₦airaland Forum

LagosOrigin:
Igbo is the most successful tribe in Nigeria and that explains the hate and envy especially from the Yorubas loyal to Tinubu

Brendaniel:
You think that guy is Igbo?

I don't think, he is one of the people who use Igbo names here to attack Igbos, he is a Tinubu supporter, what their head tells them is that getting Biafra means all Igbos will go back to the south east, and I just laugh each time I read such, if it were so, all Nigerians all over the world should be in Nigeria.

They don't know Biafra is not about the Igbos leaving anywhere they are currently staying in the world but mainly about having a nation they can call theirs run by a homogeneous ideology.

They think Igbos will leave any part of Nigeria if they get Biafra today, no, it doesn't work like that, if so then it will mean all other nations like even Ghana can expel Nigerians for just being Nigerians.

T9ksy:
We go desttoy more purportedly "legally acquired properties " in our land and there is sweet F.A anyone of you can do except wailing and gnashing of teeth.

You want settle scores with yorubas in yorubaland?
Omo, seems like you have not learnt anything from your elders' misadventure in the first republic that led to the civil war.

You guys have been threathening to "settle scores" with the yorubas since the 70s so, no shaking

Chimookigwe:
Once Igbos get Biafra, Ibos automatically lose all rights to property ownership outside Biafra. The only way to own property is to show proof of investment, tax compliance and work or business visa.

Also, you will require study visa to school outside Biafra, will require work and businesses visa to engage in any kind of business outside Biafra.

Then, you will require expatriate quota, work permit and certificate of capital importation before you can do business or trading of any kind.

That's when your eyes will clear.

Brendaniel:
Notify me when ECOWAS countries start doing all what you wrote to Nigerians living in their country before I will take any thing you wrote seriously...

There is a reason someone made that statement below, it was not by accident...

Brendaniel:
There is a reason someone made that statement below, it was not by accident...

Fejoku:
Like I said, we go settle scores eventually. If Ndigbo don't do it, I'll know that we are the most useless ethnic group in the whole world. Destroying a legitimately acquired property in peace time without fear of repercussion is a strong show of gross disrespect. Ndigbo MUST GIVE IT BACK in multiple folds. Thank God other tribes are seeing everything and won't get involved.

Chimookigwe:
This is also what someone said. He's still alive and no Ibo, living or dead has countered him.

It wasn't said by accident.

Chimookigwe:
Go and ask why they are closing Ibo shops in Ghana.

ariesbull:
where is Midwest abeg

Chimookigwe:
Once Igbos get Biafra, Ibos automatically lose all rights to property ownership outside Biafra. The only way to own property is to show proof of investment, tax compliance and work or business visa.

Also, you will require study visa to school outside Biafra, will require work and businesses visa to engage in any kind of business outside Biafra.

Then, you will require expatriate quota, work permit and certificate of capital importation before you can do business or trading of any kind.

That's when your eyes will clear.

aswani:
You've said it all.

By the way, majority Ndigbo born, bred and settled outside of Aligbo will completely refuse to swap their Nigerian citizenship for the Biafran one.

ibechris:
Let me buttress further,I recently bought a land somewhere in Abuja where I want to settle my family in.

Darkcloud11:
From edo to asaba.

Chimookigwe:
Once Igbos get Biafra, Ibos automatically lose all rights to property ownership outside Biafra. The only way to own property is to show proof of investment, tax compliance and work or business visa.

Also, you will require study visa to school outside Biafra, will require work and businesses visa to engage in any kind of business outside Biafra.

Then, you will require expatriate quota, work permit and certificate of capital importation before you can do business or trading of any kind.

That's when your eyes will clear.

ariesbull:
that means invasion

.... So when Nigeria got independence from Britain the Nigerians that own lands in London lost it

The way some of you guys think can be terrible and despicable

Chimookigwe:
Better go and meet Nigerians who had houses in London before independence so they can advise you.

Let me make you cry more.

For your bus to land in Jibowu, you need a visa.
To go near Apapa port, you'll need business visa, work permit, proof of hotel reservation, etc.

To get work visa to work in Lagos, you will write IELTS. That's how to weed illiterates out.

ariesbull:
funny guy which century us that ....

Darkcloud11:
I don't blame you they stop teaching history and the most backward people in southern Nigeria think they can wake up and start insulting people who taught them civilization, from obi of agbor to obi of Onitsha this kings in ancient times paid tribute to oba of Benin, their obi were children of oba of Benin this lands you call ancestral land is a conquered territory of the Benin empire thank goodness for British intervention.

ariesbull:
which tribute .... LoL

Abeg show us evidence of them paying the tribute ....

T9ksy:
So, you truly believe these guys wants biafra? What they really want is to dominate nigeria but the fulanis - their erstwhile senior political partner, changed the playing field..

Give them biafra tommorrow and i bet you, a good significant number of them will still want to stay in our region, as a "nigerian".

Chimookigwe:
Better go and meet Nigerians who had houses in London before independence so they can advise you.

Let me make you cry more.

For your bus to land in Jibowu, you need a visa.
To go near Apapa port, you'll need business visa, work permit, proof of hotel reservation, etc.

To get work visa to work in Lagos, you will write IELTS. That's how to weed illiterates out.

ariesbull:
Tension around the Igbo presence in Lagos often comes from a mix of history, economics, politics, and identity, not from any single cause. It's important to speak about patterns and perceptions — not blanket labels on any group.

Why some people may envy the Igbo in Lagos

Common perceptions include:

✅ Business success & economic competitiveness
Many Igbo are known for entrepreneurship and trading networks. Their visibility in markets, property acquisition, and commerce can create admiration — and sometimes envy.

✅ Fast upward mobility
The Igbo cultural emphasis on self-made success, apprenticeship (Igba-Boi), and owning property can lead to rapid economic advancement. For some, this becomes a point of comparison and resentment.

✅ Strong community support systems
Communal investment, unions/associations, and apprenticeship systems help Igbo succeed collectively, which can be seen as an advantage by outsiders.


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Why some fear or feel threatened

These feelings come from:

⚠️ Competition for land and business space
Real estate and markets in Lagos have long been competitive. When Igbo individuals buy land or dominate business districts, some locals may feel their space shrinking.

⚠️ Political influence worries
During elections, fears surface that Igbo voting blocs could shift power dynamics in Lagos — a city deeply tied to Yoruba political history.

⚠️ Historical scars
Echoes of pre- and post-Biafra tensions sometimes show up in rhetoric, even generations later.

⚠️ Cultural protectionism
Some fear cultural dilution — Lagos is historically Yoruba, but it's now a multi-ethnic megacity. Fear of losing cultural control or demographic dominance can show up as hostility.


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Underlying truth

This is less about ethnicity itself and more about:

Competition for power & resources

Identity politics

Urbanization pressures

Historical memory

Economic inequality


Where groups live and thrive together under pressure, friction can arise.


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Important perspective

Despite the tension narratives online, millions of Yoruba and Igbo coexist peacefully in Lagos, do business together, intermarry, and build friendships daily.

Social media amplifies the loudest voices — often the extreme ones — but everyday life in Lagos is more complex and cooperative.


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In short

They may fear and envy the Igbo in Lagos because the Igbo are seen as:

Highly entrepreneurial

Economically mobile

Organized & community-driven

Politically significant

Culturally confident


But ultimately, it reflects larger issues about identity, space, and power in a fast-growing city — not innate qualities of any group.


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ariesbull:
I find them daft....

Their fathers fought to bring Igbo back to Nigeria
Their children are fighting and complaining about the Igbo

Yet the Igbo aren't the president,I wonder how the Igbo took over their thinking processes

Darkcloud11:
You don't just give away a conquered territory

ariesbull:
where was conquered? Is it Ilorin that have an Emir rather than Oba or some Yoruba villages that the Herdsmen chased away last month in Kwara

Predictor3:
visa within ECOWAS?

Chimookigwe:
Not only visa.
In fact, others can stroll freely in and out. But Biafrans, you will be compelled to receive tribal marks before being allowed in.

Chimookigwe:
Better go and meet Nigerians who had houses in London before independence so they can advise you.

Let me make you cry more.

For your bus to land in Jibowu, you need a visa.
To go near Apapa port, you'll need business visa, work permit, proof of hotel reservation, etc.

To get work visa to work in Lagos, you will write IELTS. That's how to weed illiterates out.