostly ignorant of the past. You wondered why the people in the south south dont want to associate with you people. May be you should start asking your father questions. The people in the south south, young once dont hate you.. No

But their father hate your father for what they experienced in the eastern region and the civil war.

Muna4real:
Please I beg you to stop making the ikwerres look foolish. Imagine the nonsense. So those imaginary igbo labourers that came to work in ikwerre changed ikwerre to igbo and the ikwerres were looking at them and applauding them. Wow. This is the funniest story I've ever heard since this year .

Ikwere has not be changed to Igbo. They are who they are Ikwerre.
I only butress how they first came in contact with the Igbos. You were dominating the eastern region government. You used that authority to change the names of their streets.

anthonyuncle:
plz how do I get dz book that u screenshot

Benin the city of blood and slavery and emancipation in Benin

Whiteangel1234:
■THE NAME IS IGBO, THE LAND IS IGBO, IT IS UBIAJA BUT THEY CALL IT ESAN IN EDO STATE

Esan is not a recognised name of any ethnic group, its an insultive word meaning people that ran away, the name is Ubiaja. On Sunday 2 August 2020 we shall teach this contentious issue with a few IDU indigenes in the diaspora.

Bini or Igodomigodo, all we want is for all those who want to be free to be set free. Every colonial or racist construct will be dismantled and the oppressed set free.

I wish to state categorically that my respect for the Oba and throne of Bini is unwavering but wherever knowledge leads us we go. It has led us to Ubiaja (Esan) and on Sunday we shall be there.

Nnadi Kanu is a joke

mrvitalis:
We hear ...their letters to igbos are well documented ...when they were oppressed and begged for our help

Their actions now are also documented

Ikwerres don't hate Igbo

You can't chose your origin just because you want to please people. The Ikwerres are not Igbo, that is the truth.
You can chose your friends but you cant chose who you are related to. The Ikwerres are Idu children from Igodomigodo.

I myself typing here do not hate the Igbo either. Majority of the Igbos migrated from our clans in Idu land as well and until they trace their root back home and stop fooling themselves that they are Jews. We will never take you people serious.

prophetfire:
And it is you that is mandated to be speaking for Ikwerre ba? Between you and Amechi who has de pedigree, clout and deep knowledge to speak for Ikwerres? I dnt think you can be considered to be his P.A. and you see yourself as Ikwerre historian and spokesman.

We know our history and the history of Idu children worldwide.

I have heard many meetings with elders in Ikwerre with respect to this topic. The Ikwerre knows where their ancestors migrated from.

tungamaje:
But why do Ikwerre people and towns bear Igbo names? You didn't explain that

In 16 century, the white men hired many Igbo labourers in the south east to work in Ikwerre land. During the eastern region government the Igbos were dominating Ikwerres in Ph, started changing names of their villages and streets to Igbo names.

In the civil war, the Igbos almost obliterate the Ikwerres, just to claim their land. Elders in Ikwerre who are above 50 and 60 years would understand what am saying. It was the Nigeria soldiers that saved Ikwerre people.

After the civil, and a new state state was created by Gowon, the Ikwerre people started changing the names of their streets back to its original.

prophetfire:
If U are not ashamed to post this ur nonsence postulations as history, then U need serious deliverance. Nonsence and rubbish history. It sounds hilarious when some Ikwerres deny being Igbos. I have not seen any difference between Ikwerres and Igbos. Even Amechi has been sounding it clear that as an Ikwerre man, he is of Igbo heritage and therefore Igbo.

Ameachi don't represent the Ikwerre people, he is speaking for himself.

Ikwere are not Igbo

chatinent:
Legend has it that the Ikwerre people denounced being Igbo because of the fright of being killed during the civil war by the Nigerians.

The civil war happened yesterday

Ikwerre has no link with the Igbos until 16 century when the white men started bringing Igbo labourers from the east to work in Ikwerre land.

mrvitalis:
If landlocked ikwerri say they are not igbos let them be ...when the time comes they would beg like obi walli did in the old Rivers State

They are not Igbo, Bini or Yoruba

Tadeknkeepcalm:
Countering baseless fallacy with another baseless fallacy. Vilifying the Yorubas, then later vilifying the Arabs. In Okada camp, we were told the Yorubas originated from benin. Everyone is creating false stories so as to claim superiority over the other. I couldn't care less about any of them though

The Yorubas never originate from Igodomigodo.

An ife prince migrated to Igodomigodo and founded Ille Ibinu.

We don't know Yoruba people before and we have no link with them except Orominyan descendants living in Benin city

oluwadabira111:
Who will read all this too much to read joor

Read it and be wise

Lastly

More prove

My Dear Ikwerre people,

I bring you glad tidings. I have noticed a lot of fake news and propaganda sponsored by people who wants to forcefully turn history upside down in order to claim a tribe who for the most part is bigger and more sophisticated than them. As a direct descendant of Ogiso dynasty, I have been told to address this burning issue.

To begin, the Ikwerre people have no ancestral link whatsoever with the Yorubas, Binis or were immigrants from the eastern part of the country. Your ancestors are from Idu land, known later as Igodomigodo which is today called Edo State. When they say people migrated from Benin, it should be taken to mean, people who were once under Benin subjugation in their home and people who the Binis displaced from their ancestral land called Idu.

When Prince Orominyan and his associates migrated to Igodomigodo in 12 Century A.D. and created ille ibinu/Benin Kingdom. He brought a very strange culture of human sacrifice which was alien to the aborigines in Igodomigodo. As a matter fact, these ile ife immigrants were not only using human beings as sacrifice for their idols, they were eating human beings. This alien culture infuriated the aborigines and they started migrating towards south, east, west, and north of Igodomigodo. This is how your ancestors and other of our children, example the Urhobos got to where they reside today. Originally, the ancestral home of the Urhobos in Igodomigodo is Ughoton.

I do not make this statement to degrade any tribe, rather to put the record straight as we have noticed, the Binis are working tirelessly to destroy the history of their native land ife and change our Idu history all for political and supremacy reason. Furthermore, this is among the reasons I laughed when I hear some misguided individuals asserts that Oduduwa is from our land Igodomigodo. One of my interview with the aborigines of ife, descendants of Obatala who Oduduwa meant in Uhe/ille ife reviewed to me that human sacrifice was never in their culture prior Oduduwa arrival. In Idu land, we do not have human sacrifice as culture either until Prince Orominyan arrived in Igodomigodo from ife.

So where did Oduduwa got the culture from, this reaffirmed my believe that Oduduwa was a strange guy from the Middle East as propagated by Yoruba historians. Below are some documents to prove what happened in respect to human sacrifice in Benin Kingdom. Lastly, I urge the Ikwerres to remain calm, be proud of your language and culture. Celebrate your distinct ethnic nationality, and you do not have to be people you are better than in all ramification.