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aribisala0:
You are making claims about facts that does not make them true.

You are telling bold faced lies without a shred of Evidence

Pause for one moment and realize that the slave trade though the eastern part of Nigeria was MAINLY IN "IGBO" slaves. That bears repeating

The bulk of slaves sold via Calabar and Ijaw territory were Igbo.
This went on not for a generation but for centuries.
Once again you had more sophisticated minority groups trading in Igbos as commodities for centuries

Looking at the geography it is obvious that Ikwerre territory would have been a conduit for these slaves .

It is understandable from a historical perspective why Ikwerre would reject the Identity of their erstwhile slaves whom they call Isuoma.

Ask Asari Dokubo he can confirm it

Bros God bless you. I have not repeated this not to fall into the trap of hate speech. Ikwerre perception is that of seeing Igbo people as slaves. That is what I grew up to know. Any time they needed slave went into Igbo land to look for one.
How can you turn around to call him someone he had always called slave? That's the problem.

samuk:
Under the Benin empire, the independence and the rights of every tribes that made up the empire was sacrosanct. Tribes were allowed to retained their various identities otherwise most southern and middle belt Nigeria would have been known today as simply Benin because the empire had the military might to have decreed so.

The Igbo is currently trying to build an empire by claiming people who have been independent tribes for centuries. You guys in your delusions think that because you pronounced a tribe Igbo, they automatically become Igbo. People should be comfortable enough to buy into the Igbo project. Ikwerre don't want another layer of Identity, they are happy being Ikwerre and Nigerians not Ikwerre, Igbo and then Nigerians.

Igbo was just a name to bring various erstwhile independent tribes together under a social political umbrella. It's nothing but a club or union of tribes that people can become part of if they are comfortable enough or exit or not even want to be part of.

Igbo/Biafra is not different from what Bendel used to be for Edo/Delta people. You guys should be contended with your five south eastern states.

I am surprised you guys are also not claiming Benin as Igbo because Benin actually shares numerous words with same meanings with various Igbo tribes. There is also similarities in culture, the market days and new year's festival. I guess Benin is too well established and steeped in history for you guys to annexed and claim. Although Nnamdi Kanu did made the laughable claim recently.

The reason Igbo project/empire will not be able to go behold the south east like the Yoruba and Hausa Fulani have expanded beyond their primary geographical locations is Igbo don't enjoy same central cultural/religious focal points as the Yoruba and Hausas. Who will Ikwerre or the Obi of Agbor now regard as his cultural and spiritual superior in Igbo land and will the Igbos accept the superiority of Obi of Agbor. The Yoruba Ooni/Alaafin and Hausas Saultan that have these problems.

Given your submissions to be contented with the 5 SE states.
What will be the remedy for me and other igbos like chibuike amaechi and the ones in obigbo who will want to be with the other upland igbos in your so called 5 SE states.

It's we they are fighting for and not for themselves. I appreciate their selflessness

chrisxxx:
Bros God bless you. I have not repeated this not to fall into the trap of hate speech. Ikwerre perception is that of seeing Igbo people as slaves. That is what I grew up to know. Any time they needed slave went into Igbo land to look for one.
How can you turn around to call him someone he had always called slave? That's the problem.

The name Ikwerre does not ring more bell than the igbos anywhere in the world

bigfish3k:
The name Ikwerre does not ring more bell than the igbos anywhere in the world

Perhaps due to its size. Do you know the Omani currency is more valuable than the Dollar?

Obi1kenobi:
But this is irrelevant to your earlier claims. You claimed only recent migrants to Delta and Rivers claim to be Igbo. That's ignorant nonsense. Then you were trying to use Benin as an example of proud identity. Which makes no sense. Even Igbo denialists acknowledge their Igbo heritage even if they reject the identity of being Igbo. Which is no different from the Edoid groups you're citing. Ikas for example may say they're not Igbo, but they don't claim to be Edo/Benin/Bini either. They acknowledge their complex history and heritage is tied to both groups.

And most of us don't dispute anyone's right to self-determination. I don't know any Igbo man in real life who concerns themselves over whether Ikwerres are Igbo or not. Most of us know that some SS Igboid groups don't identify as Igbo and it's at best a curiosity to us and not something we lose sleep over. Most of the conflict is fanned by outside groups itching to see us fight amongst ourselves, like Dele Momodu's mischievous line of questioning and all the Yorubas mastuurbating on this thread. Check any of these threads about Ikwerres and it's always Yoruba folks all over them trying to sow discord. As I said earlier, the Igbo identity is a recent one where Igbo speaking people came together under one banner to forge a common identity. Democratically. It's a choice and those who don't want to be part of it are entitled to their choice.

One particular reason Ikwerre denialism provokes Igbos more than other Igboid groups that do it is that so deeply entrenched are they in their narrative, that they invented a non-existent history with Benin to buttress their Igbo denialism. Ikwerres clearly share common roots with clans in southern border areas of Imo state. But so deep is their Igbophobia and political opportunism that they promote a clearly fabricated history. You can make an informed choice without lying.

Why will anyone deny their heritage and then put in an effort to fabricate a history linking them to Benin. It doesn't make sense. Ikwerre can even gain more from claiming Igbo heritage in a multi ethnic state as Rivers because the millions of Igbos that resides there will always give them their political support not to talk of the wider Igbo nation.

There is no reason for Ikwerre to deny being Igbo today because they are in a different state and region, the fear of domination by other Igbo is no longer there as it were when they were part of the old eastern region.

All these denials point to one fact, that is they were forced or coerced in the past to claim Igbo identity and as soon as they got their freedom from the east, they revert back to their original identity. This is also probably the reason they changed the names of their towns to non Igbo names after Igbo lost the civil war.

Who has the right to draw up the criteria of identifying an Igbo person, what makes someone an Igbo, is it by similarities in name and language? Can former president Gooluck Jonathan pass as an English man. Can Donald Trump be regarded as an English man?

The Scottish, Irish and Welsh people all have similar name and language as the English but don't consider themselves English.

Kirchoffs:
I have always said that you northerners are the problem , divide and rule tactics is dead on arrival......am sure your gworo chewing brain didn't expect to see the kind of synergy between southerners at the #ENDSARS protests.....a bigger one is coming that will divide the country for good

Bunch of piss-poor people

Synergy between southerners would be welcome.

So far it is a fairytale.

chrisxxx:
Bros God bless you. I have not repeated this not to fall into the trap of hate speech. Ikwerre perception is that of seeing Igbo people as slaves. That is what I grew up to know. Any time they needed slave went into Igbo land to look for one.
How can you turn around to call him someone he had always called slave? That's the problem.

You're the 3rd clown on this thread that I would be asking where you got your history from. Where did you get the historical claim that Igbos were slaves of Ikwerres? Which Igbos? Which Igbo clans? Ikwerres themselves were slaves under the Aro Confederacy. So I want to know these Igbos that were slaves of Ikwerres. Why aren't you beer parlour historians educating me on this history that I clearly know nothing about. I want to read it.

But what makes this dumber is that even if it were true, many Igbos enslaved and sold other Igbos into slavery, because there was nothing like an Igbo identity pre-colonialism. Same way many Yorubas enslaved and sold other Yorubas into slavery. What is the relevance of that to whether you're Igbo or not? It's funny as hell that Ikwerres, one of the Igbo clans with barely anything known about their history (so much so that they invented a non-existent history as Benin descendants), would be the ones forming colonial, sophisticated powerhouse slave masters. It's just funny as fucckk. If there are Ikwerres in this thread, biko, is this actually a popular mythology among you: that you were slave masters of Igbos?

samuk:
Why will anyone deny their heritage and then put in an effort to fabricate a history linking them to Benin. It doesn't make sense. Ikwerre can even gain more from claiming Igbo heritage in a multi ethnic state as Rivers because the millions of Igbos that resides there will always give them their political support not to talk of the wider Igbo nation.

There is no reason for Ikwerre to deny being Igbo today because they are in a different state and region, the fear of domination by other Igbo is no longer there as it were when they were part of the old eastern region.

All these denials point to one fact, that is they were forced or coerced in the past to claim Igbo identity and as soon as they got their freedom from the east, they revert back to their original identity. This is also probably the reason they changed the names of their towns to non Igbo names after Igbo lost the civil war.

Who has the right to draw up the criteria of identifying an Igbo person, what makes someone an Igbo, is it by similarities in name and language? Can former president Gooluck Jonathan pass as an English man. Can Donald Trump be regarded as an English man?

The Scottish, Irish and Welsh people all have similar name and language as the English but don't consider themselves English.

Will they listen?

I don't write epistles for these people, a Flat-Head will always remain a Flat-Head no matter how you try to re-mould his head

Obi1kenobi:
You're the 3rd clown on this thread that I would be asking where you got your history from. Where did you get the historical claim that Igbos were slaves of Ikwerres? Which Igbos? Which Igbo clans? Ikwerres themselves were slaves under the Aro Confederacy. So I want to know these Igbos that were slaves of Ikwerres. Why aren't you beer parlour historians educating me on this history that I clearly know nothing about. I want to read it.

But what makes this dumber is that even if it were true, many Igbos enslaved and sold other Igbos into slavery, because there was nothing like an Igbo identity pre-colonialism. Same way many Yorubas enslaved and sold other Yorubas into slavery. What is the relevance of that to whether you're Igbo or not? It's funny as hell that Ikwerres, one of the Igbo clans with barely anything known about their history (so much so that they invented a non-existent history as Benin descendants), would be the ones forming colonial, sophisticated powerhouse slave masters. It's just funny as fucckk. If there are Ikwerres in this thread, biko, is this actually a popular mythology among you: that you were slave masters of Igbos?

Haha.
Many of them have that mindset. Its inferiority complex driven.
For them Ikwerre it's fact that the Aros ruled over them that imprinted that inferiority complex and need to concoct a story of having Igbo slaves as compensatory mechanism.

The Ogbas too have invented a history where Igbos were their slaves. For the Ogba its the scars they suffered under Aboh constant raides that imprinted the inferiority complex.

chrisxxx:
Perhaps due to its size. Do you know the Omani currency is more valuable than the Dollar?

Despite its value the dollar is more recognized and accepted

samuk:
Why will anyone deny their heritage and then put in an effort to fabricate a history linking them to Benin. It doesn't make sense. Ikwerre can even gain more from claiming Igbo heritage in a multi ethnic state as Rivers because the millions of Igbos that resides there will always give them their political support not to talk of the wider Igbo nation.

No. In their power tussle with other Igbophobic SS groups, they have nothing to gain from claiming Igbo heritage. Their anti-Igbo agitation was spurred by the mass migration of Igbos to PH which was first a major port city, and then with the discovery of oil, the biggest economic powerhouse in Eastern Nigeria, and they felt the need to assert PH as their patrimony. Allying themselves with other Niger Delta groups put them in a stronger position than allying themselves with Igbos. Hence why they and other minority groups were able to orchestrate the infamous abandoned property saga in PH and its environs dispossessing the minority Igbo.

There is no reason for Ikwerre to deny being Igbo today because they are in a different state and region, the fear of domination by other Igbo is no longer there as it were when they were part of the old eastern region.

All these denials point to one fact, that is they were forced or coerced in the past to claim Igbo identity and as soon as they got their freedom from the east, they revert back to their original identity. This is also probably the reason they changed the names of their towns to non Igbo names after Igbo lost the civil war.

Or that they were so far gone in their treachery during and after the civil war that they were beyond the point of no return. Ikwerres are not just Igbo deniers - they actively promote anti-Igbo hostility and it's pervasive even among their intelligentsia, most notably Elechi Amadi who accused Igbos of all sorts of crimes and persecution against the Ikwerre people even in his last book before his death. If you've ever been on any of their social media groups, you may conclude that they are the most Igbophobic group of people in Nigeria.

Who has the right to draw up the criteria of identifying an Igbo person, what makes someone an Igbo, is it by similarities in name and language? Can former president Gooluck Jonathan pass as an English man. Can Donald Trump be regarded as an English man?

The Scottish, Irish and Welsh people all have similar name and language as the English but don't consider themselves English.

If you want to be taken seriously, maybe don't simplistically compare the relationship between ethno-linguistic groups to Nigerians adopting a colonial language as lingua franca. The issue is far more complicated than that and your simplistic comparison makes you look unserious.

pazienza:
Haha.
Many of them have that mindset. Its inferiority complex driven.
For them Ikwerre it's fact that the Aros ruled over them that imprinted that inferiority complex and need to concoct a story of having Igbo slaves as compensatory mechanism.

The Ogbas too have invented a history where Igbos were their slaves. For the Ogba its the scars they suffered under Aboh constant raides that imprinted the inferiority complex.

I hear it a lot among the Igbo-denying Igboid groups. There was some Ukwuani guy that told me their their indigenous name for Igbo in their language is the same as "slave". Who knew that so many people that accuse Igbos of an arrogant superiority complex harbored such narcissistic delusions.

samuk:
Why will anyone deny their heritage and then put in an effort to fabricate a history linking them to Benin. It doesn't make sense. Ikwerre can even gain more from claiming Igbo heritage in a multi ethnic state as Rivers because the millions of Igbos that resides there will always give them their political support not to talk of the wider Igbo nation.

There is no reason for Ikwerre to deny being Igbo today because they are in a different state and region, the fear of domination by other Igbo is no longer there as it were when they were part of the old eastern region.

All these denials point to one fact, that is they were forced or coerced in the past to claim Igbo identity and as soon as they got their freedom from the east, they revert back to their original identity. This is also probably the reason they changed the names of their towns to non Igbo names after Igbo lost the civil war.

Who has the right to draw up the criteria of identifying an Igbo person, what makes someone an Igbo, is it by similarities in name and language? Can former president Gooluck Jonathan pass as an English man. Can Donald Trump be regarded as an English man?

The Scottish, Irish and Welsh people all have similar name and language as the English but don't consider themselves English.

Please can you provide evidence that Ndiigbo coerced Ikwerre to adopt Igbo language at any point in history.
And mind you. Adding R and H to Igbo names does not make them non Igbo. They only become distorted Igbo.

chrisxxx:
Ikwerre LGA says Va for come. I ask you what is the Igbo word for Yes?

Continue deceiving yourself.

bigfish3k:
But if I ask you to differentiate an Ikwerre man from Yoruba or Hausa you will quickly have hundreds of highlights to use

It is not my job to differentiate Ikwerres .That is the job of the Ikwerre man which he is doing

Obi1kenobi:
I'm amused you think being sold by your kinsmen into slavery is worse than being sold by others into slavery. That's funny as fucckk.



The Aro confederacy was an alliance of several distinct ethno-linguistic groups led by the Aro people (they are not Igbo denialists though I'm sure you'd dream of mastuurbating over that) with spiritual ties to the Ibibios and their religious traditions.



All these ramblings to still arrive at the fact that you can't account for the source of your dumb history that Ikwerres were enslavers of Igbos. Picture me saying that Itsekiris don't identify as Yoruba because Yorubas were their slaves. That's how stewpid you sound right now. Well it's an anonymous forum. Making a fool of yourself obviously doesn't come with much by way of consequences.

I think it is worse being sold by others ? How? Provide Evidence. Maybe you have a comprehension problem

There was no alliance . Do not deceive yourself
That is like talking of Hausa -Fulani alliance.

We all know who is in charge

The Iboms were in charge of slave trade.

Simple question!! who was being sold was it the Iboms or the Igbos

Only the Igbos were being hunted and sold

Ikwerres were not slaves under the Aro confederacy That is a fiction

Confederacy is a foreign word so let us stop these pretense that God created a confederacy


The Iboms took over and imposed a dynasty that reigns to this day . They brought in their religious practices and cults.

They sold many Igbos as slaves .They were not selling Efiks or Ibibio or Ijaw


They were selling Igbos

aribisala0:
It is not my job to differentiate Ikwerres .That is the job of the Ikwerre man which he is doing

But why is it now your job to continue to stress it to us that we igbos from the SOUTH South are not igbos.
Any Ikwerre man that says he is not igbo that one concerns him. As far as I know he doesn't have an identity outside Rivers State or Nigeria.
Anytime he introduces himself as an Ikwerre man outside Rivers State he should be ready for more questions from the person he is introducing himself to.
Outside Rivers state you cannot introduce yourself as an Ikwerre to a Yoruba in ibadan or an hausa in kaduna without evoking a wrinkled forehead to show his surprise.
You will be asked where Ikwerre is located. You will be asked which language you speak. They will ask you which state is that.

How many people will you be ready to be explaining to.
I see this act of igbo denial as foolishness
Politically Ikwerre will become minority in Rivers state without the igbo support.

Wike just want to spoil market for all other upcoming Ikwerre politicians and that is selfish on his part

bigfish3k:
But why is it now your job to continue to stress it tell to us that we igbos from the SOUTH South are not igbos.
Any Ikwerre man that says he is not igbo that one concerns him. As far as I know he doesn't have an identity outside Rivers State or Nigeria.
Anytime he introduces himself as an Ikwerre man outside Rivers State he should be ready for more questions from the person he is introducing himself to.
Outside Rivers state you cannot introduce yourself as an Ikwerre to a Yoruba in ibadan or an hausa in kaduna without evoking a wrinkled forehead to show his surprise.
You will be asked where Ikwerre is located. You will be asked which language you speak. They will ask you which state is that.

How many people will you be ready to be explaining to.
I see this act of denial as foolishness

You are getting emotional which is typical

can you stick to reality

I happen to know many Ikwerres and their history just like the Oba of Benid does and the Sultan of Sokoto does
All these denials are your own imagination

When Kay Williamson a foremost linguist researched the Ikwerre language where was she from?

Yet you persist in this delusion that no one knows Ikwerre

Yet Ikwerre was recognized in the 1979 constitution



They have said they are not Igbo

Give it a rest

bigfish3k:
The name Ikwerre does not ring more bell than the igbos anywhere in the world

This kind of remark is motivated by spitefulness that is typical

There are many different kinds of bells to ring

The Ikwerre are not competing with you they jus want to be LEFT ALONE

aribisala0:
You are getting emotional which is typical

can you stick to reality

I happen to know many Ikwerres and their history just like the Oba of Benid does and the Sultan of Sokoto does
All these denials are your own imagination

When Kay Williamson a foremost linguist researched the Ikwerre language where was she from?

Yet you persist in this delusion that no one knows Ikwerre

Yet Ikwerre was recognized in the 1979 constitution



They have said they are not Igbo

Give it a rest

Some Ikwerres said that they are not Igbos and some others said that they are igbos

So why not give a balanced point for the two groups instead you are happy and masturbating about the ones that said they are not igbos

They were recognized by the constitution. Fine.
But the reality is the illustration I gave you that about how they will be questioned if they introduce themselves as Ikwerres.
But what I know is that they only claim non igbo in Rivers state but outside they all introduce themselves as igbos because they don't want questionings which is the reality

They are not known
My 75 yrs old landlord in Lagos here does not know them. They just all know them as igbos and that's the reality

bigfish3k:
Some Ikwerres said that they are not Igbos and some others said that they are igbos

So why not give a balanced point for the two groups instead you are happy and masturbating about the ones that said they are not igbos

They were recognized by the constitution. Fine.
But the reality is the illustration I gave you that about how they will be questioned if they introduce themselves as Ikwerres.
But what I know is that they only claim non igbo in Rivers state but outside they all introduce themselves as igbos because they don't want questionings which is the reality

They are not known
My 75 yrs old landlord in Lagos here does not know them. They just all know them as igbos and that's the reality

The predominant and overwhelming number of Ikwerre said they are not Igbo

What is my evidence?
As part f independence negotiation before 1960 there was a colonial commission in the 1950s. The Willinks Commission.

It was attended by minority groups afraid that they would be marginalised.

The Ikwerre were represented. Was any other know Igbo group represented?
the NCNC imposed a candidate from ABA in the 1965 election.
The Ikwerre reacted by fielding an independent candidate Ikwunga Wonodi. who disgraced the ABA man Elugwaraonu.
Ogbakor Ikwerre is older than Ohanaeze
In 1979 the Ikwerre secured recognition in the 1979 constitution as a distinct group . We cannot pretend that a majority of Ikwerres identify as Igbo. Stop deceiving yourself

aribisala0:
This kind of remark is motivated by spitefulness that is typical

There are many different kinds of bells to ring

The Ikwerre are not competing with you they jus want to be LEFT ALONE

You want to be left alone.
Why are you using my names and identities to give my tribe a bad name in case you commit crime as in the case of chukwuma Nzeogwu from delta state which you all tagged as Igbo coup

aribisala0:
The predominant and overwhelming number of Ikwerre said they are not Igbo

What is my evidence?
As part f independence negotiation before 1960 there was a colonial commission in the 1950s. The Willinks Commission.

It was attended by minority groups afraid that they would be marginalised.

The Ikwerre were represented. Was any other know Igbo group represented?
the NCNC imposed a candidate from ABA in the 1965 election.
The Ikwerre reacted by fielding an independent candidate Ikwunga Wonodi. who disgraced the ABA man Elugwaraonu.
Ogbakor Ikwerre is older than Ohanaeze
In 1979 the Ikwerre secure recognition in the 1979 constitution as a distinct group . We cannot pretend that a majority of Ikwerres identify as Igbo. Stop deceiving yourself

That recognition is only on paper but not pervasive

bigfish3k:
You want to be left alone.
Why are you using my names and identities to give my tribe a bad name in case you commit crime as in the case of chukwuma Nzeogwu from delta state which you all tagged as Igbo coup

You are being emotional
Reason like an adult

bigfish3k:
That recognition is only on paper but not pervasive

You say it
Does that make it so?

aribisala0:
You say it
Does that make it so?

Its so naa
Do your survey
People outside Rivers do not know Ikwerre
They just know them as igbos especially because of their names
Outside politics, Ikwerres are igbos

bigfish3k:
Its so naa
Do your survey
People outside Rivers do not know Ikwerre
They just know them as igbos especially because of their names
Outside politics, Ikwerres are igbos

That is what you want to believe. The alternative thought feels threatening to you

aribisala0:
I think it is worse being sold by others ? How? Provide Evidence. Maybe you have a comprehension problem

I should reframe that comment as "you seem to think it's worse to be traded as slaves by foreign invaders than by your own kinsman". And I still do find that funny as fucckk.

There was no alliance . Do not deceive yourself
That is like talking of Hausa -Fulani alliance.
We all know who is in charge
The Iboms were in charge of slave trade.

Simple question!! who was being sold was it the Iboms or the Igbos

Only the Igbos were being hunted and sold

Self-deluded historical illiterate telling me not to deceive myself. The Aro confederacy (maybe check the definition of a "confederacy" to mitigate your embarrassment) was an alliance of several distinct groups - with the most prominent entity in the alliance being the Aros. The biggest relevance of the coastal outposts was as a trading post for slaves captured from the hinterlands and the coasts. Historical illiterate that you are, you somehow spun this as Ijaws and other groups trekking up North to the Eastern hinterlands to come and capture Igbo slaves. What makes your narrative the more dumb is that Ibibios were the first settlers in today's Arochukwu and surrounding Igbo-occupied areas but were driven out or culturally absorbed by Igbo settlers into the area. But yeah, "Iboms were in charge of slave trade" of Igbos. What a clown.

And the clown is yet to tell me where he got the history that Igbos were slaves of Ikwerres and the clown's only substantiation was that we should "ask Asari Dokubo". Please furnish us with this history where Igbos were slaves of Ikwerres. I'm still waiting for that one.

Obi1kenobi:
I should reframe that comment as "you seem to think it's worse to be traded as slaves by foreign invaders than by your own kinsman". And I still do find that funny as fucckk.



Self-deluded historical illiterate telling me not to deceive myself. The Aro confederacy (maybe check the definition of a "confederacy" to mitigate your embarrassment) was an alliance of several distinct groups - with the most prominent entity in the alliance being the Aros. The biggest relevance of the coastal outposts was as a trading post for slaves captured from the hinterlands and the coasts. Historical illiterate that you are, you somehow spun this as Ijaws and other groups trekking up North to the Eastern hinterlands to come and capture Igbo slaves. What makes your narrative the more dumb is that Ibibios were the first settlers in today's Arochukwu and surrounding Igbo-occupied areas but were driven out or culturally absorbed by Igbo settlers into the area. But yeah, "Iboms were in charge of slave trade" of Igbos. What a clown.

And the clown is yet to tell me where he got the history that Igbos were slaves of Ikwerres and the clown's only substantiation was that we should "ask Asari Dokubo". Please furnish us with this history where Igbos were slaves of Ikwerres. I'm still waiting for that one.

You are looking for a target for your life frustration

Why all the abuse?

Debate like an adult


Asari Dokubo knows a lot about the trade in Igbos

Did the Aro people ever use he word "confederacy" to describe their existence?
I think dulosis is a more accurate description

aribisala0:
The Ikwerre were recognized in the 1979 constitution as a distinct ethnic group
Ogbakor Ikwerre is older than Ohanaeze
The Ikwerre rejected the Igbo bible and commissioned their own
The Ikwerre went to the Willinks commission in the 1950s to seek protection as a minority yet you folk continue in this vein of self delusion

And yet 'come' is 'bia' in Ikwerre language

Which ethnic group in Nigeria is come known as 'bia'?

If someone wants to say they are distinct, all well and good, but let them be distinct enough to have their own word for 'come'

gidgiddy:
And yet 'come' is 'bia' in Ikwerre language

Which ethnic group in Nigeria is come known as 'bia'?

If someone wants to say they are distinct, all well and good, but let them be distinct enough to have their own word for 'come'

Please do not quote with your JSS1 logic

In your mind you think you are making sense

Clearly you are badly educated