KNOW THE LOCATIONS OF INDIGENOUS IGALA PEOPLE IN FCT AND ACROSS TWENTY SIX STATES OF NIGERIA, AMBASSADOR TO ATTAH IGALA TELLS KOGI IGALA PEOPLE

The Ambassador to Attah Igala and the General Igala Ambassador of the great Igala Kingdom, Amb Ayegba Abdullahi Aduojoh has told the Kogi state (Kogi East, West and Central) Igala people that just like them in Kogi state, there are other indigenous Igala people in FCT (Abuja) and across twenty six states of Nigeria. He gave this message in respect of the recent discovery and reconnection of indigenous Igala people across twenty eight states of Nigeria and about twelve states outside Nigeria, as against the only Kogi state known to many people across Nigeria including many Kogi state Igala people themselves.

Amb Ayegba who is also the founder of United Igala Kingdom- an umbrella body of Igala people and sister tribes across the 28 states of Nigeria and beyond, and the National Coordinator of Igala Discovery and Reconnection Project listed some locations and communities in which indigenous Igala people are found in Nigeria as: 1 .Nasarawa state: Umaisha, Loko, Doma and Toto LGAs 2.Benue state: Otukpo, Otukpa, Agila, Ajomachi, Alifati, Ohimini, Ohimini, Ado, etc 3. Niger state: Bida, Niger 4.Abuja (Federal Capital Territory): Abaji, Karshi, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Zuba 5. Abia state: Onu-Aku, Umuogu, Amaogu, Umuogwu 6. Anambra state: Anambra west LGA, Nkpologu, Onitsha(Ogbodu and Obigboru/Obikporo), Ogbaru, Ossamala, Odekpe, Obosi, Ofemili, Oko (hometown of Late Dr Alex Ekwueme, the first elected VP of Nigeria), Oyi, Nteje (Utu-Ejeh), Amogu, Aguogu, Akili, Okija, Aguleri, Umeleri, Olumbansa, etc 7. Enugu state: Eha-amufu, Eha-Alumona, Obolo-Afor, Nsukka, Iggah, Abbi, Ibagwas, Enugu Ezike, Ogurugu, Unadu, Obukpa, Nkalagu-Obukpa, Ukpologwu-Attah, Abakpa Nike, UmuIdah, Obukpa, Ezeogu, Abbi, Opi, Nkpunano, Amorji, Awgu, etc 8. Ebonyi state: Nkalaha, Ikwo, Ezza, Izzi, Okposi, Afikpo, Abakiliki, Ngbo, Ejeogu,etc 9. Imostate: Atta community, Mbano Ehime, Awa, Akabo, Ihiajara, Umu-Ogala, Amatta, Oguta, Umu-onu,Njaba 10.Bayelsa state: Nembe, Ogu, Epie, Agada, Agudama 11. Crossriver: Yala, Isobo, Agbo 12. Delta state: Umunede, Akumaji, UmuAtta, Uteje, Ogbe, Ebu, Aika Ezeolu, Beneku, Obiaruku, Okpanam, Okpai, Akoku, Umuebu, Amai, UgiliAmai, Ukala, Ogume, Ubulubu, Oko, Warri, Ikah, Ukwu Nzu, Ibusa, Illah (hometown Late Stephen Keshi, former Coach of Nigeria Supper Eagles, and Engr Maduka V, first DG, NTA, and the wife of the former APC National Chairman, Mrs Victoria John Odige-Oyegun), Abbi, Aboh, Ossissa, Asaba, ObiAnigala, Owa-Abbi, Onu-Aboh, Ugbodu, Umuogu, Onu-obuko, Ogute, Amanyi Ododo, Umukwata 13. Edo state: Illushi, Ogida, Anegbete, Agenebode, Ifeku, Inyele(Iňele), Ora, Ekpeli, Ikpoha, Igara Jaye (Igala janwu), Igara, Ibilo14.Ekiti state: Ayede Ekiti, Ise, 15.Lagos state: Isale Eko 16.Osun state: Igila ancient town17.Rivers state: Ndoni, Nkpolu, Nkoro, Omoku 18.Tarabastate: Wukari19. Kaduna state: Kakuri, Kaduna south LGA 20. Oyostate: Ibadan town, Ketu, Iyaji. 21. Kebbi: Attagara 22. Ondo: Ilu-Aboh, Ogbese, Owo, Imere. 23. Borno: Askira-Uba, Attagara in Gwoza 24. Ogun: Agila, Ogun waterside and Yelwa, 25.Yobe state: Yobe, 26. Akwa Ibom state: Nsit Attah, Oron, Eket.27. Kwara state: Lafiagi, Patigi, Ghara, Lapai, and still counting, and that listing these will enable Kogi state (ancestral home) Igalas as well as other indigenous Igalas across the country to know the locations of their kindreds across Nigeria.
He added that knowing the locations of their counterparts across the country will allow easy networking of Igala people, strengthening of the bond between Igala people and unify the entire people of Igala kingdom irrespective of their locations and present identities.
The General Igala ambassador then thanked the Attah Igala, HRM Agabaidu Idakwo Ameh Oboni II, for hosting the first ever and historic Igala National Congress in his palace on February 15, 2020, in his palace, Idah, Kogi state, which had in attendance indigenous Igala people from six states (Delta, Edo, Kogi, Enugu, Nasarawa and Abuja). He further appealed to Kogi state Igalas in any of the communities mentioned above to reconnect with our brothers and sisters there and become one people.
Amb Ayegba A. A.
The General Igala Ambassador and National Coordinator, Igala Discovery and Reconnection Project

Perusing through facebook and I saw this and decided to share
Core igbo states like imo is there,lol

Igala in 26+ local governments in Nigeria?

BolaAdeyemo:
Perusing through facebook and I saw this and decided to share
Core igbo states like imo is there,lol

Igala in 26+ local governments in Nigeria?

Lolzzzz

The whole Nigeria is Igala....Lol

Ayegba Abdullahi is suffering from small tribe syndrome.

To him, if there's the slightest mention of Igala in the traditions concerning a community, it doesn't matter whether or not there is corroborative evidence in support of those traditions, it doesn't matter whether the community speaks Igala or identifies as Igala, that community is Igala and must be counted as part of Igalaland.

That is the most pitiable indices of ethnic group membership that I have ever heard. Imagine, Bida the heart of Nupe ethnicity being listed as Igala territory because of a tradition that Tsoede has Igala roots? By that same logic, Idah is Igbo because Ebulejonu found an Igbo man (Achadu) there when she came.

Ayegba Abdullahi was someone I used to think had sense before.
He has proven strongly otherwise. Igala in Ogun and Osun.

Remove Benin before thunder strike you. Abi you guys want to be the new ijaw?

You can claim the rest of Edo north I don't care but don't ever say your people are indigenous to Edo south

MelesZenawi:



Lolzzzz

The whole Nigeria is Igala....Lol

That Guy is a clown

I mean that fake igala historian

Igbosmoker:
Remove Benin before thunder strike you. Abi you guys want to be the new ijaw?

You can claim the rest of Edo north I don't care but don't ever say your people are indigenous to Edo south

Bini man vex

RedboneSmith:
Ayegba Abdullahi is suffering from small tribe syndrome.

To him, if there's the slightest mention of Igala in the traditions concerning a community, it doesn't matter whether or not there is corroborative evidence in support of those traditions, it doesn't matter whether the community speaks Igala or identifies as Igala, that community is Igala and must be counted as part of Igalaland.

That is the most pitiable indices of ethnic group membership that I have ever heard. Imagine, Bida the heart of Nupe ethnicity being listed as Igala territory because of a tradition that Tsoede has Igala roots? By that same logic, Idah is Igbo because Ebulejonu found an Igbo man (Achadu) there when she came.

Lol. This is really funny. One thing I noticed is that Igbo's and Igalas did really mix for sure. Northern Enugu and Anambra, Eastern Anioma especially down to Ukwuani. There are two names that I assume are exclusive to Nsukka and Ukwuani in all Igboland viz Ossai and Alumona. Do you know anything about this?
I've also got some ideas from this thread. It never really occurred to me that the Ukwunzu's and Ugbodu's could have Igala links and not really from the Yoruba side like it's been assumed. Igala language is Yoruboid and it's closer to the area than Yorubaland. What's your take on this?