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TAO12:
Yeah, I remember those warnings from the Ijaws to the Oba of Benin.

And the Bini monarch actually respected himself. Wow!

Wait, the Itsekiris also once dealt with the Binis?

I could have sworn it was only the Yorubas, the Nupes, the Igbos, and the Ijaws who dealt with the Binis.

Chemist009:
Me too am Edo from Etsako. I doubt if you are from Etsako though .... Edo and Yoruba race are incompatible, it has already been tried in the old western region and failed woefully.....

ekhai:
Your hatred for the Yoruba will not erase the fact of history. History isn't part of politics. Facts are facts. I'm from Adachi kingdom in Fugar City in Etsako central local government.My Chairman is Comrade John Osi Akhigbe. Please get a copy of the last album of late musician Gen Boliviia Osigbhemhe (Enemhare) And get informed if you mean you're from Etsako.

Igbosmoker:
i think you meant your "own family" migrated from ile ife.

Don't use your generational family history and group the entire Edo people.

ekhai:
Your hatred for the Yoruba will not erase the fact of history. History isn't part of politics. Facts are facts. I'm from Adachi kingdom in Fugar City in Etsako central local government.My Chairman is Comrade John Osi Akhigbe. Please get a copy of the last album of late musician Gen Boliviia Osigbhemhe (Enemhare) And get informed if you mean you're from Etsako.

Igbosmoker:
As for the yorubas that are throwing silly insults here and there on this thread, I'm glad my people didn't even bother responding to it.

It's true you've over 50 million people compare to our 2 million, it's also true yorubas have huge landmass stretching over 3 countries compare to just our 6 local government.

It's true yorubas have 10x more achievement than us due to their population.

The question is what have they achieve with it?? They are still begging fulanis and other nigerians for presidency every 4 years instead of fighting for their own republic.

You yoruba have everything to succeed but would rather accept the name your slaves master gave, as big as your tribe you've nothing to show.

It's even more insulting comparing your big ethnic group with ours, at least our people didn't sell each other for a piece of mirror.

EsomahJD:
But ooni and this guy in this video are yorubas


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X5MoM73agU

This was gotten from igala Facebook page

THE TRUE STORIES UNRAVELLED

The Bini Dynasty
THE IDA/BINI WAR (1515-1516)

The then Ata during the Ida/Bini war (1515-1516) was Aji Ata who in 1507 dethroned Ata Ogala Eri and took over. Aji Ata who was said to be a Bini Prince later led the Igala Army across the river in the bid to take over Bini Kingdom which came under the control of his half brother, Oba Esegie immediately after the death of their father. Oba Esigie later fended off the attack, and took back some of the Northern Bini Kingdoms won by the Igala Army, re-establishing the unity and military strength of the Bini kingdom.

Esegie’s mother Idia, who was said to be a powerful witch doctor received much of the credit for Bini victory. And according to the Igala oral tradition, the defeat suffered by the Igala Army was as a result of some of the warriors’ disobedience to the order given to them not to have intercourse with any of the women on the entourage. Some of the warriors who survived dispersed and couldn’t return to Ida due to shame so they settled at “Ibá aji” (River bank) which is the present day Ibaji, ozugono, ebu and illushi.

The Kwararafa Dynasty
THE APA WAR (IGALA/JUKUN) 17th Century (1690)
The Aji Ata/Bini dynasty under which only six (6) documented Bini Atas ruled in Igala land lasted for almost two (2) centuries before the Jukun group of Kwararafa Royalists came and ovethrew the Bini hegemony and shared power with the Igalamela clans. The Bini Atas include Aji Ata, Olema I, Anogena, Agbo, Agoshi, Olema II.

Consequently, Igala kingdom became a vassal to the Jukun king, the Aku Uka. This brought about the reign of the first female ruler or first female Ata who was said to be a warrior from the Kwararafa dynasty named Ebulejonu. According to some sources , Ebulejonu was not her initial name. Ebule j’onu in Igala literally means “Female King”. She was succeeded by her brother Agana- Poje, After his demise, Ata Idoko succeeded him as Ata.

Ata Idoko had two children Atiyele and Ayegba. Atiyele the first son of Idoko migrated eastward of the kingdom to establish Ankpa kingdom while Ayegba the second son of Idoko succeeded his father as Ata'Gala. (1687-1717)

Igalas continued to pay tribute to the Aku Uka until the reign of Ata Ayegba Om’Idoko. As soon as Ayegba Oma Idoko was installed as the Ata Igala, he resisted the payment of tributes to the Aku Uka Wukari. Thus, sometimes in 1690, when the Jukun king sent his emissaries to collect their annual tributes from the Igala kingdom, the Aku’s containers were filled with stones and dungs and sent his messengers back that they would no longer pay tribute to the Jukun. The defiance of the authority of the Aku Uka of Wukari resulted in him sending a force to bring Ata Ayegba to task.

When the Jukun soldiers arrived at Ida, fear gripped the people. The Jukun soldiers were intimidating, beating and forcefully taking their belongings and farm produce.

As the Igala-Jukun War was looming, Attah Ayegba Omaidoko consulted Edegi ( A mallam who was of a Nupe mother) who divined and asked for the sacrifice of Ata Ayegba’s most beloved daughter, Princess Íníkpi. She was buried alive at Ọ́gbẹ́gà.

Towards the end of the Apa War which was almost won, Ata Ayegba was instructed to perform another sacrifice to safeguard the Igala kingdom from further incursion. Princess Ọ́modòkó, Ata Ayegba’s relative was forcibly buried alive on the western bank of River Ínáchaló with two other daughters of Ata Ayegba namely Ónojò Alíkáà and Ónojò Alẹ́gbẹ who were buried at different locations in Idah. Hence, the river was poisoned and the fishes were also considered not safe for human consumption. The fleeing Jukun army were famished so when they got to the Ínáchaló River, they drank and ate from it. This resulted to them developing swollen stomachs which eventually led to their demise.

Afterwards, Edegi left Ida with his entourage and returned to his mother homeland. He named where he first settled “Abo Ida” which eventually became Bida”.

Points worthy of note:
1. The Igala/Bini war was between 1515-1516 during the reign of Aji Ata while the Igala/Jukun or the Apa War was In the 17th century 1690 during the reign of Ayegba Omaidoko. By the time the Igala-Jukun war was fought, the Igala-Benin War had been fought and lost about 174 years earlier. Does it mean Ata Ayegba Omaidoko lived for 174years and fought both wars?
2. Both Princess Inikpi and Princess Omodoko were both sacrificed before and towards the end of the Apa War (Igala/Jukun) respectively.
3. The Igala kingdom was under the Jukun dynasty before the reign of Ata Ayegba Omaidoko who fought for independence.
4. Edegi was the son of a Nupe mother and an Igala father. He was raised at the Igala court in Idah but later returned to his natal home in Nupeland. The Nupe people were tributaries to the King of “Gara” in “Eda” i.e King of Igala in Ida.
5. The “Eju beju ailo” insignia worn by the Ata Igala wasn’t taken from Bini during the Ida/Bini war as widely speculated. It became part of the Ata regalia from the time of the Bini dynasty in Igala kingdom.

TAO12:
Let's pretend you didn't see that Yoruba (Ibadan) slave-raided and sacked those same regions of Benin Kingdom even prior to the Nupes.

For a beautiful summary, even the sub-heading reads: Yoruba Raids and the Nupe Invasion.

Yes you didn't see it. I know you didn't.

ekhai:
Your hatred for the Yoruba will not erase the fact of history. History isn't part of politics. Facts are facts. I'm from Adachi kingdom in Fugar City in Etsako central local government.My Chairman is Comrade John Osi Akhigbe. Please get a copy of the last album of late musician Gen Boliviia Osigbhemhe (Enemhare) And get informed if you mean you're from Etsako.

OgboAto:
Interesting.
I should also add that the Yoruba leaders of thoughts, particularly in the traditional circles, are mostly done with the Bini and want nothing to do with them. As it stands, Igbo land is in Edo state and that will be taken by the Igbo; Ijaw land is in Edo and must be taken by the Ijaw. Whatever is left of the Bini can either form a sovereign state or hop into the sea at Ughoton port.