Why are the IBO's always claiming other groups as their own. I remember they tried to claim Ikwerre as ibo very recently. Why are they so desperate, is it by force to be IBO.

rexbuton:

of course.. its headquarters is at Iguobazuwa

Na wa. The headquarters is at Abudu.

bokohalal:

Na wa. The headquarters is at Abudu.

OmG.. I'M sorry.. My mind dey ovia south-west

CaptainOjemba:
So association changed your surname? If yes then your people are not human enough so Jonathan doesn't have a surname? Why is it that Akwaibom people who borders the East retain their language and their names? Ok Igbo don't do business with them? My friend your case is lost.

Even as small as Ogoni is,they still maintain their unique identity without being culturally colonised by their giant igbo neighbours.I wonder how anybody could abandone his laguage and embrace a foreign language and culture over night because of trade.ika sucks and ikwere too.

Igbos have been in the game of claiming other smaller groups as theirs. if any one is to claim IKA, i think the Edo/Bini should. Meantime am consulting our erudite historian - Chief. Onyekpeze to unravel this.


SAI BUHARI/OKOWA

most Ika people here want to maintain their uniqueness but the Ibos would not let them be.. The creation of Anioma state was opposed by the Ibos as they claimed it would add another state to the South-south.. Today they claim that Anioma is south east..

Funny how tonychristopher has turned a blind eye to what he started

Ojiofor:
Even as small as Ogoni is,they still maintain their unique identity without being culturally colonised by their giant igbo neighbours.I wonder how anybody could abandone his laguage and embrace a foreign language and culture over night of trade.ika sucks and ikwere too.

Exactly.. The south is too receptive and the east is too oppresive because of this scenario, they march in and lay claims.. Most irritating is the Ika man who gives his kids Igbo names because of politics.. Woe unto them

AlfaSeltzer:


I completely agree with you but will you abandon your mad brother just because he is shouting that he is not your brother?

is it a most for d ika pple to agree dey are igbos.let dem mak dia choice,is dia right

rexbuton:

Exactly.. The south is too receptive and the east is too oppresive because of this scenario, they march in and lay claims.. Most irritating is the Ika man who gives his kids Igbo names because of politics.. Woe unto them

^^^Listen mate! Nobody is forcing you guys to join up with the larger Igbo nation; you guys are more than welcome to team up with the Binis or Yorubas to form your own country in the event of a split! If there are some dissenting voices amongst you that would prefer to side with the Igbo cause, then a referendum will resolve the matter!

So try and stop feeling so self-important....you're starting to sound pathetic!

rexbuton:

Exactly.. The south is too receptive and the east is too oppresive because of this scenario, they march in and lay claims.. Most irritating is the Ika man who gives his kids Igbo names because of politics.. Woe unto them

ol'boy,what I mean in my first post is that you guys from ika and Ikwerre claiming that ndigbo influence your language through trade or whatever is a lie from pit of hell...my question is why small ethnic group like ogoni manage to keep their unique identity while ika could not even though they were outside eastern region where igbo had political and cultural influence.my point is nor matter how hard you try, you can't creat a new ethnic group in this twenty-first century.
The other day a political leader from the north called the new CBN governor an igboman I was expecting emefiele or ika people to call him to order but no one did.ranting on internet doesn't change shit.

rexbuton:
most Ika people here want to maintain their uniqueness but the Ibos would not let them be.. The creation of Anioma state was opposed by the Ibos as they claimed it would add another state to the South-south.. Today they claim that Anioma is south east..

Funny how tonychristopher has turned a blind eye to what he started

I think that you are mistaking. I asked how come that ika speak a dialect of igbo and yet they come from from benin. You might claim that they don't speak igbo but I am igbo and I understAnd them yet I have not lived in ika

Now how come they have igbo names like ifeanyi and ehiedu how come their king is obi and not ovie or oba then how come their market days are igbo

I would have given u a research work and obi of owa stand on this

Did igbo colonise the benin migrants
Did eze chime any role


O igbo never objected to anioma what igbos said is that anioma should be in South east but igbo is skeptical about ika position not anioma position pls don't mix it up


Pls answer these question

rexbuton:

The Biafran war caused disaster for the people of Anioma in several ways even though, the region was not included in the map of Biafran at the declaration. Ojukwu never added Anioma or Ika to his map

**grins** Ojukwu never added anioma because anioma was not under the purview of his administration. It is the evidence that he wasn't a greedy man unlike what many hungry nigerian journalists portrayed him to be. Gowon and Awo would have called him greedy if he did. Even at that the Aniomas still stood and fought with their brothers from Enugu, Aba, Ebonyi as heroes. **LOLS**

cc: Onenaira6

SLIDEwaxie:
Moral of the story:

[s]We the people up east, south south, south east ect don't like each other. And we are no brothers. Don't call me Igbo etc.

No problem, we have heard.

The south west is one... No time for OSU cast system or any yeye discrimination[/s]

**grins** yorubas love courting trouble and when you catch them, pin them on the ground and pummel the hammer-heads, they cry louder than a kangaroo about to eaten by Lions. You will get the trouble you ask for. Just calm down **LOLS**

My dear I do not buy that submIssion cos efik small ogoni even olukmi maintains their languageS yet they are in midst of igbos

I think that ika as a people a bit confused cos I know their are benin migrants now how come they spoke igbo dialects that sound like oweRri

It means Either igbo influenced theem or they met original igbo in ikaland that assimilated them


This has been trashed out and not all the ika believe in this benin stuff

Ojiofor:
ol'boy,what I mean in my first post is that you guys from ika and Ikwerre claiming that ndigbo influence your language through trade or whatever is a lie from pit of hell...my question is why small ethnic group like ogoni manage to keep their unique identity while ika could not even though they were outside eastern region where igbo had political and cultural influence.my point is nor matter how hard you try, you can't creat a new ethnic group in this twenty-first century.
The other day a political leader from the north called the new CBN governor an igboman I was expecting emefiele or ika people to call him to order but no one did.ranting on internet doesn't change shit.

But the war was caused by anioma igbos and if you check the coup you will see that anioma caused the war but mainland igbo didn't abandon them so we should know that

GenIgrigi:


**grins** Ojukwu never added anioma because anioma was not under the purview of his administration. It is the evidence that he wasn't a greedy man unlike what many hungry nigerian journalists portrayed him to be. Gowon and Awo would have called him greedy if he did. Even at that the Aniomas still stood and fought with their brothers from Enugu, Aba, Ebonyi as heroes. **LOLS**

cc: Onenaira6

GenIgrigi:

**grins** yorubas love courting trouble and when you catch them, pin them on the ground and pummel the hammer-heads, they cry louder than a kangaroo about to eaten by Lions. You will get the trouble you ask for. Just calm down **LOLS**

i want to point out one mistake people normally make,in Agbor history,the starting point.Here the writer point it out but fail to explain it,which also show his lack of knowledge.OMINIjIE is a man who begot Agbor,which many historician have also agree with even the King of Agbor,atleast google is your friend.Omini is from a town in Anambra state called AGULERI,in ENUGWU AGULERI,and from a royal linage,he begot some part of Nsugbe and Agbor.This i challange the writer to clearify because here,he made mention that their is ominijie in Agbor and oldest settle.

Omololu007:
is it a most for d ika pple to agree dey are igbos.let dem mak dia choice,is dia right

Being Igbo is not choice.

tonychristopher:
But the war was caused by anioma igbos and if you check the coup you will see that anioma caused the war but mainland igbo didn't abandon them so we should know that

**grins** Yes there were Igbo coup plotters from Anioma, Onitsha and there also yorubas like Wale and Banjo. The point is Ojukwu was not expansionist and greedy and Igbos looked(tried to) after own and everyone whether in SE or present day SS including non-Igbos there like Efiks with whom Igbos share mutual respect. **grins**

CaptainOjemba:
If you are on facebook, then go to Proudly Anioma Proudly Igbo, its a close group pioneered by Igbos of delta.

Maybe the ika especially the agbor have forgotten the owerri migration


How come the ika speak a dialect of igbo


To be honest I do not love talking about this identity confusion of ika that's why I have been ignoring this thread

if you take a look at our culture, traditions, thinking and look, you will agree with me that we are likely more of Igbos than Binis.

It is not only ridiculous but absolutely laughable that a grown man does not and can not discern his originality. If this punk was fed unfounded story about his originality, I ask him whether the time has not come for him to re-examine the missing links in such convoluted concoction.

Let us assume that this homeless Prince of Bini Kingdom wondering around was so confused that he did not remember his name. Did he also forget the Edo collective words for own children that he used that of Igbo word, “UMU”, as in UMUNEDE? When will this stupidity end among certain idiotic fellows?

You will never be Igbo because a true Igbo person would not claim ancestry to a village empire such as Bini.


So how did ika end up with everything igbo


Maybe because uk ruled us we should claim english

GenIgrigi:


**grins** Yes there were Igbo coup plotters from Anioma, Onitsha and there also yorubas like Wale and Banjo. The point is Ojukwu was not expansionist and greedy and Igbos looked(tried to) after own and everyone whether in SE or present day SS including non-Igbos there like Efiks with whom Igbos share mutual respect. **grins**

IHEJIRIKAisBOKO:
[s] Stories for the gods

anioma wasnt under the purview of his administration but ojuku the greedy ibo b.stard could annex Bonny, Escravos, Forcados and all other oil-producing-non-ibo-speaking areas as part of his Biafra republic.

Heck, ojuku, the greedy thief also invaded the midwest, a region that had earlier proclaimed neutrality, foisting Major Albert Okonkwo on them as their military administration.

CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU WAS A THIEF AND A CRIMINAL[/s]

**grins** Bayo, Bonny and other oil-producing were under his administrative purview in the East as Military Governor. They were his responsibility. If they were handed to the feds without a fight he may be accused of sacrificing them.Humans are insatiable. Whichever way i am happy for Nigeria of today. fulani/hausa man and their yoruba slaves don show dem pepper. They know better now. **LOLS**

I still don't understand why Igbos always have issues with the minority ethnic groups around them. Let the people claim allegiance to whoever they believe is in best position to protect their interest.


All this attaché by force is embarrassing and should stop.

How can you have a very similar culture to one group and you choose to say you are from another group. I know alot of Ika people and i can understand what alot of them are saying when they speak their language and they can all easily relate with any Igbo man. Honestly, i have never seen an Ika man relating to a Bini man in Ika language. I am not disputing the fact that their was a kind of relation between the Bini kingdom and Ika's. It doesn't make sense for both Ika and Ikwerre's to claim Benin ancestory when the relationship with Bini culture is not visible. I still feel it is Ika's choice to choose who they feel they relate to but whether you like it or not, there is only one truth and proper research and investigation would reveal the earliest settlers of that location.

IHEJIRIKAisBOKO:
[s]Chai
see ibo man sense, 419 sense.
Bonny and other Oil-producing areas were under ojukus administrative purview albeit the indigenes of these areas arent ibo but Anioma, a distant ibo tribe wasnt under ojukus administrative purview as you alluded earlier.

Ojuku is a thief. QED[/s]

**grins** No this is not Bayo, he is a bit smarter than this. You must be Segun/Seggegs the one still struggling with final project in his 8th year in LAUTECH. Segun i do not know how to break this down for your little brain but i'll try. I know you sell orijin bitters in a guest house and love beer so i'll use that analogy.
Ojukwu= Guiness
Orijin drink= Bonny
Star= Anioma

Orijin belongs to Guiness, but because star is an alcoholic drink doesn't mean it's owned by Guiness. Even though they are both alcoholic drinks. If you tell Guiness to hand over Orijin producing rights because it sells fast, there will be a fight.

I am not very hopeful you'll understand though.I am not a primary school teacher. **LOLS**

GenIgrigi:


**grins** yorubas love courting trouble and when you catch them, pin them on the ground and pummel the hammer-heads, they cry louder than a kangaroo about to eaten by Lions. You will get the trouble you ask for. Just calm down **LOLS**

moral of the story:

Igbos love violence, Yorubas abhor it

IHEJIRIKAisBOKO:
[s]Chidozie you are such an 1diot. So this is the best you could come up with? What an empty head you are.

But why are you ibos so greedy? Always trying and fighting to claim other peoples land and identity? Today it is Ikaland, tomorrow it is Ikwereland next tomorrow your criminal brothers would be telling us about how Lagos is in y1boland.

There is something definately, fundementally, culturally, spiritually wrong with the y1bos.[/s]

**grins** Ok I lose hope just stick to counting your orijin bottles in manager's fridge. Abugo! **LOLS**

fter the independence of Nigeria , A few Nigerian groups
desired their own identity separate from forced colonial
political and social institutions. The Anioma were no
exception. As a wave of demand for state creation in the
1970s permeated the Nigerian political landscape, included
in this movement was the yearning for Ndi-Anioma, land of
the Aniomas as a separate political state for the Anioma
people. [2] This agitation gave birth to the demand of
Anioma State, which though remains unrealized. In 2007,
the National Assembly of Nigeria announced its willingness
to allow the creation of one more State for the Igbo people,
a committee to adopt a State for the Igbo was set up and
led by Chief Emmnauel Iwuanyawu, this committee which
failed in adopting any State for the region, threw out
Anioma, stating that the creation of Anioma State would
amount to an additional State for South-South region of the
country. The Anioma people have renewed this agitation
once again following another recent announcement by the
National Assembly that seven more States may be created
in the country to create balance among the various
geopolitical regions in the country.Among pro Anioma
Activist is Henry Ogochukwu have been promoting the
creation of Anioma State through Anioma Peoples
Association. Henry Ogochukwu is the President General of
Anioma Peoples Association

SLIDEwaxie:
moral of the story:

Igbos love violence, Yorubas abhor it

**grins** The criminal armed robbers, Soki kidnappers and agboro NURTW in your enclaves are from Zululand. **LOLS**