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Warripikine:
Like pant amu, I guess he also said this when he was 6 years younger than he currently is

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Monogamy:
Ohaneze should also tell the UGM to stop the unnecessary attack

The army did not wake up and be arresting people for no reason..

Igbo's have no political leaders to speak on their behalf cos they are all efulefu.. At the same time, Ipob and reasonable Igbo people should also get involved in politics, you can't continue to allow people who do not have your interest to continue representing you

Where is Abaribe in all this? How about Obi? Ikweremadu?

MansoryMX:
A great mistake made by the South, East and West is allowing the North occupies 80% of the Nigeria Army right from the Amalgamation of Nigeria. What do you expect from people who detest Easterners. I believe it’s fair enough if Nigeria should breakup now to prevent an inevitable Civil/Religious/Ethnic war coming!

November1857:
Stop mass arrest of Igbo youths ― Ohanaeze warns Nigerian army

By Anayo Okoli
OHANAEZE Ndigbo has raised alarm over the alleged massive arrest of Igbo youths by the Nigerian army and taken to unknown destinations.

Ohanaeze said the mass arrest is going on in Ohaji and Oguta Communities of Imo State by military personnel believed to be from 34 Artillery Brigade, Owerri.

The arrested youths were alleged to be members of Eastern Security Network, ESN, according to the apex Igbo group.

Ohanaeze wondered why the army were arresting Igbo youths who bear no arms and allow Fulani herdsmen to move around with AK 47 riffles.

They called on the Chief of army staff to immediately stop the mass arrests.

The Professor George Obiozor led Ohanaeze in a statement signed by its spokesman, Alex Ogbonnia said: “The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to ongoing massive arrests of Igbo youths by the Nigerian Army.

The report indicates that “the military personnel, suspected to be led by the 34 Artillery Brigade, Owerri since Sunday have been arresting male residents and youths, particularly in Oguta and Ohaji communities and clamping them into vans and taken to unknown destinations”.

The report adds that the army are “busy, carrying out raids, discreet searches and arrests of youths and residents who are suspected to be linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network”.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by Ambassador Prof. George Obiozor is unequivocal about the use of firearms by unauthorized persons, bodies or groups. Democracy, all over the world vests the absolute authority for the legitimate use of force in government. We had admonished that the exclusive indulgence of AK 47 to the Fulani herdsmen as canvassed by Governor Bala Mohammed is antithetical to the ethos of a decent society.

For the armed forces to arrest the Igbo youths without evidence of arms, means of violence or crime is cowardly, uncivilized and mostly unacceptable to Ohanaeze Ndigbo. It runs contrary to every sense of natural justice and rights of citizenship for the army to invade some Igbo communities in search of youths; most of whom are brilliant university graduates whose society has denied employment and sense of belonging. This is adding salt to festering injury.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo does not just wax lyrical about Igbo youths of all categories or dispositions.

We condemn crime irrespective of the source. On the other hand, we stand on a firm wicket that it is ruthless to arrest any Igbo in the guise of membership of a terrorist organization unless there is sufficient evidence of crime or unlawful possession of firearms.

“We call on the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru to urgently stop the wave of arrests before it gives impetus to the proposal by the United Kingdom Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to offer asylum to person who actively and openly supports IPOB and likely to be at risk of arrest or detention, and ill-treatment which is likely to amount to persecution”.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/stop-mass-arrest-of-igbo-youths-%e2%80%95-ohanaeze-warns-nigerian-army/

Resurrection212:
Kanu is efulefu he can't do anything ewu.

ScamHunter:
Igbo have always been independent but loosely bound clans since time immemorial. Only one thing brings Igbo together as one - war. Nothing unites Igbo like the threat of war. We may even tolerate your injustice, but killing our people is an act of war that must be resisted in unity as one man. Every bonafide Igbo son and daughter is in support of IPOB and ESN. The Efulefus are mainly people whose mothers were raped by Fulani during the last war. We shall not allow that to happen again.

igbozionism:
this thread makes me sick. was there anytime that igbos was disunited? igbos has always been United from to time immemorial

nairalandankrah:
My Goodness this is so so pathetic!!..so it has become the responsibility of very 180 million zoogerians to screen a minister??

Then What is the job of the DSS and National assembly?
I give up on Nigeria.. It is indeed finished!.

https://twitter.com/proudlylizy/status/1385119132228755457?s=19[/quote]The blame should go to moronic dingbats who voted for Muhamamdu Buhari as president of the shithole called Nigeria. It was not once but twice the jackasses voted for this walking dead called Buhari. I guess Igbo people should be given kudos for not voting for this bloody swine form Katsina. Why would a fool such as Buhari submit a character such as Isa Pantami for a ministerial job in a zoo such as Nigeria?

IgweOfNnewi:
Peter Obi is one the numerous igbos aspiring to rule Nigeria, he is not in the ruling party the APC, infact he is from the strongest opposition party and tribe, PDP is the strongest opposition party and Igbo is the strongest anti-Nigeria, which gave him the opportunity to state his views of NIGERIA situation without timidity but the reverse is the case, he is silent like a grave yard, what is he afraid of? Is he a coward, callous, does the "saint" has cupboards full of skeletons, or he just want the highly exalted Presidency no matter what is left of Nigeria.

You want Osibanjo that is in power to criticize Buhari and resign but Peter Obi should remain silent so as to take the position of Osibanjo

NigeriaIsZOO:
Having both the operational facility and corporate office in the same place will offer little or no added incentive either to the company or the community but building it in Owerri help make all the difference.

Rivers State is asking that oil companies be returned to P.H city and not to the rural communities where the oil is being drilled. Asking that oil companies corporate offices be returned to P.H is same as asking for them to be built in Owerri.

If we are to follow your point, then oil companies shouldn't be returned to P.H but to places like Omoku, Afam, Ogoni and the rest. Would that make a lot of sense?

InvestingExpert:
Pa Abraham



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PHijo:
Yes I remember king Jaja of Opobo, the 1st Amayanabo of Opobo.
Igbo are around world for being a slave ethnic group. Your attempts to rewrite history just makes you stupid.

The only Igbo man that was known beyond the shores of Igboland 400 years ago was a freed slave.

For Ijaw man to marry an Igbo woman is a downgrade. For Ijaw woman to marry an Igbo man was an abomination.

AdakaBoro8:
fool. Ijaws occupied more than 60% population in rivers state..

ChinenyeN:
I don’t know who the OP (original poster) is, so I won’t offer up any opinions on them per se. But it’s possible you mean OP as in “original post” (the post itself). In that case, I can say a few things about it.

To begin with, I can’t say I disagree with the writer’s premise. Anyone who casually examines the ethno-linguistic history and traditions of origin in the area will find it near impossible to claim beyond a doubt that Ndoki and Bonny don’t have ancestral, non-slave, Igbo-speaking origins. So that part is agreeable. It’s just that a lot of what the writer says to support the premise in this write up is questionable.

Truthfully, I think the original post is rather “Ijaw-phobic”, if I can use that term. The writing is so heavily anti-Ijaw that it ends up discrediting itself at times. If you dig even a little, the write up shows a lot of inconsistencies and even some outright wrong things.



If this is limited to the Umueze clan, then I can understand where the writer may be coming from. One of the oral traditions in Umueze claims a long-winding history of migration from Benin or Central Delta, entering “Igboland” from the south and then cutting northeast towards Oguta, etc. However, Umueze has never claimed Oguta as its homeland. Even before this “Ijaw vs Igbo” saga started, the Umueze never mentioned Oguta as ancestral homeland. It’s always been either Benin or Central Delta Ijaw. The writer could possibly be making a supposition here that Ndoki (Umueze) are part of that set of Ndoni-Abo-Oguta communities near the Central Delta. It’s not a bad supposition. However it is not a claim that has ever been made by Ndoki people, not even in early intelligence reports.

Now, if the writer is not limiting this to Umueze and is instead referring to all of Ndoki, then this would simply be wrong. Ndoki is not from Oguta. Their traditions do not trace them to Oguta.



The writer got this wrong and ended up confusion themselves in the process. It is actually the ethnonym “Ogoni” (and not Ibani) that refers to a “guest” or a “stranger”, derived from the Ijaw word “igoni”.



This is not, actually. To begin with, Ogoni traditions actually acknowledge that they are not the aboriginal settlers in the area. Much of what is “Ogoniland” was acquired bloodily through conquest and the absorption of already existing communities. There are two main Ogoni traditions of origin. The tradition that has the most support claims that they migrated east to west, crossing the Imo (from present day Akwa Ibom) to settle in the area. The second tradition claims that their ancestors arrived on trading ships that would visit Bonny. They lived in Bonny for a while and later felt the need to move further inland to settle (Bonny traditions I believe suggest that this is how they got their name). Regardless of which tradition is the “correct” one, the dating for both of these (as far as I see it) can at best be justified at the 17th/18th century or so. This is centuries after Bonny was founded. There would have been no Ogoni to interact with at the time and when you survey the oral traditions of the entire Niger Delta, you’ll notice the absence of Ogoni in the communities’ early traditions. Early Asa traditions and early Ngwa traditions make no mention of Ogoni. Early Bonny traditions make no mention of crossing through Ogoni communities to settle. Okrika and Kalabari traditions show no early memory of Ogoni, and (to the best of my knowledge) even the Ogoni themselves have no traditions that mention how the other communities arrived and settled, meaning they could not have been in the area during those formative periods.



If we take a survey of ethnonyms within the Niger Delta region, we will notice some ethnonyms that are used exclusively by Ijaw.

Where the natives will call themselves “Obolo” and others will call them “Andoni”, only the Ijaw will call them Idoni.

Where the natives will call themselves originally as “Khana”, others will call them “Ogoni”, but only the Ijaw will call them “Igoni”.

Where they natives called themselves “Okoloma”, and others call them Ubani or Obani, but only the Ijaw will use “Ibani”.

There is a clear pattern of derivation here and a clear pattern of consistency in Ijaw usages. It suggests that the name “Ibani” (like "Ogoni" and "Andoni" ) is likely derived from Ijaw. While I do agree with the writer in that I am suspicious of Alagoa likely having fabricated some stories and migrations during the Ijaw re-authorization period, there nothing to suggest that this is one such fabrication. The term “Ibani” likely comes from Ijaw and was derived into Ubani, Obani, etc. by others.



This is incorrect on a number of points. One, “Ndoki” is a collection of clans that do not claim a common ancestor. Eze is only the progenitor of Umueze clan. The Umueze clan are noted by other Ndoki clans as recent arrivals. They arrived in the late 18th century in the company of Ijaw people. Azumini is also one of the youngest settlements in the area, established by Kwokwo Eze (a son of Eze). Umueze first settled at Obunku Okwanku. That said, the writer is correct on one count. All of the founding/early communities in Ndoki seem to have been Igbo-speaking.



More or less correct. Apparently, it is corroborated that there were two other communities in the vicinity during Bobby’s early days, Abalama and Inyong Okpon (what later came to known as Finima). However, contact between these communities was not during initial settlement. According to one tradition by Finima, their boundaries grew into each other and that is how they became aware of each other. Fixing a chronology for their interactions has been a little difficult, because some claim they were there since the 12th century, but some specifics in oral traditions hint as a later date of a perhaps the 15th century or slightly later. I suspect that they all more or less arrived at the same time and that they likely became aware of each other a bit late in their early histories. However, that is just a suspicion. Until the oral traditions can be thoroughly untangled and a chronology can be reasonably established, I will tend to just go with the current orthodox traditions that Inyong Okpon was likely there first, followed by Abalama and then Bonny. So, if we want to follow hard ethno-linguistic lines, Ibibiod (Inyong Okpon), Ijaw (Abalama), and Igbo (Bonny, though contested) were all in the area during that formative period.



No. Once the social-political culture shifted in the 18th century, so did the lingua franca. The lingua franca of the controlling Conoe Houses was Ijaw. The language used by Bonny leadership, used for official rites, ceremonies, festivals, music, and all sorts of culture, was Ijaw. Igbo-speaking was for commoners and trade as things were shifting into the Palm Oil trade era (dominated by Ngwa, Asa and Ndoki).



More or less correct. Except Ikuba is from Andoni, not Ndoki, if I recall correctly. And Tolofari is Ijaw.



Mostly correct on this account. The version of Nwotam practices by Bonny and Andoni comes from the one from Mkpuajekere. Other variants of the masquerade exist in Ngwa and Asa (as Nwutam), but not the guild form developed by Mkpuajekere and consequently spread to Bonny and Andoni.



This is more or less in line with most of the traditions of origin.



This curlew tradition is independently referenced and corroborated by Ngwa, Ndoki and Bonny-Ijaw communities. This is not a fabrication but instead an actual oral tradition shared by multiple communities in the region. As stated earlier, the first settlement of Ndoki (Umueze) was Obunku Okwanku. The Okoloma in Ndoki are a recent settlement part of a reverse migration that occurred in the 19th century as a result of the civil war (Bonny vs Opobo) and ongoing conflict with other Niger Delta trading states .



It would take a lot to respond to this effectively, so perhaps I’ll leave much of it for another day and just say that yes. For the most part, the writer is correct here in that Bonny is an admixture of people, and the political shift in the 17th - 18th century introduced the Canoe House system and feudal system into Bonny. However, since then, Ijaw houses have controlled the commerce, not "Ndoki".

Angelfrost:
What about crime and criminality??! Hope this constant intimidation and war against security forces will not make the East a hotbed for all forms of criminality??! Hope your people will not end up [b] paying the bitter price [/b]for the inevitable rise in insecurity.

This whole thing looks kinda narrow-minded of whoever is planning it all.

BabaIbo:
Hmmm, it is getting real and clear.

Once they can stare at the military at the face, forget it e don happen be that.

So, no more police/military checkpoints on SE roads.
This is seriously serious o.

Voy:
AN EXTRACT FROM MAZI NNAMDI KANU'S BROADCAST ON RADIO BIAFRA ON THE 18TH APRIL 2021

Compiled by
Mazi IKECHUKWU ONUOHA (J.P)

Edited by
Nwada Emmanuel Chisom (Ada Biafra )

1. Opening prayer by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

2. IPOB is the fear of the Zoo, the only people the Zoo is afraid of.

3. If you think that preserving the Zoo is important, then you are ill educated.

4. The same way that Nnamdi Azikiwe fought for freedom the same way Biafrans are fighting for freedom.

5. They abducted some people in Oguta today, this is what Fulanis are doing.

6. This is what Shaikh Gumi is doing. the same people causing mayhem is the people they are having meeting with .

7. I want the world to understand that Nigeria is absorbed in evil.

8. The beginning of Fulani banditry started in Southern Kaduna.

9. In order to make you people feel happy they kept promising you 2023, as you are looking at 2023 your land is going.

10. I want people to ask themselves this question, what is one thing that unite Nigeria?

11. The most successful immigrant race in the USA is Biafran people.

12. What is holding us together is Fulani laziness and greed.

13. What is it that Fulani the so called elite contributing to the Zoo economy if not stealing from the coffers.

14. This animal called Boko haram said that the problem of Nigeria is IPOB, Boko haram and farmers and herders clashes.

15. The so called banditry did not appear in Lai mohammed list. Rather the first people to appear there is your beloveth IPOB.

16. DSS cannot catch Boko Haram. the only people they can catch is when you are sleeping in your house.

17. Always unite than country. That is all Fulani is after.

18. There is no way an Arch Bishop of Canterbury appointed by an Englishman will ever be a blackman. Never!

19. Who are the people causing the insecurity in Nigeria? Fulani.

20. Lokpa is the Terrorist base of the Fulani in our land.

21. It is a long running programme of the Fulani to select your leaders for you.

22. They said they launched ebube ekwensu to protect our land and yet Ebonyi was attached 3 days ago after the launch and yet there was nobody to save Ebonyi except ESN.

23. Sometimes I wish they can take over the whole of Nigeria so that your eye can open.

24. They own over 40% of oil resources in our land because people in the rivers area forgot whom they are.

25. People complain they don't have jobs but the same people you people voted gave the monopoly to one man to continue selling cement.

26. Obasanjo is very stupid, Obasanjo is an idiot, he is the one that rubberstamped all these things.

27. As you were stupidly talking about your one Nigeria. your super eagle, your flag, fulani was busy stealing your lives away.

28. You have lime stone in Nkalagu shut down and they gave to one man the importation of cement.

29. They move your oil to the refinery they built with your stolen money abroad and bring it back for you to pay tax.

30. They cleverly shut down all the cement
section.

31. China make their people rich.
in Africa we make our own people poor. the enemy is not outside, the enemy is within.

32. They held their meeting in Kano, nobody talked about their jobless children because you are a tyranny, you people don't suppose to live.

32. In Africa we always intend to think that it has to be me and my family. only us deserve to be rich.

33. The largest textile mill in Africa is in the north built by Saudana and it was shut down.

34. People don't understand what we are fighting for, we are not just fighting to be free but we are also fighting that other people to be free.

35. I have never heard this Satanic APC said how do we create employment.

36. You can never fight Fulani the way we can. Okorocha has been disgraced,
anwuru ya tinye ya na nga.

37. The only people who will defend you are the same people you are selling.

38. That is why I don't believe in blaming a white man for slavery. your stupidity brought that to you.

39. Nobody stood up to condem Wike for sending our mothers to the north to be raped. But is okay, if we don't catch you today we will catch you when you leave office.

40. In my next life i will not meet some of you black people.

41. Nobody in their right senses should join the Ebube Rubbish. you must come and join the ESN.
We have a lot of Fulani rubbish to clean.

42. When our sister was cut into pieces in Uli what did Obiano did ?

43. When they were killing us in Ebonyi what did Dave Umahi did?

44. They are busy floating an audio Ebube Agụ.

45. THIS IS A WARNING TO THOSE IN ABROAD, DON'T CONTACT THOSE IN THE FRONT, NO MORE DOING VIDEO COMPLAINING.

46. People planting Ebube Rubbish wants to set a trap for ESN so that they can go and tell the Chief of staff, then they will mount a counter attack against us.

47. If you want you can support what ESN is doing.

48. I don't want anybody speaking to men on the ground, they have a commander.

49. I thank you all for listening with all the love in my heart.

50. From me from here, is Good evening.

Compiled by
Mazi IKECHUKWU ONUOHA (J.P)

Edited by
Nwada Emmanuel Chisom (Ada Biafra )

mekaboy:
The SW and the so called Fulani north will unite once again against Igbo's in an economic war.

PHijo:
Nigeria being a criminal enterprise doesn't mean English language will change to suit your fantasies.

How do you give someone a gift on his ancestral land?

Your argument on ownership of oil assets is the same argument plantation owners used.

More so he was not gifted like the likes of Alakija and T.Y. Danjuma and a host of others.

He earned his oil bloc and took time to develop it.

hakeem4:
I would not want Nigeria to split. Splitting Nigeria won’t solve our current problem as the same leaders would still be the ones ruling the newly formed countries