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Since this people speaks a dialect of Igbo and also bear Igbo names, then wat makes them non-Igbo?? If we man say rightly dat they are not Igbo, then we can also say dat almost all parts of Ebonyi state are non Igbo. because most part of Ebonyi state speaks a distinct dialect of Igbo such as d Abakaliki side and odas. I'm 4rm Edda in Afikpo south LGA of Ebonyi state but I find it difficult 2 undastnd Ehugbo dialect which is in Afikpo North LGA of d state. Many oda parts of Igboland has distinct dialects of Igbo dat u find it difficult 2 link 2 d general Igbo language but dat doesn't make dem non-Igbo. I tink d main problem is 4rm dis geo-political zone of a tin, cos d Igbos in South-south states are d ones tryin 2 estrange demselves 4rm d Igbo tribe which is mainly in d South-east. I will advise we come 2geda and find a way 4ward b4 our dear Igbo nation will be completely balcanized!!!

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Since this people speaks a dialect of Igbo and also bear Igbo names, then wat makes them non-Igbo?? If we man say rightly dat they are not Igbo, then we can also say dat almost all parts of Ebonyi state are non Igbo. because most part of Ebonyi state speaks a distinct dialect of Igbo such as d Abakaliki side and odas. I'm 4rm Edda in Afikpo south LGA of Ebonyi state but I find it difficult 2 undastnd Ehugbo dialect which is in Afikpo North LGA of d state. Many oda parts of Igboland has distinct dialects of Igbo dat u find it difficult 2 link 2 d general Igbo language but dat doesn't make dem non-Igbo. I tink d main problem is 4rm dis geo-political zone of a tin, cos d Igbos in South-south states are d ones tryin 2 estrange demselves 4rm d Igbo tribe which is mainly in d South-east. I will advise we come 2geda and find a way 4ward b4 our dear Igbo nation will be completely balcanized!!!

am not an expert on the issue..but i think the igbo influence on the ika people(agbor nd environs) is recent..my ex who is from agbor get angry whenever i call her igbo..even thou she bears ibo names...thou her surname sound more EDOish...people like sunday oliseh even denied been ibo. so i guess they aint IGBO.(some of them) cheers