Paraman:
According to Abagworo comment, you're wrong.

erico2k2:

name please?

Kingozymandias:


You are so uneducated you assumed I am ibo for calling out your stupidity? You kafirs are so mannerless and uncivilized

Paraman:
He will lose igbos support with this his careless statement. He shouldn't have said anything

IGBOSON1:


Fubara can say whatever TF he likes.....it doesn't change what i said! All that's happening is the conituation of attempts at teritorial expansion by the main Ijaw ethnicity that's largely confined and domicilled in present day Bayelsa state! Unfortunately, there are some within Opobo, Bonny, etc, and even Ikwerre, that have either been deceived or bullied into accepting a new post-'66 anti-Igbo narrative as to their ethnic identity and origins!

Oh....and by the way, i'm from Rivers state as well! A proud and full-blooded Igbo man from Ndoni! You can't try your anti-Igbo revisionist agenda on me mate!

Brek:

Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom

Paraman:
Fubara is a full blooded Ijaw man

Paraman:
I don't agree with this your comment.

erico2k2:

go and read it,Jaja was from Ndoki also known as OKWA they are a tribe in the igbo land not igbos the key word is they are a tribr in Igbo land.History clearly stated that he was sold into Ijaw land into houses of perple etc.
so my take is this, To be a tribe in Igbo land does not make you igbo just like to be and Esan man in Edo state does not make one Edo .These are the part of history not passed down t young people and they just assume.

erico2k2:

The native language is not igbo, its Ijaw please be guided. If you lean to history for a bit, King jaja of opobo who apparently found Opobo was called Jubo Jubogha.(has no meaning in Igbo language) The opobo people are referred as from a sub tribe of igbo land(Just cos they existed in Igbo land does not make them igbo)They where referred to as the Ndoki people back then approx. 1870
B4 you scream I will give you a famous example, The Benin came from the yorubas but you don't see anyone from Yoruba land saying Edo state belong to Yoruba land)

Brenbentondiaz:


Elede. I look like Hausas that you halfbred bonobos can fool with your lying and camo under false cover? Like you guys think you fool anyone. You don't know how entertaining your moronic ways are to we that have found you out for the mongrels you are.

Topmaike007:
I know that

Brek:

Wtf is this nonsense he was born in igboland therefore making him igbo I've got more sources that it's also igbo
Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom
The Nwaotam cult emerged from the deity of ancient Ibani people called the Ottam people. These people were brought in mostly to satisfy the Europeans’ quest for human commodities in the 18th and 19th century.

According to the memories of late captain High Crow of Liverpool (1791: P 201) who visited Bonny for trade, “the Ottam tribe are stout and robust and of a deeper black than any other tribes at Bonny. Their bodies and face are carved and tattooed in a frightful manner.”

The Ottams were not only notable for the worship of spirits they called ‘Mmoh’; but were also brought into Bonny as adults, therefore the description ‘Ottam Mmku’ was made popular in Bonny. It was also in this line, that their working strength, tribal marks and rascality gave them another local phrase, Ottam Ahiriha.

The Ibani tradition has it that the Nwa-Otam originated from a dark mythical grove in Mkpajekiri around Ohambele Ndoki. By this time, the Ndoki native, which included the Ottam tribes men, had started serving this ‘Mmoh’ gods believed to be heterosexual; and would organise dance during a season of the year. [/b]
You just need to hear them speak. The people of Opobo and Bonny all speak one native language - Igbo. No other language whatsoever do they speak in addition. Neighbouring towns surrounding Bonny may still speak Ibani but Bonny town proper speaks pure Igbo. The first Igbo bible was written in Bonny Igbo, and the dialect is notable for saying, 'ike m' for 'me' which funny enough means 'my buttocks' in other Igbo dialects and 'ike gi' for 'you/yours' which means 'your buttocks' in other Igbo dialects. Chinua Achebe, in one of his books, had written about a funny Igbo christian interpreter from a distant land to his town who was known for saying, 'ike m' and 'ie gi', which confused the people of his village. Many of these people, though, bear 'Ibani' names such as Fiberesima etc. they barely know the meaning of in addition to Igbo names as well. They all practise Igbo customs, namely 'omugwo', and celebrate Igbo festivals they share in common with their Ndoki Igbo neighbours such as the Nwaotam festival. However, their dressing style is Rivers/Riverine style.

Abagworo:


Opobo are not subtribe of Igbo or anyone. There was a crisis in Bonny and Jaja moved to establish Opobo with his followers. They were all from Bonny. The language of Opobo is Igbo like I wrote earlier but they are Ijaw. If you doubt me just pay a visit and see for yourself. Ndoki is different from Bonny. Ndoki is in Abia State close to Aba but extended alongside Asa into Rivers State bordering Eleme, Etche and Ikwerre. Oyigbo LGA comprise of Ndoki and Asa people in Rivers . Bordered in Abia by Osisioma, Ugwunagbo and Aba South all Ngwa then Ika and Ukanafun in Akwaibom.

Paraman:
Fubara from Opobo is saying he's Ijaw, an Igbo man from Anambra, Abia or Imo state is telling him that he's wrong.

Brek:

Opobo was founded by King Jaja (1821- 1891) in the 18th century and King Jaja was a former Igbo slave called JuboJubogha but renamed “Ja-Ja” by the Europeans because the name was too long to be called. He built Opobo from scratch and transformed it to a commercial Kingdom

sageb:


That's the spirit
Asawana

paxx:


we igbos love fubara. WHY IS THAT A PROBLEM FOR U??

ValarDoharis:
Opobo was ruled by Jaja of Opobo, an Igbo man. The language they speak is Igbo. He is saying he is Ijaw for political reasons because of his fight against Nwike

DaddyJapan:


The emboldened statement is not strictly true.

While historical records show the Ijo were more renowned for facilitating the transatlantic slave trade, linguistic studies reveals ijo-derived lexicon in Berbice (Guyana) and, to a lesser extent, Haiti.
Maximum respect,sir!
You're well read!



Source: Parkvall, M., & Jacobs, B. (2023). Why Haitian is a creole, Michif an intertwiner, and Irish English neither: A reply to Mufwene. Folia Linguistica, 57(1), 217–226. https://doi.org/10.1515/flin-2023-2002

Paraman:
He will lose igbos support with this his careless statement. He shouldn't have said anything

ValarDoharis:
Opobo was ruled by Jaja of Opobo, an Igbo man. The language they speak is Igbo. He is saying he is Ijaw for political reasons because of his fight against Nwike

erico2k2:

do you have any proof he spoke Igbo not Ijaw?
if not tell me what this means in igbo language Jubo or Jubogha and i can tell you what it means in Ijaw language

Welrez:
The Ijaw largely confined and domiciled in present-day Bayelsa State? The Ijaw Local Government Areas in Rivers, Delta, Edo, and Ondo, considered collectively, are more than the size of Bayelsa State. Ignorance is bliss!

Paraman:
He was sold as a slave to the ijaw. He died as an Ijaw man

ValarDoharis:
Most languages esp those in close proximity shares some common words but the bulk of the language he speaks is Igbo