₦airaland Forum

Your post gave a good history of the Ediba people but offer little insight to the subject-Agbo oe Legbo people. No doubt both are within Abi LGA but certainly diferrent people. I believe the Legbo people are part and parcel of the Igbo nation. This has nothing to do with land grabbing or people seeking, its just pure history/culture. The proximity of the Ekureku people to Igboland, the cultural identity, the dialetical similarities, customs, believes and abakiliki rice farming methodologies are just a few facts about this truth. The communities may be at variance over land disputes et al but that has little to do with their ethnic nationalities. The positioning of Ekureku people in Cross River State does not in any way make them less Igbo. Just like the Asaba people cannot say they aren't Igbos or the Kabas saying they are not Yorubas. We must understand that boundaries does not cut-off nationalities most times. The hausa-fulanis are spread over West Africa just like the Kurds are spread over Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey. Boundary adjustments are mainly created for political and administrative reasons most times not taking, or(deliberating not taking) ethnicity into cosideration. So Agbo or Legbo or Ekureku people if you like, are part of the larger Igbo nations their locational situate in Cross State notwithstanding. I hope am able to throw a little insight into this debate...