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valirex:
Bro no stress make them come take am we dey wait them .

Abi ooo. Land stealers

ekhai:
So Edos fall from the sky? Abeg look back to your history books. I'm Edo from Etsako. We didnt fall from the sky. We're descendants of Oduduwa.

This guy lost ooooo

ekhai:
So Edos fall from the sky? Abeg look back to your history books. I'm Edo from Etsako. We didnt fall from the sky. We're descendants of Oduduwa.

Me too am Edo from Etsako. I doubt if you are from Etsako though .... Edo and Yoruba race are incompatible, it has already been tried in the old western region and failed woefully.....

TAO12:
Igbo and Ijaw lands already inside present Edo state??

Kuku kee-mee!

Werey

OgboAto:
Yes bro. The Igbanke/Ika are Igbo. They speak Igbo and they will never be passed on to the Yoruba, they belong in the Igbo country.

You didn't see the news where Ijaw threatened the whole Bini for encroaching on their lands and also going as far as stopping a major project in Bini over it?

There will be nothing left in the 2by2 Bini piece of land by the time Igbo and Ijaw are done. Maybe Itsekiri can annex the remaining parcel of land and re-colonize the Bini.

Weed no good oooo

Igbosmoker:
what about them?

You mean to say the Etsako people. Well, Edo North is collectively known as Afemai, and they will tag along with their Esan and Benin brothers, together with Non anioma delta to form a republic- much to the disappointment of the Biafrans and Ooduas

ekhai:
Because you have forgotten that Edo migrated from Ile-Ife. Therefore we're descendants of the Yoruba.

You no serious. We all descended from Adam.... So in that context, you should have argued that the whole world should be one country

I opened a thread titled: 'Republic of bendel- our Imminent reality' and within a few hours, the mods deleted the thread. So, they should very well delete this one as well.... What's good for the goose is also good for the gander

valirex:
Bro let's stop all these, you want your Biafra we want our kingdom, we both want freedom from this contraption. Don't wish evil for anyone it's wrong. Let's rather join hands as allies to achieve it.

On point

Igbosmoker:
no

I think in the eventuality of a break up of Nigeria, it's a big YES

valirex:
My Esan brother we should not even join non Edos in arguing this, they have an agenda to cause disunity amongs us. We the Binis don't care who has a higher population, we are only after development in the land

Left for me, I think it's high time the Edo nation agitate for it's own country, .... Together with non anioma part of Delta if they are interested. Simple

Igbosmoker:
this one na another werey. He will just sit down in his village in cross river state and be writting statitics to a place he has never been to.

How can benin foreigners in Benin be more than 40% na wa

Na real werey

senatordave1:
I think they are mor ishans than binis.in the 7 lgas of binis,50% or close to that are non indigenes just as ikwerre land in rivers is mostly inhabited by non indigenes.the real binis cannot be more than 60%.again,they are small numbers of ijaw and Igbo communities indigenous to those lgas.
But for esan land,85% of the population is pure esan.therefore, esans are slightly more populous than binis

That's not true.... Assuming 60% of Edo South are the Bini's as you claim, that's nearly 1.5 million people.... Whereas the entire Esanland is less than 800,000 people. Meaning the real esans are less than 700,000.
The Bini's are way more than the Esans

valirex:
I love the way you dey carry our matter for head, we live the attention. It's makes our gospel go viral. Please also post this of Facebook and Twitter don't forget to tag Kanu also

Igbosmoker:
Igbo conquered Edo in 1967 abi? So how many of your people lives were worth it? It didn't even last a year LMAO.

The present igboland has many tribes within it.. for example there are igala people in anambra and ebonyi.

Many indigenous akwa cross tribes are present in abia state.

You people aren't homogeneous as you claim to be

Don't mind them joor

OgboAto:
Gregboy & Davidnazee

Igbo own half of Edo. Ontop of that Igbo invaded & conquered Edo in 1967-1970

Ijaw also own an extension

If Nigeria dissolves & Igboid towns to with Igbo & Ijaw towns go with Ijaw. I wonder what would be left of Bini

TAO11

You no serious.... Why not take a census and know the exact number of the so called igboid and ijaw groups .... Fact remains Bini, Esan, Etsako, Owan and Akoko Edo constitute 99% of Edo indigenous population. Any other thing you type here is fallacy

Dedetwo:
When did Edo become a nation?

If you don't understand, chilax

Igbosmoker:
I guess there's also edo people in anambra. Since some claim they migrated from here and have some facts to back it up

Correct! I no know wetin dem see for Edo state wey dem want grab.... Edos and ibos or Yorubas aren't related. Simple

Bendeco2020:
Is Edo a tribe or state?

Refers to a collection of related tribes that makes up the entity

Dedetwo:
Who are the igbankes?

Naturalised Edos

Igbosmoker:
read the article I post and you'll see igbanke people all have different migration stories most claim Edo shd and the other minority claim igbo origin.

That's why they have both Igbo and Edo name for God.

That's why they've Edo and Igbo dressing

That's why some bear igbo names and some bear Edo names.

That's why they've both igbo and Edo names for king's.

You'll be surprised to know ogbemudia is half igbanke, even governor obaseki has igbanke blood.

You need to come to Edo state in order to understand how things goes here

All the people from Igbanke I know admit they are Edos, not Igbos

MuchAdo:
@bolded
There indeed are indigenous Yorubas from Edo state. They used to have an association, in fact....

They are no indigenous yorubas in Edo Oga

Unbiased1:
Pls stop this nonsense. Don't drag Igbo into this discussion.

H

mandarin:
A koko Edo is historically Yoruba, mention the names of their towns and kinsmen and their dialects. It's just like Kogi where Yoruba are in the western part of the state the okun, oworoh and Yagba etc
Even parts of Etsako are cosmopolitan Yoruba but it depend on how you define your Yoruba ethnicity because its wider than your myopic history.

Stop this ignorance please! Are you from Edo? Or do you reside in Edo? What percentage of Akoko Edos bear Yoruba names? ... And don't even mention Etsako because that's where I come from. No link or similarities whatsoever. So before you come and type things online, learn first

Sunshineg5:
The person is talking about Igbo and you are talking about Yorubas.

I talked about Yoruba because because there is a certain Akoko Edo local government in Edo, yorubas now think they have a stake in Edo..... And go about saying Edo is part of Yoruba land

Igbosmoker:
There are six (6) villages that make up Igbanke namely;
Ake: Excerpts from Oral evidences reveals that the people of Ake came from Mbiri, ( a community in Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State). Ake and Obiogba, like Igbontor and Idumu-Iru, are regarded as one community.
Idumodin: In addition, the Idumodin people migrated from Amahor (Presently Igueben Local Government Area, Edo State during Oba Ozolua’s dispensation. Prior to now, there was war-weariness arising from the expansionist policy of the ancient Benin Kingdom. A man called Odin, a renewed Warrior and Chief Priest came from Amahor to settle in Idumodin in company of wives, relations and servants. When Odin settled down, there were 4 quarters into which Idumodin was divided namely; Idumodin-Uku, Idumu-Ugbo, Idum-Orere and Idumu-Esaba.
Igbontor: The people of Igbontor migrated to their present place during the reign of Oba Ozolua, the warrior-king of Benin.
Omolua: More so, the people of Omolua came from different places in Ishan, Ika, Ologbo and Benin plus a quarter known as Ezeyin which claimed to have been a separate community. These 4 migrant groups, on arrival settled in the location which later became Obiwe/Ogbahu/Onu-iyi Quarters, Idimu-Isi Quarters, EzeYin Quarters and Idumewen Quarters known as Omolua.
Oligie: The name Oligie shouldn’t be new to anyone who travels by road from Ishan to Agbor. Oligie links Edo North (Ishan) with Delta state. The people of Oligie migrated from Benin.
Ottah: Lastly, the people of Ottah, migrated from Ata, a trading community in Anambra State. This happened about three centuries ago (c.1669). Eventually, the Ata settled in what is now called Ottah.

And some Nairaland sycophants who have never been to Edo wants everyone to believe that yorubas are indigenous to Edo and all the trash

Igbosmoker:
There's no ijaw or Yoruba in Edo state but foreigners.

Most of the igbankes in Edo South bear Benin names and share same greetings, food and culture

Well said, I didn't even know

It's unfortunate and not too good that many Nigerians, albeit educated are grossly ignorant of
Nigeria's ethnic makeup, but come online and spew their ignorance. Many people outside the south south thinks Edo people are either Yoruba or Igbo ..... So, here is a breakdown of the people that make up the entity called Edo State:

Edo South

1 - Oredo Local Government:
Oredo local government is the urban area that makes up the Benin city centre. It is one of the 3 local governments that make up the main city and is the heart of the Benin Kingdom. It's the most populated local government in Edo and is home to the Government house, National Museum, Stadium and a host of others.

2 - Egor Local Government:
It's the smallest local government in Edo in terms of size, but the third most populated and one of the 3 local governments that make up the main Benin city. It's home to the University of Benin and like Oredo, is owned by the Bini people.

3 - Ikpoba Okha Local Government:
It's the second most populated local government in Edo state and is the third of the 3 local governments in the main city.

4 - Orhiomwhon Local Government:
Predominantly inhabited by the Bini people, with a sizeable portion inhabited by the Igbanke people. It's the largest local government in Edo state in terms of size.

5 - Ovia North East Local Government:
Indigenous to the Bini people, and a cluster of ijaw and Yoruba speaking communities at the border with Ondo state. A portion of the local government is now part of the Benin city suburban.

6 - Ovia South West Local Government:
Predominantly Bini, with a cluster of Ijaws.

7- Uhunmwonde Local Government:
The last of the 7 local governments of Edo state and is completely indigenous to the Bini people.

Edo North

1 - Akoko Edo local government:
It's the largest and most populated local government in Edo North and it's indigent to a cluster of communities who speak different dialects. The two main languages spoken in this local government are Etuno- an Igala like dialect spoken by the Igarra people and Okpameri- an edoid language spoken by several communities in the local government. 1 or 2 communities at the border with Ondo speak Yoruba, hence the misconception that there are indigent yorubas in Edo.

2 - Etsako West Local Government:
One of the 4 local governments that speak the Etsako language... It's home to Auchi, the second largest city in Edo and it's indigent to the Etsako people.

3 - Etsako East Local Government:
Inhabited by the Etsako people, it covers the Northern and North Eastern flank of Etsako land.

4 - Etsako Central Local Government:
Also indigent to the Etsako people

5 - Owan East Local Government:
Dominated by Owan people in Edo state.... While a portion of the local government speak the Etsako language

6 - Owan West Local Government:
It's the least populated local government in Edo North and it's indigent to the Owan people.

Edo Central

1- Igueben Local Government:
One of the 5 local governments occupied by the Esan people of Edo state.

2 - Esan Central Local Government:
Indigent to the Esan people....

3 - Esan West Local Government:
Home to the state owned Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and is indigent to the Esan people.

4 - Esan North East Local Government:
Home to the bustling town of Uromi and also indigenous to the Esan people.

5 - Esan South East Local Government:
The biggest and most populated of the 5 local governments that constitute Edo Central- Esan land.


Synopsis

Bini, Esan, Etsako, Owan and Akoko Edo people collectively make up 99% of Edo's indigenous population. Igbankes and Ijaws make up the other one percent. This is just a summarised breakdown, a more in-depth breakdown will come later in the series. Break down is as follows:
Bini: about 51%
Esan: 18%
Etsako: 15%
Owan: 8%
Akoko Edo: 7%
Others: 1%