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Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Bkayyy: 10:43am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells:You are from, but did your grow up in Nsukka? Was your thread designed as a survey to know how many Igbo people that can swim? Oga what you did with your post is fallacy of generalisation aka Black Swan fallacy but unlike others, yours is from your three friends. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by dettolgel: 10:44am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: The answer is in your text. I will be surprised if those living in Oguta that depends more on fishing can't swim. I will also be surprised if the majority of the people who are from and have lived all their lives in damaturu can swim. You live close to the water and your means of livelihood depends on it you are most likely to swim. Even if your ancestors are from Ijaw and you were born and raised elsewhere where you never set your foot on large body of water. If you find yourself in one you are most likely to drown. Maybe you should go to those Igbo communities that have rivers and large bodies of water that supports their means of livelihood and see if majority of then don't swim. Basing your observations on those you meet in big cities ( that are mostly born and raised there and never learnt to swim) will most definitely skew your observations badly. The issue of fear among those that can't swim is a healthy one. Most information we hear about pool or rivers or ocean is news related to drowning. I think not being able to swim and majority of news you have on large body of water is about drowning you then my friend will have fear of water. I remember as a child the first time I heard of bar beach was when a lady from my village drown and her corpse was brought back to the village. In the village we have river not deep enough to drown anyone. I also remember my first conversation about pool was also about a boy that went for a party and drown. If for instance I have been taught how to swim and I have had healthy interaction with large body of water. I would at least have balanced view of it. 2 Likes |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by paramakina202: 10:45am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Op you are right,majority of ndi Igbo seems to live far away from rivers,lakes, take Asaba and Onitsha for example. Even in my community we live at least 1 km away from our river.If not for fear of large body of water ndi would have dominated the whole of Niger Delta region. 2 Likes |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by SlayerForever: 10:45am On Nov 24, 2021 |
This is a load of bullshit bro. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 10:55am On Nov 24, 2021 |
dettolgel:My concern is that Igbos are not like Damaturu, we live in front of the Atlantic, why do we keep going away from it, you made mention of living in the cities, majority of the population of the Igbos in the South East lives in the Cities not rural areas. There is a pattern to it, Igbos we live in the Niger Delta Region, our people are deliberately avoiding the water, just like our ancestors, those communities that you talk about as being coastal communities, how many Igbo children are raised there, majority of the Igbos nowadays are raised in the cities and most others in other cities and we usually live in the dry cities, so you need to get this instinctive heredity |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 10:56am On Nov 24, 2021 |
SlayerForever:Nobody will take you too serious becuase you are too pro Igbo that it gets to that point where in your views, Igbos have no fault or weaknesses. Always be guided by moderation and truth and realise also that we all have weaknesses |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Arda1000(m): 11:00am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Deborah98:lol fact is cold water is way better for the body than warm water unless your are and old person or a child |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Igboid: 11:05am On Nov 24, 2021 |
But there are many riverine Igbo groups. We call them the Oru/Olu. The Ogbaru that live by the River Niger, the Oguta by Oguta lake, the Enuani and live along river Niger too. The Ndokis live by the banks of Imo blue river. The Omambala who live by Anambra river All these Igbo clans had all developed riverine culture and are not scared of the River. Part of the reason Ndiigbo avoided riverine terrain down south is that those Waters were mosquito infested those days and hence living there came with high infant mortality. Igbos valued farm work, especially Yam cultivation, a man's wealth was measured by his yam barn. You need children growing into adulthood to provide you with labor to farm, living in riverine areas would mean you don't get much of your children growing into adulthood. Look at the riverine areas of Igboland, they are the most most sparsely populated areas of Igboland. In Anambra look at the Omambala areas in Anambra East, Anambra West and Ayamelum LGAs. They are very sparsely populated. Same with Ogbaru areas, except the areas around Okpoko that has become part of Onitsha metro. In Anioma, look at Ukwuani people who live in swampy lands, they are the least populated. Look at Bayelsa population. Very sparse. Igbo ancestors avoided riverine areas because of the diseases and high infant mortality they brought. 7 Likes |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by SlayerForever: 11:09am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: Hahaha. My brother the bolded is not far from the truth o. In my mind the Igbos are nearly faultless 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by SlayerForever: 11:11am On Nov 24, 2021 |
But my brother Alexbells on a serious note you are very wrong. The Igbos are not aquaphobic. What then do you say about the Oru Igbo. They are distinct in being a riverine Igbo people. What then do you say about Ubani/Opobo who are living on the Atlantic ocean? Are they scared of water too? Check am na. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by SlayerForever: 11:14am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Igboid: Hmm. This infant mortality argument seems to have some credibility sha |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 11:18am On Nov 24, 2021 |
SlayerForever:Forget that Ubani and Opobo Biko, people that is not up to 500,000 sef is what you want to use as a Yardstick to discuss over 45 million people lol. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Bkayyy: 11:20am On Nov 24, 2021 |
paramakina202: Oga your village is not the entire Igboland. And what is that crap about Onitsha living 1km from their own river when they literally farm in sediment that some can call island in the river? That should be Mgba Odumodu and mgba obiọcha. 1 Like
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Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 11:22am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Igboid:This is a more credible arguments and with this you may agree with me that parents didnt want their kids going near the rivers as apart from mosquitoes, kids are more likely to drawn as such they made up all sorts of stories that the kids imbued to adulthood and passed on, but today mosquitoes are no longer limited to the waterside, and while it remain a threat it is no longer like before but the trend continues, even if we keep the kids away from the waters, why can't our adult get back first. And as at today we are no longer much of a farming community but traders, exporters, importers, manufacturers which all points towards the oceans 1 Like |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 11:26am On Nov 24, 2021 |
SlayerForever:Which Igbos are not faultless lol, no people is perfect, that is much like the Nazi complex that seemed to paint Germans as the very best of humanity, the fact is that believing in a faultless mindset would most likely bread arrogance and lack of concern for the feelings of others, Everyone is unique and beautiful with their own strengths and weaknesses, everyone is special in one way or the other although some are more special than the others |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Bkayyy: 11:28am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells:"People don't want their kids going close to the river?" Where do you people come from? How will they farm if they don't go close to the water? Please someone should explain to this dude how farming is done in Igboland |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by djevino(m): 11:30am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: 75%? bro please stop saying what you don't know |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by 2elliot: 11:32am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Bkayyy:If you have been on this forum for even a year and have been very observant, then you would know I have been a friend of the Igbos. I have no reasons to lie here about the igbos or the experience of the wars in my place. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 11:32am On Nov 24, 2021 |
djevino:That's if it is not even more sef |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Bkayyy: 11:35am On Nov 24, 2021 |
2elliot:Then where did it happen? I know all the experiences in all the sectors like the palm of my hand and in none of them did Ndigbo need anybody to ferry them talkless of women. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by 2elliot: 11:37am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells:I can't speak for every ijaw man out there, but I can give you my word that I don't have any issues with you guys. And in my little capacity, I have been a proud supporter of Biafra. I will be contesting for a small post in my place by the grace of God next year, and I hope I win. I have a great task of reeducating my people as regards the politics around our existence in this one Nigeria. I will try my best to educate them to identify their true enemies. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 11:40am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Bkayyy:Igboland is not small and mind you whatever your community is, can not be more than 30% of Igboland, there are people from different part of AlaIgbo where rainwater is enough for most part of the farming season, if you look at this thread majority of the people here are Igbos, In my part of Igboland, kids are not allowed anywhere near Rivers unless streams of about three fits at most, this is putting the while of AlaIgbo into Consideration, Igboland does not start and end in one place, some times hear out others, Obu Mmiri Mmiri no na it Afu, it is only us Igbos on this thread, learn from others, what is happening in one or two communities with Anambra state can not be said of all of Anambra talk more of AlaIgbo, most Anambra millennial children are born in urban areas, do they even farm mostly it is rural communities that farm and not everyone needs irrigation. And by the way, you are trying to insinuate child labour, otherwise I don't see what an Igbo parent would allow their children near the large rivers unless you are talking about streams |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by 2elliot: 11:42am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Bkayyy:Bro! Adaka Boro had a camp and squad in one of the forests in my area. My mom and other women were the cooks for Biafrans and even the Nigerian soldiers as they were forced to provide food for them as the camp in the community. My community is along the river Nun, and it was a very busy route. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by chiefobdk2: 11:45am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: This guy back to back dish out unintelligent ridiculous write up... Living meters away from the water should be applauded... God forbid such thought process Who are the people who fill up all the pools scattered across Igbo land.. Even in Nnewi my home town lots of houses have pool... The streams and rivers scattered across Nnewi are always filled up weekends.. No dey write rubbish abeg. Keep doing copy and paste u don't have it.. 2 Likes |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 11:49am On Nov 24, 2021 |
chiefobdk2:I don't understand, did they do it to be applauded or it was a mere coincidence, I'm talking about phobia not what is right or wrong, I wonder why same applause is not seen when it gets to building houses near roads and Igboland starts and end in Nnewi |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by paramakina202: 11:50am On Nov 24, 2021 |
Bkayyy: Put on your reading glasses and read again.I never said Onitsha,I said my own community lives at least 1km away from river. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by SlayerForever: 11:56am On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: Is it only them that are Oru? And are they not Igbos? I only mentioned them because they are trending. The mighty Aboh kingdom nko? Oguta, Ukwuani and Ndoki nko? |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Bkayyy: 11:56am On Nov 24, 2021 |
paramakina202:And do they use the water or scared of it? By the way, what the heck is "put on my reading glasses?" What is this? paramakina202:It seems you have short term memory |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by chiefobdk2: 12:00pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: Your post holds no waters.. This is one of the most unintelligent post I ve ever read.. Communities who live by the water naturally all know how to swim... Go to Anambra North and cure ur ignorance.. You can't expect someone who live in place like Enugu who don't have contact with pool or river to be bothered about swimming... Its not aquaphobia. Its what it is. Fact.. The persons you asked do not know how to swim.. How do you ask someone who does not know how to swim and expect a positive reply.. Why did you not ask friends who could swim.. Maybe you did and they obliged, but you can't write it here because it will automatically defeat your ridiculous narrative... Me I'm even thinking you fabricated all this just for likes and to sound woke... I hope say no be Alex reporters be this because if so I hope u quash what ever thought u have of joining politics because with this thought process you won't have anything to offer.. 1 Like |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by AlexBells(m): 12:00pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
SlayerForever:Ukwuani, Opobo, Bonny, a quater of Anambra, A quater of Imo, 1/4 of Abia, 1/4 of Anioma, 1/2 of Ikwerre, 1/2 of other Rivers Igbos, 1/10 of Benue Igbos, 1/10 of Enugu, 1/10 of Ebonyi, does that look like a potential good swimming score |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by SlayerForever: 12:02pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
AlexBells: The "beautiful" people around us are looking for our destruction. I'm not arrogant towards them but God knows I don't care what befalls them because in my book they are umuazi satan. |
Re: What Could be the Reason for the Igbo Mass Aquaphobia (Fear Of Water) by Bkayyy: 12:05pm On Nov 24, 2021 |
2elliot:Story, story.... Story. Once upon a time? Biafra never lost anybody to an imaginary people that drowned them. Biafra actually used water to buy tike during the war like at Obubrah sector, Abonema etc because Nigerian troops can't cross. The few that managed to cross with the help of Adaka Boro strangled him at Okirika buying the troops more time. Adaka Boro himself doesn't know much about Igbo hinterland waterways. He is only conversant with that along the oil rivers and when his services were no longer needed after Okirika, he was disposed by Adekunle. Like I told you, the Biafran war is like looking at my palm |
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