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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 10:30am On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:

My friend you don't know about anything more than me. Have you ever stepped your foot in either Udo shrine or Edo shrine before?

Just stay your lane. Not everybody here is talking from assumptions and online history

Lol

Abi ooooo

okay ooo
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Balkan(m): 10:40am On Feb 14, 2021
Afonja is evil
Fake site

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by gidgiddy: 10:58am On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:

Don't make me insult you. Read my comments here if you still have confusions about them.
That their Anioma map and area designed in 1951 started from Asaba but today the recent one includes everything around the Niger river. When they achieve it under Nigeria, Igboland will be handicapped for life because they the Bini ones will be the majority in the new state.
The new map includes Onitsha, Oraifite, Atani, Ogbaru and Oba. These are the only true Igbo communities sharing the Niger with them. Once the Aboki realizes it, thats if they are not reading my comments now they will approve that Anioma state and you and other ignoramuses won't have the guts to shout Biafra again. These communities are very small in number but they can determine the fate of Igbo nation

Anyone can draw any map they like, what matters is what the indigenous people of the land accept.

Let that stupid woman called Lauretta Onochie go and tell the king of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien, that he is not Igbo and see if he wont chase her away from his palace with cutlass

Lauretta Onochie and her stupid friends think they can come from no where and create a new ethnic group called "Anioma" for people who are traditionally Igbo

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by PROUDIGBO(m): 10:59am On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:
Just look at these Chameleons.
Who in his right sense is begging you people for anything?

No don't get me wrong. I am not one of those unity beggars looking for people that don't believe in anything.

I can boldly tell you all that we (Anambra) your closest neighbor don't give a f*ck about you guys.

Finally you all should have self dignity and change that logo. It is Cultural Appropriation.
Shameless Bini people. Using Igbo logo for fame. Ndị ara, Ndi ara

Your abusive reaction and throwing your toys out of the pram is exactly the type of reaction these scumbags were looking for!

This whole thing has been set up by the likes onochie......efulefu slaves, eager to please their Fulani masters! Anioma isn't Igbo, yet the entire Igbo of the south-east are still suffering for the sins of one of their sons in 1966 in a coup tagged 'Igbo coup'!? Just ignore them!

Nobody is being forced to join the Biafra secession bid.....nobody! If anyone says anything to the contrary, they should tell me how IPOB would go about forcing unwilling groups into Biafra!

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by gidgiddy: 11:06am On Feb 14, 2021
ogbuefieze:

I have to believe all this cancerous Benin madness ends in their tiny Edo state, surely Igbos are not that stupid to idly stand by and watch some minority leeches encroach on an inch of Igbo territory.

Don't you think the creation of ESN as some sort of regional army for the South East will come in handy as a necessity to resist any attempt to encroach on those areas you mentioned? with the gift of hindsight maybe we need to go far and beyond to send a clear message.

Edo man that doesnt even understand the Igbo spoken in neighbouring Agbor? There is nothing to encroach, Edo state has no influence in the Anioma area

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Bkayyy: 11:16am On Feb 14, 2021
gidgiddy:


Anyone can draw any map they like, what matters is what the indigenous people of the land accept.

Let that stupid woman called Lauretta Onochie go and tell the king of Asaba, Obi Chike Edozien that he is not Igbo and see 8f he wont chase her away from hid palace with cutlass

Lauretta Onochie and her stupid friends think they can come from no where and create a new ethnic group called "Anioma" for people who are traditionally Igbo
It's like you have forgotten how Oyigbo and the people south of Orashi River was cut out from Igboland against their will
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Bkayyy: 11:18am On Feb 14, 2021
PROUDIGBO:


Your abusive reaction and throwing your toys out of the pram is exactly the type of reaction these scumbags were looking for!

This whole thing has been set up by the likes onochie......efulefu slaves, eager to please their Fulani masters! Anioma isn't Igbo, yet the entire Igbo of the south-east are still suffering for the sins of one of their sons in 1966 in a coup tagged 'Igbo coup'!? Just ignore them!

Nobody is being forced to join the Biafra secession bid.....nobody! If anyone says anything to the contrary, they should tell me how IPOB would go about forcing unwilling groups into Biafra!
It's not about reaction. I just came back from their domain and I learnt the bitter truth. They are no longer Igbo and they have an evil agenda against us with that their Anioma state . The earlier we accept it the better for us
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 11:19am On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:

It's like you have forgotten how Oyigbo and the people south of Orashi River was cut out from Igboland against their will

Pga you are too emotional.

All these outburst just for ordinary press release.

I tire ooooo

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Bkayyy: 11:20am On Feb 14, 2021
Osagyefo98:


Pga you are too emotional.

All these outburst just for ordinary press release.

I tire ooooo
The truth always sound like an emotion that's how you know the credibility. It's not like I'm reacting to any body's statement. Infact I didn't read the article
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 11:24am On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:

The truth always sound like an emotion that's how you know the credibility. It's not like I'm reacting to any body's statement. Infact I didn't read the article

You didn't read the article and you are writing all these..Hian

So what do we call this now...a syndrome.

You have even over reacted more than the people themselves..

Ah ah..Wetin, The emotions are too much..
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Bkayyy: 11:29am On Feb 14, 2021
Osagyefo98:


You didn't read the article and you are writing all these..Hian

So what do we call this now...a syndrome.

You have even over reacted more than the people themselves..

Ah ah..Wetin, The emotions are too much..
What else is there to read when I just returned from the physical world they exist.
My first comment is directly from what I learnt from my trip to that side. Though I read the post afterwards and wasn't surprised. Apart from the political part, what was written there is nothing but the truth
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 11:30am On Feb 14, 2021
Omoluabi1stborn:


Actually.
I was even advocating for them not to be distance from you.

An average Yoruba man cannot differentia between you both.
You both bear emeka, ngozi, kalu, kanu amara,etc
You're an Igbo guy.
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 11:55am On Feb 14, 2021
gidgiddy:
There is no ethnic group in Nigeria called Anioma and anyone claiming there is one is fraudster.

Anioma is just an area, same as Nigeria is an area. There was nothing called Anioma until the 70's
There is nothing called the eastern region untill 1914.
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by PROUDIGBO(m): 12:21pm On Feb 14, 2021
ogbuefieze:

Majority of those so called Anioma people denying their Igboness are Ika people, those ones have never identified with Igbos so we don't care about them. I would be worried if the Enuani part of Anioma where the likes of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Ned Nwoko, JJ Okocha etc who have all proudly projected their Igboness start to deny their identity overnight. I could care less about the Ika/Kwale people, those ones are more or less lost and found Benin people appropriating our culture, names and language anyway.

Precisely!

You hardly hear any Ika/Kwale proudly proclaim their Igboness! They’re only Igbo when there’s something to gain from saying so! They take a Igbo slot after denying their Igbo kinship, and then when true Igbo blud are not too enthused with said appointment/usurpation, this is when the real Igbo haters (who on a normal day love to hear Igbos in Delta and Rivers deny their Igboness) will come in and start saying stuff like, ‘see how wicked and divisive Igbos are...rejecting one of their own, yet want to force them into Biafra?

I would expect true Aniomans, who are not beholden to the Fulani caliphate, to come out and distance themselves from this rubbish! That’s if it’s not all concocted by the usual shadowy forces whose aim is to limit Igbo territory and also ensure the continued existence of this shithole killing field called ‘one Nigeria’!

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 12:25pm On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:

What else is there to read when I just returned from the physical world they exist.
My first comment is directly from what I learnt from my trip to that side. Though I read the post afterwards and wasn't surprised. Apart from the political part, what was written there is nothing but the truth


Well you are just too opinionated.
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by pointblank247(m): 12:27pm On Feb 14, 2021
Bkayyy:
Just look at these Chameleons.
Who in his right sense is begging you people for anything?

No don't get me wrong. I am not one of those unity beggars looking for people that don't believe in anything.

I can boldly tell you all that we (Anambra) your closest neighbor don't give a f*ck about you guys.

Finally you all should have self dignity and change that logo. It is Cultural Appropriation.
Shameless Bini people. Using Igbo logo for fame. Ndị ara, Ndi ara
more than that, they should look for a language to borrow. Even your name begins to sound funny.
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by ariesbull: 6:33am On Feb 15, 2021
gidgiddy:


Edo man that doesnt even understand the Igbo spoken in neighbouring Agbor? There is nothing to encroach, Edo state has no influence in the Anioma area

I don't k ow why you guys are bothers about minority benin that has ijaw to contend In Gelegele, Fülani to Contend in their bushes and Urhobo to contend in there fringes


Benin are the weakest minority.

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by ariesbull: 6:36am On Feb 15, 2021
Ctorch:
PRESS RELEASE

Anioma, Not A Part Of Biafra - Press Release.
The attention of Ndi Anioma of Nigeria, the umbrella body covering Anioma people at home and in Diaspora has been drawn to the recent protest associated with a group of people, in the name of Biafra, in which protesters of South East origin are calling for the secession of a separate state of Biafra from Nigeria.

The purpose of this dissent, they have admitted, also relates to the deserved arrest of a UK-based Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the man behind the venomous Radio Biafra. Like most observers who followed the nature of Biafra in 1967, Ndi Anioma is of the view that Biafra died permanently in 1970 with the surrender speech made by Philip Effong in which he emphatically stated ‘Biafra ceases to exist’, following Col. Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu's flee to Ivory Coast.
In spite of this circumstance, a few resentful people of South-East origin who are attempting to exploit a non-existent opportunity to make the present democratic dispensation ungovernable, have keyed into MASSOB’s long-time motive designed to secede their people. Worse still, some people of that region have gone on a wild chase of goose, making diagrammatic representation in an irredentist manner where important territories outside the South-East, including our Anioma have been included in their inventive maps to convince the world on the expansiveness of Biafra and probably for the benefit of oil in Anioma.

These people have made a long journey from their South-East region to Asaba, the Delta State capital, blocking off major roads to give the false impression that the Anioma people have agreed to be part of Biafra. But for posterity, Ndi Anioma must make its position clear thus:

1. Anioma has never been part of Biafra in history or administration. For record purposes, Anioma was first situated in the Western Region, then Midwestern Region, Bendel State and now Delta State in the South-South. We cannot for any reason afford to be forcefully strong-armed into any region, outside the region within the South-South geographical zone, where it is presently located or any other government outside the Nigerian control now or anytime in future. In order words, we belong to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and no other country.

2. To buttress the above, our people accompanied Chief Obafemi Awolowo-led delegation of Western and Mid-western leaders to Enugu, in May 6, 1967 just before the outbreak of the civil war to discourage Col. Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu from declaring Biafra because not only did we foresee it as an exercise in futility but because it was certain that it was bound to invite massive loss of lives, properties and sufferings and so it was. This stance of Anioma fathers and people of our region remain the same till date.

3. There was never a time, place nor venue, the leadership or representatives of the Anioma region, whether the political or traditional council, technocrats, student union nor social-cultural organization of Anioma extraction met and agreed to enter into any form of alliance with the people of the South-East or any region in existence, whether within or outside Nigeria to belong to or actualize a separate state of Biafra.
Henceforward, the representation of Anioma in different maps of Biafra does not and cannot amount to Anioma being part of Biafra. That can only be in the figment of the imagination of desperate irredentist adventurers who creatively made such maps to satisfy their thirst for empire-building. They may make Anioma to exist in their maps, but the world must note that it does not have our consent as we reject that tag, vehemently.

4. The Anioma nation challenges pro-Biafra advocates to provide any evidence or agreement in which Anioma leaders allied with them to secede from Nigeria and become part of Biafra for the entire world to see.
5. Pro-Biafra groups should understand that barricading our roads and shutting down socio-economic activities in our region cannot earn them our backing nor patronage, the reason we appeal to them to leave our people out of their struggle and concentrate efforts in the South-East where their agitation has not even received a nod from Ndigbo.

6. Asaba remains the capital of Delta State and Delta State remains one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

7. It is most irrational that pro-Biafrans who claim to fight for their freedom should invade our land and deny us freedom of movement, freedom of association and the right to engage in socio-economic activities thereby subjecting our people to hardships and sorrows. That is an overt attempt to make our people their slaves overnight. We will not tolerate any further infringement into our region. The River Niger is a natural boundary they must respect.

8. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not familiar to the Anioma region and we cannot remember any contribution he has rendered towards the growth and development of our region. We cannot also remember him attending a mere social function of the Anioma people as to warrant our people to die for him. Frequent announcement that Anioma is part of Biafra on Radio Biafra is far from being a favour because we are not prepared to be dragged into any situation that may threaten the territorial integrity of Nigeria nor to prosecute any war. Anioma is Anioma, not Biafra!
The case of Nnamdi Kanu, is one in a million examples that once again compels us to wonder why we should always be remembered in times of their selfish needs. They had better understand that we are not their Messiah as we also have our own challenges bordering on marginalisation to deal with. So do other ethnic groups in the country. But we have not threatened to burn down our nation.
48 years ago, the reckless drive into Anioma territory by Biafrans led to the Anioma genocide in which several Anioma people were massacred in Asaba, Ibusa, Igbodo, Ogwashi-Uku, Otulu and Isheagu of the former Asaba Division. To keep silent on this current incursion into Anioma territory can only demonstrate that Anioma people have learnt nothing from their past. Memories of that war in which our people lost everything is still living with us. We remember with horror, during the Civil war how fleeing Biafrans destroyed the River Niger bridge, leaving our people to face the rampaging federal troop, resulting in near annihilation of our people. If the people of the South-East require any alliance with our people, such alliance should be rested on the development of the Anioma area within the confine of Nigeria and not a confederation to prosecute a war against the Nigerian state.
In conclusion, we advise those in the South-East who are agitating for a dead cause on the following:

1. Any attempt to secede will result in a war which will not only shatter their region but will definitely make the 1967-1970, a child’s play

2. The challenges of the people such as complaint of marginalization and poor state of federal roads are real but it is not expected that conflict be used to solve it. It becomes imperative that the people of these region put their representatives on their toes to deliver to the region and committedly key into the agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari to address these challenges and many more.
Finally, we cannot deny the fact that certain adventurers of Anioma origin still exist who have barefacedly and rapidly given their interest to Biafra seekers but we must warn that these people are far from speaking on our behalf. The attitudes of some of our youths, most of who did not experience the last civil war and innocently crave for one, can only be considered as a dangerous juvenile act. Our people cannot see the path to development and choose war for any reason.

By this timely warning, Ndi Anioma of Nigeria, the registered socio-cultural organization of the Anioma people shall begin to encourage other Anioma organizations to give our people proper orientations on this development. With this statement, Anioma people are putting the world on notice and at the same time, placing it on record that Anioma is not and cannot be part of Biafra despite the frequent use of the region’s name by such advocates.

We pledge our total and unalloyed support to the Federal government of Nigeria. On one Nigeria we stand.
God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria
God bless Delta State
God Bless Anioma


Duly Signed by :
Lauretta Onochie
Emeka Esogbue
Gloria Adagbon
Emmanuel Nwaokolo
Smart Ajaja
Frank Ofili
Benson Ozour
Harris Pen Ogbolu
Lawrence Sc Egwali
Gregory Ogbolu
Ifeanyi Onwuli
Fidelis Chimokwu
Andy Okolo


http://abusidiqu.com/press-release-anioma-not-a-part-of-biafra/

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1089181904454790&id=100000889720395&anchor_composer=false&refid=28&_ft_=qid.6929018582654151994%3Amf_story_key.1913462585517206479%3Asrc.22%3Aphoto_id.1089181854454795%3Astory_location.5%3Aattached_story_attachment_style.photo%3Aview_time.1613287790%3Afilter.h_nor&__tn__=%2AW-R


If lauretta Onochie is there and no even one ntoabble person just rascals

No obi of Anion name is there
No elder of Anioma is there

Just bunch of rascals


Emeka Esogbue has. Been on this for years


We don't take them serious until the kings speak
Clown
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Cantonese: 7:14am On Feb 15, 2021
Seeing the name Lauretta Onochie shows where the idea and message originate from. I am sure that history was distorted to paint the wrong image about Biafra. What was the role of the foremost Anioma son Kaduna Nzeogwu in the coup of 1966? On whose side did he fight the civil war and what was his reason? What was the reason for the counter coup of 1966, if not that it was Igbo colored? Kaduna Nzeogwu believed in Biafra and he fought the war for the realization of it.

“The Aniomas joined Obafemi Awolowo to the meeting registering their displeasure”, according to the writer. Without doubt it was not only the Aniomas who registered their disagreements, but other Igbos across the Niger.

“Anioma is not part of Biafra” and yet IPOB has heavy presence and support in Agbor.

“Asaba is the capital of Delta state”, yet the Aniomas are deeply resented by the Urbobos, Itsekiris, Isokos and Ijaws in Delta state. These ethnic groups have always maintained that it is a misnomer to situate the capital of Delta state in Asaba. They have always maintained that the Aniomas are Igbos and should not be part Delta state.

I am of the opinion that certain people of the Anioma extraction are confused and suffer identity problems. A Yoruba man, whether in Kogi or Kwara, identify themselves as Yorubas. The Fulanis in Nigeria and all over the West and Central Africa nations identify themselves as Fulanis.

Onochie should learn to identify with her people. As a member of the APC she should not allow herself to be confused by her master and his tribesmen who want her to prove her allegiance to them by disowning her tribe.

To the Igbos of the SE who only want to identify with the Igbos of the SS when it is time for federal allocation, shame on you all. Vividly I remember that they were all unhappy when Babangida, in spite of the pressure from his late wife, failed to give the Igbos Anioma state as the 7th Igbo state. They all considered it a lost opportunity.

Aniomas are Igbos and nothing less.

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Elose11(m): 7:54am On Feb 15, 2021
Fake news. Check the link out.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1089181904454790&id=100000889720395&anchor_composer=false&refid=28&_ft_=qid.6929018582654151994%3Amf_story_key.1913462585517206479%3Asrc.22%3Aphoto_id.1089181854454795%3Astory_location.5%3Aattached_story_attachment_style.photo%3Aview_time.1613287790%3Afilter.h_nor&__tn__=%2AW-R
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 9:58pm On Feb 15, 2021
ogbuefieze:

I have to believe all this cancerous Benin madness ends in their tiny Edo state, surely Igbos are not that stupid to idly stand by and watch some minority leeches encroach on an inch of Igbo territory.

Don't you think the creation of ESN as some sort of regional army for the South East will come in handy as a necessity to resist any attempt to encroach on those areas you mentioned? with the gift of hindsight maybe we need to go far and beyond to send a clear message.

Why am i not surprised ?
In a momment in which the south should unite and fight its ennemies, you guys in the south-east are busy planning attacks against Benin ...
Why did God curse you guys in this manner ? What sin did your ancestors commit ?
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 10:04pm On Feb 15, 2021
Look, guys let us leave this discussion about Anioma like this:
1) Anioma are the only people who can determine who they are, it is not the priviledge of the south-east to tell Anioma who they are, Anioma will tell the world who they are.
2)It is my view as an Anioma that the Anioma are an ethnic group and a sub-group of the Edo people
3)It is the view of all Anioma Obis that the Anioma are an ethnic group and a sub-group of the Edo people
4)Stop redusing the Anioma to a piece of land, we are a people, we have rights ! We are not a belonging !
5)Just leave the issue, it is none of your business, Anioma monarchs will talk for Anioma.
6) Even I, an Anioma, am not entitled to speak on behalf of the Anioma, talkless of you guys in the south-east who have taken upon yourselves the right to speak on behalf of the Anioma.
7)Only Anioma monarchs can speak on behalf of the Anioma.

Now that all this is settled, perharps we can fight the fulani herdsmen now instead of planning how to attack each other ? What do you think ?
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 10:13pm On Feb 15, 2021
Cantonese:


“Anioma is not part of Biafra” and yet IPOB has heavy presence and support in Agbor.

Figment of your imagination my friend, also notice that not everybody equates biafra with igbo, some people actually think or thougth you guys were fighting for a multiethnic country, not for an igbo-only country. Even ojukwu's biafra was multi-ethnic. Even the middle beltans who thought biafra was supposed to be a multi-ethnic country (which would grant justice and equality to all) once voiced the willingness to join, untill they realized that you guys wanted to create your own version of nigeria in which igbo would take the place of the fulani and marginalise everybody else.

So can we focus on the terrorist herdsmen now ?
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by pazienza(m): 10:24pm On Feb 15, 2021
ogbuefieze:

Majority of those so called Anioma people denying their Igboness are Ika people, those ones have never identified with Igbos so we don't care about them. I would be worried if the Enuani part of Anioma where the likes of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Ned Nwoko, JJ Okocha etc who have all proudly projected their Igboness start to deny their identity overnight. could care less about the Ika/Kwale people, those ones are more or less lost and found Benin people appropriating our culture, names and language anyway.

Well said
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by pazienza(m): 10:31pm On Feb 15, 2021
dowap5:
Look, guys let us leave this discussion about Anioma like this:
1) Anioma are the only people who can determine who they are, it is not the priviledge of the south-east to tell Anioma who they are, Anioma will tell the world who they are.
2)It is my view as an Anioma that the Anioma are an ethnic group and a sub-group of the Edo people
3)It is the view of all Anioma Obis that the Anioma are an ethnic group and a sub-group of the Edo people
4)Stop redusing the Anioma to a piece of land, we are a people, we have rights ! We are not a belonging !
5)Just leave the issue, it is none of your business, Anioma monarchs will talk for Anioma.
6) Even I, an Anioma, am not entitled to speak on behalf of the Anioma, talkless of you guys in the south-east who have taken upon yourselves the right to speak on behalf of the Anioma.
7)Only Anioma monarchs can speak on behalf of the Anioma.

Now that all this is settled, perharps we can fight the fulani herdsmen now instead of planning how to attack each other ? What do you think ?

Edo man, why can't you face your Edo state? Ogini di?

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 10:34pm On Feb 15, 2021
pazienza:


Edo man, why can't you face your Edo state? Ogini di?

I am an Anioma from the Obaseki family, my great-grand father was chief Agho Obaseki. My great-great-great grand father was the Obi of Nsukka, he sent my great-grand father to serve the Oba of Benin in the imperial palace, that is why my grand father chief Agho Obaseki grew up in the imperial palace alongside the future Emperor Ovonramwen. Chief Agho Obaseki and Oba Ovonramwen were childhood friends.

And you are right, I am Edo, indeed all Anioma are Edo. But Edo doesn't mean "from Edo-state". Edo means citizen of Benin empire.
Edo-state was created in the 1990's out of Bendel-state and the name Edo comes from the Edo people (Benin empire people).

I wouldn't expect a guy from the south-east to have a clue of what i am talking about. You guys just think that your "majority" status grants you the magical powers to know us better than we know ourselves.
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by pazienza(m): 10:43pm On Feb 15, 2021
Bkayy.

Anioma issue is not same as Ikwerre, so you don't need to use same hostility we use on Ikwerre on them.

Anioma is a tricky issue. The Enuani are on the whole proudly Igbo except the Issele uku and environment.
The Ika areas like Abavo, Igbodo Ekwuoma who are close to Enuani are proudly Igbos while the likes of Umunnede, Agbor , Owa (though Owa Monarchy acknowledged its NRI ancestry) are largely Igbo phobic.

Ukwuani is the worst of the Igbo phobic lots. Ndokwa is Igbophilic or atleast neutral.

Problem is that we can't just take the Igbophillic parts from Anioma because the Igbophilic ones still consider the Igbo phobic ones brothers and hence wouldn't want to leave them behind. grin
Its akin to how Yorubas in SW doesn't want Nigeria to disintegrate because it would mean them saying Good-bye to Kwara and Kogi forever as Arewa are not eager to release those ones to them.

We (Ndiigbo) have an Anioma problem, and it's a really tricky one. Its a pity our father's didn't solve this problem and now we are the ones who have to solve it.

But I would advise next time you try and observe silence in Anioma issues and not come down hard on them, for the sake of those proud Igbo communities in Enuani.

You must also note that unlike Ikwerre, Anioma is not an ethnic group, but rather a political association, even though the likes of Emeka Esogbue and Omu Anioma have been working fruitlessly to make it an ethnic group, the clannish nature of independent clans there will not allow for that.
So when dealing with Anioma issue, deal with it as an association made up members with varying alliances and not like an ethnic group.
For example, the Ukwuani/Ndokwa people on the majority don't subscribe to the Anioma association, they see it as plan by the Enuani and Ika to lord over them. Many of them are even opposing Anioma state creation.

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by pazienza(m): 10:44pm On Feb 15, 2021
dowap5:


I am an Anioma from the Obaseki family, my great-grand father was chief Agho Obaseki. My great-great-great grand father was the Obi of Nsukka, he sent my great-grand father to serve the Oba of Benin in the imperial palace, that is why my grand father chief Agho Obaseki grew up in the imperial palace alongside the future Emperor Ovonramwen. Chief Agho Obaseki and Oba Ovonramwen were childhood friends.

And you are right, I am Edo, indeed all Anioma are Edo. But Edo doesn't mean "from Edo-state". Edo means citizen of Benin empire.
Edo-state was created in the 1990's out of Bendel-state and the name Edo comes from the Edo people (Benin empire people).

I wouldn't expect a guy from the south-east to have a clue of what i am talking about. You guys just think that your "majority" status grants you the magical powers to know us better than we know ourselves.

Stop blabbing rubbish Edo man. grin

May be you can go to Onicha Ugbo and tell the Igbo King there and his people that they are Bini people.

https://www.nairaland.com/3805117/history-enu-ani-igbo-people-onicha-ugbo

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Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 10:48pm On Feb 15, 2021
pazienza:
Bbkay.
Anioma issue is not same as Ikwerre, so you don't need to use same hostility we use on Ikwerre on them.
So you are admitting that you south-easterners are trolling, abusing and insulting other ethnic groups in order to force them to claim igbo-identity ?
Why ? What is wrong with you guys ? You claim to fight for your right to self determination while in reality you want self determination and also you want to take away other peoples right to self determination. This is the main reason biafra will never be !
Your fight is a contradiction in itself.
Re: We Are Not Igbos And Not Part Of Biafra- Anioma Ethnic Nationality by Nobody: 10:54pm On Feb 15, 2021
pazienza:


Stop blabbing rubbish Edo man. grin

May be you can go to Onicha Ugbo and tell the Igbo King there and his people that they are Bini people.

https://www.nairaland.com/3805117/history-enu-ani-igbo-people-onicha-ugbo
Even in the folklore of Onitcha, the Onitcha people claim very clearly to have migrated from Benin.
Apart from that the picture below of the Obi of Onitcha shows Onitcha's links to Benin.
We've already had this discussion, you know all this but you pretend to be dumb and blind.

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