Deltagiant:


Interestingly Oraifite is a town in Anmabra state that assimilated your town's people of Utagba in the 15th century. There was no way they could have been welcomed and assimilated into Oraifite if they had not understood Igbo. Your claim of being unable to understand central Igbo in this 21st century could either be as a result of immigrants from Benin who might have corrupted the original Utagba dialect or that you're not saying the truth as it is very unusual of an Ukwuani not to understand the most simple central Igbo. Read below the excerpt of the history of your town's people and how they assimilated into Oraifite society circa 500 years ago.

"Legend has it that during the time of Oke-efi in Oraifite, Anumanu, a handicapped (partially blind) son of a king of Aboh town (currently in delta state of Nigeria), migrated to Oraifite seeking refuge. Oke-efi welcomed Anumanu and his entourage. Included in his entourage were his servant (Oliobasie) and his horn blower (Eze Opi). Oliobasie was originally from a village called Utagba, in Ukwuani town. He was a servant who accompanied prince Anumanu to Oraifite. Oke-efi allocated a piece of land to Anumanu, and allowed him to settle, adjacent to Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) his younger brother. Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) had a few children, and needed good neighbors for security reasons. Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) was the only original indigene of Ibolo land and the second oldest son of Oraifite. Ibolo quarter was named after a large tree found in that part of town.

Prior to the arrival of Anumanu, there was an earlier settler at Ibolo named Ugwumagana(Isiji). There is no historical account as to where he migrated from. There are 4(four) distinct families resident at Ibolo, even until now. They are (a) Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) family, (b) Ugwumagana (Isiji) family, (c) Prince Anumanu family and (d) Oliobasie family. The Oliobasie family belongs to the Anumanu household, because Oliobasie was a servant of Anumanu. Umu-ezeopi as the name shows, were the children of Eze-opi. And they too belong to the household of Prince Anumanu, since he was part of his confidant and was brought to Oraifite by him. Isingwu migrated later to Oraifite from Osumenyi. There was no historical account as to why they left Osumenyi. Isingwu was accepted and allowed to settle as part of the household of Odu (Ogwugwuezeani). Hence, the household of Odu (Uno-Odu) include, Ibolo, Umuezopi and Isingwu. There is no clear explanation why the Isi-obi (head) of Unodu shifted from Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) to Anumanu household in Ibolo.

Unodu have always lived peacefully with the rest of the other three quarters. No war(s) was fought nor recorded between them. Infact, all quaters jointly fought and conquered the Akwa-ukwu series of wars. Part of the land now occupied by Isingwu and Ibolo were conquered from Akwa-ukwu. Isingwu and Umuezopi instituted their Obis just as the other clans in Oraifite. The Isi-Obi of Uno-Odu rests at Ibolo...."
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Deltagiant:


Interestingly Oraifite is a town in Anmabra state that assimilated your town's people of Utagba in the 15th century. There was no way they could have been welcomed and assimilated into Oraifite if they had not understood Igbo. Your claim of being unable to understand central Igbo in this 21st century could either be as a result of immigrants from Benin who might have corrupted the original Utagba dialect or that you're not saying the truth as it is very unusual of an Ukwuani not to understand the most simple central Igbo. Read below the excerpt of the history of your town's people and how they assimilated into Oraifite society circa 500 years ago.

"Legend has it that during the time of Oke-efi in Oraifite, Anumanu, a handicapped (partially blind) son of a king of Aboh town (currently in delta state of Nigeria), migrated to Oraifite seeking refuge. Oke-efi welcomed Anumanu and his entourage. Included in his entourage were his servant (Oliobasie) and his horn blower (Eze Opi). Oliobasie was originally from a village called Utagba, in Ukwuani town. He was a servant who accompanied prince Anumanu to Oraifite. Oke-efi allocated a piece of land to Anumanu, and allowed him to settle, adjacent to Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) his younger brother. Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) had a few children, and needed good neighbors for security reasons. Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) was the only original indigene of Ibolo land and the second oldest son of Oraifite. Ibolo quarter was named after a large tree found in that part of town.

Prior to the arrival of Anumanu, there was an earlier settler at Ibolo named Ugwumagana(Isiji). There is no historical account as to where he migrated from. There are 4(four) distinct families resident at Ibolo, even until now. They are (a) Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) family, (b) Ugwumagana (Isiji) family, (c) Prince Anumanu family and (d) Oliobasie family. The Oliobasie family belongs to the Anumanu household, because Oliobasie was a servant of Anumanu. Umu-ezeopi as the name shows, were the children of Eze-opi. And they too belong to the household of Prince Anumanu, since he was part of his confidant and was brought to Oraifite by him. Isingwu migrated later to Oraifite from Osumenyi. There was no historical account as to why they left Osumenyi. Isingwu was accepted and allowed to settle as part of the household of Odu (Ogwugwuezeani). Hence, the household of Odu (Uno-Odu) include, Ibolo, Umuezopi and Isingwu. There is no clear explanation why the Isi-obi (head) of Unodu shifted from Odu (Ogwugwuezeani) to Anumanu household in Ibolo.

Unodu have always lived peacefully with the rest of the other three quarters. No war(s) was fought nor recorded between them. Infact, all quaters jointly fought and conquered the Akwa-ukwu series of wars. Part of the land now occupied by Isingwu and Ibolo were conquered from Akwa-ukwu. Isingwu and Umuezopi instituted their Obis just as the other clans in Oraifite. The Isi-Obi of Uno-Odu rests at Ibolo...."
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Abagworo:
@chucky234. The history of Aboh is not as speculative as most parts of Nigeria because Aboh had early contact with the outside world. Your history is all over books written as far back as the 16th century. Do not involve yourself in ignorant revisionism. Visit libraries and learn about your fore fathers. Aboh was speaking Igbo language as at then and the Kings identified themselves as Igbo to the Whiteman and also told them of Idu(Benin City). I can provide you with links to some of the books if you wish to learn.

drnoel:


That's where u are wrong. They are not the same people though have similar dialect.

drnoel:


True but the tribes kwale and aboh are different are they not?

drnoel:


With all due respect. I don't agree with u.

drnoel:

Hey there, let me appologise to u just in case u felt insulted by any person on this thread but pls don't derail my topic. I came here to acquire more information on a certain group of people, so please respect other people and try not to throw insults.

pazienza:


When the time is right,you and your types in ukwuani,will be reminded of how your ancestors came there. Enjoy one nigeria,while it lasts.

pazienza:


When the time is right,you and your types in ukwuani,will be reminded of how your ancestors came there. Enjoy one nigeria,while it lasts.

pazienza:


When the time is right,you and your types in ukwuani,will be reminded of how your ancestors came there. Enjoy one nigeria,while it lasts.

Hilaskee:
Ikwerre - Rivers

AndreUweh:

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

AndreUweh:

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

AndreUweh:

Yoruba and Igbo are ethnic groups.
I guess you mean ethnicities instead of tribes.
Ijebu, Ngwa, Owerri, Umuahia, Ijesha, Ekiti, Nnewi etc all come under Yoruba and Igbo ethnic groups.
@the op, can you not use tribe for our nations.

EzePromoe:
All I know is that Nigeria has only 36 tribes, stop mistaken dialects or ethnic groups for tribes. E.g Itsekiri is an ethnic group but when it comes to tribe it's grouped under Yoruba. Kalabari is an ethnic group but when it comes to tribe, it's grouped under Ijaw and so many more.

emmysoftyou:
this guy cant speak ukwuani language,imagine how it took him 3days or more to gv us the meanin of those words..
but to be sincere,the victors family re really edo pple only minus ukwuani pple which re igbos.
pls chris forget this edo boy na,why stressing yourself with dis edo boy
the ukwuani re not recognise in southsouth,not even nigeria except asaba nd mbuzor wel recognise and i love their igbo wise spirit in them,
so the ukwu{as-ss} and ani is irrevant to me,the ikwerre re even more popular than ukwu ani.
but there is question i want to ask this edo boy{victorlunak}
why is ikwerre language not the samething with ukwuani language since you guys re bini origin?
Abi una papa miss road
if yu ansa me clearly i wil buy yu a powa bike,then u wil be first man/boi to buy a powa bike in ukwu ani vilage..

i remain faithful to the entire igboland

emmysoftyou:
this guy cant speak ukwuani language,imagine how it took him 3days or more to gv us the meanin of those words..
but to be sincere,the victors family re really edo pple only minus ukwuani pple which re igbos.
pls chris forget this edo boy na,why stressing yourself with dis edo boy
the ukwuani re not recognise in southsouth,not even nigeria except asaba nd mbuzor wel recognise and i love their igbo wise spirit in them,
so the ukwu{as-ss} and ani is irrevant to me,the ikwerre re even more popular than ukwu ani.
but there is question i want to ask this edo boy{victorlunak}
why is ikwerre language not the samething with ukwuani language since you guys re bini origin?
Abi una papa miss road
if yu ansa me clearly i wil buy yu a powa bike,then u wil be first man/boi to buy a powa bike in ukwu ani vilage..

i remain faithful to the entire igboland

omonuan:
,

You can be what ever you want to be but don't turn logic on its head. No one is telling your story but you can be corrected if your story is distorted or embellished beyond belief. Forget your self serving map and go to Delta state Website and see that Ukwuani is clearly recognized as Igbo by the state. An Aniocha man did not tell the state to classify Ukwuani as such. The state knows the Igbo when it sees them.

You guys tell the story of Isoko/Urhobo ad naseum but it is not persuasive. The Isoko/Urhobo dichotomy was created for political reasons. During the first republic the Isoko supported Actions Group while Urhobo supported NCNC. Action group being in control of the Western Region then dissociated Isoko from Urhobo. The enemy of the Igbo in Delta are working hard borrowing a leaf from this strategy of divide and conquer. They see Ukwuani as the weakest link in the Anioma tripod and they are trying so hard to cause disharmony between the three Anioma brothers.

The Urhobo have dialectical differences too. The Okpe people have a distinct accent but this does not make them less Urhobo. I personally consider any Ukwuani person as ethnic brethren even though I am Enuani. By the way Aniocha is not an ethnic group, it is simply geographically descriptive. It is not a clan either. The proper term is Enuani-Upland people just like Ukwuani is lowland people. Enuani, Ukwuani and Ika are fruits of the same Igbo tree. They are siblings!

Go and ask your people if they know Col. Nzeefili from Onicha Ukwuani. He fought for Biafra. Also inquire about the Iselegu massacre of 1967. Murtala Muhammad and his genocidists counterparts nearly wiped out Iselegu and Ossissa. Please when you post use proper English. It is easier to read and understand.

It is mere sophistry to say that there is a difference between "Igbo" and "Igboid." You may try to create micro tribes in order to support your warped reasonings. However, it is a truism that Ishan and Bini are one tribe. Itsekiri is Yoruba.

In the 17th century, Olaudah Equiano, an Ukwuani man stolen from Ashaka and sold into slavery told the world about our ethnic group which is Igbo. He was the first black man in modern times to write a book. He was also the first to attempt to write in Igbo. He said that he was Igbo and he never used your asinine "Igboid" to describe himself.

Wake up and smell the coffee dude! There is nothing wrong with being Igbo. Gone are the days when the Igbo are despised in Nigeria. We are back in the thick of things and for the first time Since 1966, we have a president that respects us in GEJ.

It is quite delusional to say that "Aniocha" is Igbo but Ukwuani is "Igboid" whatever that means. Tell me what is the dialectical difference between Enuani and Ukwuani?

What is "bia" in Igbo, Enuani and Ukwuani? What is "ndo?" These are just basics. How do you say pot, goat, animal, town dance, goodbye, person, blessing, lucky, food, yam, cassava, market in Ukwuani compared to Igbo? What are the names of the market days in Ukwuanii? These are just for starters. Answer these and if a single Ukwuani word deviates from Igbo, I will simply concede that Ukwuani is not Igbo.

agbotaen:
1.why do igbo people like telling lies ? is is their birth right , when have you seen a ika man saying he is a bini man? or is it because we reject igbo ethnicity that this lies and propaganda are sustained ?
2. ika is ika ethnic group , we have said it may be i should make it bold WE ARE NOT BINI AND WE ARE NOT IGBO.
3. WE ARE IKA ETHNIC GROUP , OUR FATHERS MADE THIS DECLARATION IN 1930- when bini told british they own agbor and our people told them that ika is seperate from all ethnic group in southern nigeria.
at another time majority of our people spoke via action during the civil war by saying we are not igbo .and so biafra was expelled.
4. ika is a heterogenous group that came together, after lots of intermarriage and shared culture , some ika people came from bini, ishan,igbo,ukwani,aniocha and even yoruba and igala areas into ika land .but we do know that the original founders of most ika communities are bini and ishan people and later igbo also found some areas ,that is what we say and the names of this founders still bear bini testimonies and the names of most of our forefathers can bear testimonies to it.but we have never said we are bini and we are not igbo , but we are ika.
5. we do know that in the last 100 years ika came under lots of igbo influence due to the british using igbo teachers and church men to preach the gospel ,so but that also does not make us igbos.
6. we have ogua/onu ika as our highest socio-cultural group , while igbos have ohaneze ndigbo.and yes we have some ika people whose ancestory came from igbo land especially in the eastern axis of ika land such as igbodo and ekwuoma who believe they are igbos , well that is their right ,but the majority of ikas have spoken and we say we are not igbo,but ika.
7.our language is called ika and we do not call it igbo , it is an amalgam of edo, igbo, other indigenous language and even yoruba words.so we call it ika , and we also have some ika people that speak an edo language called ozara.
8. there is no amount of sustained propaganda that will make majority of ikas to see themselves as igbo , so the igbos better learn and toe the line of reason, benins have long recognised ika as a seperate ethnicity .
if it is similarity of language that determines an ethnic group then isoko will be uhrobo, and ishan will be bini, and itsekiri will be yoruba . so the arguement that ika ,speak a kind of igbo is already defeated .and americans will become britons or british because they speak english.
9. the culture, traditions of origin have told us where our forefathers come from and we know it ,but today we are ika ethnic nation.
10.as many people who care to listen let them know that bini, yoruba, ika , igbo,and the rest ethnic groups were founded or made to be founded by european influence and so these are all man made and it is for politics , and so any group of people have the right to form their ethnic group ,if they know and believe that certain things bind them, or which nigerian ethnicity existed 250 years ago ? the answer is none

AJINATU:
Are Nigerians not free in Nigeria?

On your mission ... You can start with the Itsekiri and Ijaws who albeit are both indigenes of Delta state still have a feud against each other over the ownership of Warri. Remeber how they slaughtered themselves in their hundreds during the circa 1999 Warri crisis.

Leave the Yorubas alone. We are contented with the space God gave us. We are not intrested in claiming other peoples land neither do we want to become indigenes of states outside Yorubaland

christopher123:




Now tell me why you are sounding so frausterated I just asked you a simple question you resort to insults

I am so doing it to ascertain the level of intelligence in you and you are making me see how silly daft and stupid you are



Who made you spokesman and how can you a son of exiled ostracized Benin immigrant dare speak for a spokesman


Don't you know your history

My dear your just nobody and will continue to be no body

Ukwuani and Aboh king has never said they are not Igbo so I will go with them not an idiot like you


Now go and rest in peace

christopher123:




Now tell me why you are sounding so frausterated I just asked you a simple question you resort to insults

I am so doing it to ascertain the level of intelligence in you and you are making me see how silly daft and stupid you are



Who made you spokesman and how can you a son of exiled ostracized Benin immigrant dare speak for a spokesman


Don't you know your history

My dear your just nobody and will continue to be no body

Ukwuani and Aboh king has never said they are not Igbo so I will go with them not an idiot like you


Now go and rest in peace