We have been seeing n reading more about Eri n ow it came in2 being, while some argue Eri Originated 4rm Isreal , some says He is 4rm Egypt , Now here is a 1st hand Info about Eri on how n were it Originated n dis info is coming 4rm d King of d Location Eri 1st settled, so do we now go with dis? Wel read below Cheers.


[b] His Majesty, Eze Obidiegwu Onyesoh, MFR, the traditional ruler of Nri kingdom (believed to be the ancestral home of Ndigbo) in Anambra State has said that  Ndigbo originated from Egypt.

Onyesoh who said this during an interview with TONY OKAFOR of the New Telegraph claimed the father of Nri is called Gad, who according to him was the son of the biblical Jacob.

Read the excerpt from the interview below:

His Royal Majesty, how would you trace the origin of Ndigbo?

Nri came from Egypt about two centuries ago and the father of Nri was called Gad. Gad was the son of Jacob while Jacob was the son of Isaac and Isaac was the son of Abraham.

The family tree of Nri is traced from the origin of Abraham and Abraham was the favourite child of God. At that time Egypt was regarded as the capital of the whole world and the entire Igbo race lived in Egypt.

While they were there, the man called Eri, the progenitor of Ndigbo, also lived there and was the special adviser on religious matters to the fifth dynasty of Pharaohs of Egypt.

He was responsible for everything concerning religion and Pharaoh could not take any decision without consulting Eri. It was in those days in Egypt that Eri determined who was going to be the next Pharaoh.

And by their law, there was a deity called Emem. For anything to happen during the time, the man called Eri, in his capacity as the religious adviser to Pharaoh of Egypt, was responsible.

He was also responsible for the coronation of Pharaohs of Egypt because the system was, before coronation of the Pharaoh of Egypt, you must undergo certain processes.

So Eri was in charge. The Pharaoh of Egypt of the fifth dynasty recognised the protection and powers of Eri when he made him the conscience of Egypt. Now Eri needed people to help him and he recruited people called devotees. These devotees were all appointed by him but he had to do something to really find their own loyalty. Therefore, he initiated them into Ozorship.

This Ozorship was to find a means that anybody who would be associated with him should work with him and be loyal to the cause. This brought about the existence of ‘Atani’, which means tying a rope to the ankle of all their members that had the Ozo title. And by so doing, gave them power of authority to tackle issues on his behalf.

This power of authority which Eri gave to his devotees was known as Ozo title and Ofo. Some of the sons of Abraham found their own tribes as time went on and later got to the 12 tribes of Israel.

Among those children of Abraham, one of them became the founder of the Jewish religion -Judaism. During this era, there were some people who could not love themselves anymore because that time, the Pharaoh that knew Moses was no longer there.

And equally the Pharaoh that knew Eri was no longer there, he now faced the Hebrew population and some of them declared themselves Jewish and hatred started from there.

What happened next?

Interestingly, you should know that Abraham was the founder of the Islamic religion and Isaac became the founder of the religion

that later turned into Christianity. However, when the punishment and wickedness became so much, they called God that they wanted to be free from slavery. Moses went up the mountain and God asked him to go and deliver the people of Israel. Jacob was the Israel.
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[b] Jacob wrestled with one of the angels and the angel told Jacob that from now, you are Israel. So, Israel – the children of Jacob – were subjected to slavery and they prayed to God. God answered their prayer and then, there was an exodus.

They left Egypt and these children of Eri, Gad were part of the exodus. They arrived at a big sea and when Moses struck the water, the sea divided into two and they were able to pass through. Though, there was a calamity as the Pharaoh of Egypt at the time used his chariot to chase them so as to take them back. You know fully well that God did not allow Moses to enter the Promised Land.

When they came to River Jordan, that was where Moses handed the covenant over to Joshua. Now, the responsibility of guiding the Israelites was then on Joshua. That covenant placed in the River Jordan was very significant because God told Joshua to remove 12 stones from that river and those 12 stones represented the 12 tribes of Israel.

Now we are talking about the 12 tribes, we are talking about the tribe of Eri because Gad was the tribe that begat Eri. After suffering, some of them went back to Egypt and they were so tempted by the difficult position those Islamic Jihadists pulled on them.

The children of Eri refused to be converted to Islam and they ran away from Egypt to Nnubia and to other places. Each area they went, these jihadists kept on conquering the places. Nnubia was another parallel empire to Egypt as they had Nnubian Pharaohs and Egyptian Pharaohs that fought several wars. After the wars, Nnubia became extinct and later turned to the present Sudan nation.

That was the area where Eri and his devotees stayed and after the fall of Nnubia, they had to take off again and started moving down south, looking at a place where those jihadists won’t attack them. They became refugees and the children of Eri later arrived at a placed called Jutkom, southern part of Kaduna but presently in Taraba State.

Again, the jihadists visited them and conquered the place and they kept moving towards the Nile basin. They preferred moving on the river basin where they could always get food and water.

They later arrived at the first confluence of River Niger and Benue and wanted to see whether they could live there, but the jihadists came and conquered the place.

In their movement towards the southern side, they arrived at another confluence. This confluence was the tributary of River Niger and Benue known as ‘Ezu na Omambala’. When Eri and his devotees arrived at this place, dressed in Usman Dan fodio kind of regalia and were so tired, they tried to settle there.

Though this area was every small and there were no commercial activities there, they decided to stay there. But they did not settle at the front water because of their previous experiences of attacks. They moved five miles inside the region of the confluence and settled in the interior.

They were only four in number and they cleared a small space and started life there. They named the place Eriaka, meaning the home of Eri. Eri begat children there and assimilated the people living around despite their civilised exposure.

Already, the first question posed to Eri by the people living there was: “Who are you?” Actually, there was difficulty in language but when the question was thrown, Eri answered them, ‘We are Igbos’.

http://www.today.ng/news/ndigbo-originated-from-egypt-jacobs-son-is-the-father-of-nri-monarch/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter [/b] below is the Pic of His Majesty, Eze Obidiegwu Onyesoh, MFR, the traditional ruler of Nri kingdom

So d argument now, who are we to belive ? Re Igbos 4rm Egypt now or 4rm Isreal ?

Though the man appeared to show off his knowledge of the bible, there are things that just didn't fit;
1) Is he saying that Jihad started in Egypt?
2) is he saying that the isrealites stayed peacefully in Egypt b4 they finally realised they were slaves?
I think he knows the origin but not the turn of events that led to that. Igbos are from Egypt, Yorubas from Mecca, waiting for the Hausas to come and prove their origin if they can

Hmmm

ICHINONYE: So d argument now, who are we to belive ? Re Igbos 4rm Egypt now or 4rm Isreal ?

They are from Egypt abi wetin u want make i talk

lies , igbo originated from the jews

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What?

Talking so assuredly as if he lives from age to age like God and also refereed Jacob and God's wrestling contest.

Am an igbo man,but I think all these historical research of trying to decipher our origin should stop pls. Afterall which tribe truly knws their origin?

We're here already,let's make the most of it so we can pass down good history to the future generation.

#positivetransitionpersons

Seriously man, who cares about all these things? Whether it's Egypt, Israel, or bloody Iraq, we're Igbos not any of those people!

I'm yet to understand the need to identify with some ancient race. Is there a prize to be won

Pure Pure Waste Of Time

ICHINONYE: So d argument now, who are we to belive ? Re Igbos 4rm Egypt now or 4rm Isreal ?

believe the confused igbo

ICHINONYE: So d argument now, who are we to belive ? Re Igbos 4rm Egypt now or 4rm Isreal ?

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The only thing i can trace to the igbos are the 'wise men frm the EAST'

Only dem from egypt, only dem from iran, only dem frm jews, only dem frm france, only dem wit brazil na distant cousins etc, Y dem nor associate demselves wit Niger or Cotonou? Dem shud keep it up, one dey dem go migrate back to those countries.

Everybody is a descendants of the Arabs... Like it or deal with it.

Cha cha cha cha cha cha Igbo kwenu! .

I love our mysterious origin better...

Story story!

UjSizzle: Seriously man, who cares about all these things? Whether it's Egypt, Israel, or bloody Iraq, we're Igbos not any of those people!

I'm yet to understand the need to identify with some ancient race. Is there a prize to be won

I tire o.

Isreal yesterday, Egypt today, may be China tomorrow. I don't have time for all this shiit

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UjSizzle: Seriously man, who cares about all these things? Whether it's Egypt, Israel, or bloody Iraq, we're Igbos not any of those people!

I'm yet to understand the need to identify with some ancient race. Is there a prize to be won

My dear, me tire. Just wear their silly red caps then start to dey quote from bible or any book wey we understand differently. *hisses*

:-Xlots of holes in this story.... lots of holes in this story....

Father Abraham has many sons
Many sons hat father Abraham
I am one of them, and so are you
So let us praise the lord.


Abeg, I wan piss..


On this thread.

The older u get, the lies .....

Very good!


Ijaws Originated from Spain or Portugal

I'm not from Egypt.

From Israel to Egypt. Misplaced priorities.

Whether Israel or Egypt it doesn't help Ndigbo one bit. This monarch is obviously bored.