chuna1985:



just mention a little proof in order to show us that Anioma hail from Benin?

We do have Benin descendants in anioma but many of them migrated to an already filled igbo territory, tried to conquer it albeit failed, but allowed to live within the group. several years later their offsprings are trying to rewrite the history. If you ever visit aniomaland, you should speak to as many elders, including kings, regarding this. Many are open to speaking on it, one even wrote a book about it. It's a problem going on in aniomaland but the people with that problem the most are predominately ika and ukwani. Onitsha too but due to onitsha is in SE rather than SS, I assume the fact they around SE Igbo predominately, despite the Benin descendants have rewritten their history very well, they still hold onto their ethnic group title. That's why many advocate for anioma state very much because some believe it'll solve the disunity problem.

adino:
I find it annoying to a particular set of people trying to cause disunity on the Igbos. Anioma is 100% Igbo, yes Anioma has ancestral links with ancient Benin kingdom. Even parts of Onitcha has ancient links with Benin kingdom too. But the point remains that Anioma is Igbo.
Evrn Oduduwa the Yoruba god and famous superman that is rumoured to have fallen from the sky has been proven to be a Benin prince " Ekaladerhan " that migrated from Benin, and yet it does not make Yorubas to be Benin people.

the bolded is cracking me up man yoruba origin got too many friction stories in it no make sense at all

ikechu1278:


We do have Benin descendants in anioma but many of them migrated to an already filled igbo territory, tried to conquer it albeit failed, but allowed to live within the group. several years later their offsprings try to rewrite the history. If you ever visit aniomaland, you should speak to as many elders, including kings, regarding this. Many are open in speaking on it, one even wrote a book about it. It's a problem going on in aniomaland but the people with that problem the most are predominately ika and ukwani. Onitsha too but due to onitsha is in SE rather than SS, I assume the fact they around SE Igbo predominately, despite the Benin descendants have rewritten their history very well, they still hold onto their ethnic group title. That's why many advocate for anioma state very much because some believe it'll solve the disunity problem.

you just hid the nail on the head, if we give these people a chance, they will try to rewrite our whole history and give the unborn anioma children a confused identity in the future.

tonychristopher:
my bro welcome and do know that a lot of impostors from the western side of Nigeria feel so worried petrified and intimidated of Igbo unity that they will want to peddle lies thank lord today there is internet and the invention of it has brought their lies to fore ...ndi ofe mmanu di terrible ...they can lie and lie ...ndi ozo bu the ohu and ndi their fore fathers came from Benin as felons and they will claim that for their fathers to come from Benin to seek refuge in anioma so all is now a benin wanna be ...ifele na eme



together we will prove to ndi amusu that anyi bu ofu

So, it can pain you guys like this?

When you guys were screaming Saraki is Fulani against every iota of common sense, you guys didnt know how disgusting it was.

Nonsense!

In the eyes of the Yorubas, any other person from the south who is not Yoruba is ibo!!

ikechu1278:


We do have Benin descendants in anioma but many of them migrated to an already filled igbo territory, tried to conquer it albeit failed, but allowed to live within the group. several years later their offsprings are trying to rewrite the history. If you ever visit aniomaland, you should speak to as many elders, including kings, regarding this. Many are open to speaking on it, one even wrote a book about it. It's a problem going on in aniomaland but the people with that problem the most are predominately ika and ukwani. Onitsha too but due to onitsha is in SE rather than SS, I assume the fact they around SE Igbo predominately, despite the Benin descendants have rewritten their history very well, they still hold onto their ethnic group title. That's why many advocate for anioma state very much because some believe it'll solve the disunity problem.

Just ask anioma people to change their name.


but finally, they have all become igbos...From culture to location to language n religion we share same.

Important ish is dat igbos n SS want independence...We either do it together or alone. simple.

Ugomba:
you just hid the nail on the head, if we give these people a chance, they will try to rewrite our whole history and give the unborn anioma children a confused identity in the future.

Tell your envious ibo brothers to also stop saying Kwara/Ilorin is Fulani. It's do me, I do you.

There are Yoruba traces in Anioma, for your information. They are descendants of Yoruba soldiers who fought for the Oba of Benin.
They can be found in Ukwunzu, Ugwuodu and Ubulubu. This we were taught in GST - Nigerian People's and Culture - back in school.
How can you expect such people to claim to be ibo? Of course, they know their roots. They'll always know they have Yoruba ancestry even though they have been roundly ibonised.

Tread softly. Not all Aniomas are ibos!!

VirginFinder:


Tell your envious ibo brothers to also stop saying Kwara/Ilorin is Fulani. It's do me, I do you.

There are Yoruba traces in Anioma, for your information. They are descendants of Yoruba soldiers who fought for the Oba of Benin.
They can be found in Ukwunzu, Ugwuodu and Ubulubu. This we were thought in GST - Nigerian People's and Culture back in school.
How can you expect such people to claim to be ibo? Of course, they know their roots. They'll always know they have Yoruba ancestry even though they have been roundly ibonised.

Tread softly. Not all Aniomas are ibos!!

You seem to be trying in vain to rewrite another people's history. You need not be bitter about the welfare and well being of another. Rather than resort to the usual futile propaganda, just be bold and state your ethnic nationality and whose interest you are pursuing.

FYI, this is a free world in which you are entitled to freedom of association. You are free to merge with any group of choice.

The attempt by iboes to re-write history will not stand. The areas being referred to as anioma.......were all parts and extensions of the great Kingdom of Benin ......but over the years due to the migration from the small land mass in the SE...their people have been able to migrate and because of population advantages.....they have dominated these areas and now claiming there are part of ibo land...... .......

This is why our brothers in the SS will never join their Biafra.....they would be the first to behead any ibo claiming biafraudians on their lands.....because they know that sooner rather than later.......the flat.heads will be climbing ijaw is ibo....efik is ibo...rivers is ibo...bayelsa is ibo...... ....

SS.....shine ur eyes.......

coolitempa:
The attempt by iboes to re-write history will not stand. The areas being referred to as anioma.......were all parts and extensions of the great Kingdom of Benin ......but over the years due to the migration from the small land mass in the SE...their people have been able to migrate and because of population advantages.....they have dominated these areas and now claiming there are part of ibo land...... .......

This is why our brothers in the SS will never join their Biafra.....they would be the first to behead any ibo claiming biafraudians on their lands.....because they know that sooner rather than later.......the flat.heads will be climbing ijaw is ibo....efik is ibo...rivers is ibo...bayelsa is ibo...... ....

SS.....shine ur eyes.......

You are trying in vain to rewrite another people's history with the usual propaganda and falsehood. You need not be bitter about the welfare and the well being of another.

Do you even know the people you are calling 'my brothers'? Do you travel out to other parts of Nigeria to invest and establish business empires, live and mingle with them, thereby growing the economy of the locals?

FYI, this is a free world in which you are entitled to freedom of association. Yorubas are free to merge themselves with Bini, Urhobo, Itsekiri and any other interested ethnic group. Yorubas should leave Igbos out of their misery!

Yorubas are born liars and propagandists, who are programmed to hate by default. They are capable of criticising and lying about everything, even their tribal-marked, tiger-like horrid faces.

Of course u are Igbo, bt delta ibo nt main igbo#vegatalks

vega84:
Of course u are Igbo, bt delta ibo nt main igbo#vegatalks

You should be bold to identify and be identified by your ethnic nationality.

xtrorse:


You seem to be trying in vain to rewrite another people's history. You need not be bitter about the welfare and well being of another. Rather than resort to the usual futile propaganda, just be bold and state your ethnic nationality and whose interest you are pursuing.

FYI, this is a free world in which you are entitled to freedom of association. You are free to merge with any group of choice.

That was what we were taught in school, that some Yoruba soldiers who served in the Oba of Benin's army, settled in Anioma.

Ever heard of Lukunmi? They are Yoruba people from Ondo state.

VirginFinder:


That was what we were taught in school, that some Yoruba soldiers who served in the Oba of Benin's army, settled in Anioma.

Ever heard of Lukunmi? They are Yoruba people from Ondo state.

Do well to claim them!

BTW, be bold and state your ethnic nationality and whose interest you are pursuing.

FYI, this is a free world in which you are entitled to freedom of association. Yorubas are free to merge with any group of choice.

Lastly, Yorubas should desist from dragging Igbos into their misery!

enkay2go:
Wen I was in my finals,one of my lecturers ask us to write about the myths and legends of our town and how our village names came about. I am proudly from Anioma,frm ika north.it was during this term work that I traced my family heritage. Me and my family members are not Ibos.we are from Benin origin.

Fixed.

xtrorse:


Do well to claim them!

BTW, be bold and state your ethnic nationality and whose interest you are pursuing.

FYI, this is a free world in which you are entitled to freedom of association. Yorubas are free to merge with any group of choice.

Yorubas are not claiming anybody. Those Yorubas who settled in Anioma, though ibonised, can never be ibo!

VirginFinder:



Yorubas are not claiming anybody. Those Yorubas who settled in Anioma, though ibonised, can never be ibo!

Go ahead and claim them! Why bother drinking panadol for another person's headache?

Yorubas should desist from dragging Igbos into their misery!

A lie may travel for a thousand miles, but it takes just one step of truth to catch up with it!

Ugomba:
excuse me, are you a Deltan? We are not from Benin, where did you get false info from? We have an Igbo Ancestry and We Are proud of it.

Hellooooo, Pls ask ur parents they know better. We r not igbos, our ancestral home is Benin, my grandfather told us how they use to go for meetings in Benin with the Oba of Benin as Benin being our root. I guess all dis is coming up becos of this biafra nonsense, the igbos want to survive at all cost. No be una go find the fulani man trouble, una see trouble naw una wan run

Dikoko101:


Hellooooo, Pls ask ur parents they know better. We r not igbos, our ancestral home is Benin, my grandfather told us how they use to go for meetings in Benin with the Oba of Benin as Benin being our root. I guess all dis is coming up becos of this biafra nonsense, the igbos want to survive at all cost. No be una go find the fulani man trouble, una see trouble naw una wan run

Come to think of it, do we dress like the igbos traditionally? No. We dress like the Benin people and yoruba, I mean d akwa-ocha

Dikoko101:


Hellooooo, Pls ask ur parents they know better. We r not igbos, our ancestral home is Benin, my grandfather told us how they use to go for meetings in Benin with the Oba of Benin as Benin being our root. I guess all dis is coming up becos of this biafra fever, the igbos want to survive at all cost. No be una go find the fulani man trouble, una see trouble naw una wan run

Come to think of it, do we dress like the igbos traditionally? No. We dress like the Benin people and yoruba, I mean d akwa-ocha

Dikoko101:


Hellooooo, Pls ask ur parents they know better. We r not igbos, our ancestral home is Benin, my grandfather told us how they use to go for meetings in Benin with the Oba of Benin as Benin being our root. I guess all dis is coming up becos of this biafra nonsense, the igbos want to survive at all cost. No be una go find the fulani man trouble, una see trouble naw una wan run

don't be silly, come to ogwashi uku and make this benin crap statement, you will be lucky to go home unlynched.. We have NO Benin ancestry, we are a leaf in the Igbo giant tree..

Dikoko101:


Come to think of it, do we dress like the igbos traditionally? No. We dress like the Benin people and yoruba, I mean d akwa-ocha

Akwa ocha is the same dressing like the Onitcha people in Anambra, whats the business of we Anioma people with yorubas in the sw?

xtrorse:


You are trying in vain to rewrite another people's history with the usual propaganda and falsehood. You need not be bitter about the welfare and the well being of another.

Do you even know the people you are calling 'my brothers'? Do you travel out to other parts of Nigeria to invest and establish business empires, live and mingle with them, thereby growing the economy of the locals?

FYI, this is a free world in which you are entitled to freedom of association. Yorubas are free to merge themselves with Bini, Urhobo, Itsekiri and any other interested ethnic group. Yorubas should leave Igbos out of their misery!

Yorubas are born liars and propagandists, who are programmed to hate by default. They are capable of criticising and lying about everything, even their tribal-marked, tiger-like horrid faces. 

This is not about looks.....imaginary misery etc.......but about iboes claiming anioma is part of them......when we know they are Benin....Ikas.....kwale......urhobo........itsekiri...etc......these are not iboes.....

Ugomba:
don't be silly, come to ogwashi uku and make this benin crap statement, you will be lucky to go home unlynched.. We have NO Benin ancestry, we are a leaf in the Igbo giant tree..

Then u r a liar.....ogwashi......was founded by a Benin warrior/prince who had a dispute with the omonoba.......he and his brothers founded ogwashi.......isele....and ubulu unor......these are not iboes.....the iboes there are migrants and will be forced back into the hinterland when we expel them to Biafra.....

Eshinwaju:



This is not about looks.....imaginary misery etc.......but about iboes claiming anioma is part of them......when we know they are Benin....Ikas.....kwale......urhobo........itsekiri...etc......these are not iboes.....

I dare you come to itulu ogwashi make this benin statement and watch the peoples reaction.. we have NO Benin link..

xtrorse:


Go ahead and claim them! Why bother drinking panadol for another person's headache?

Yorubas should desist from dragging Igbos into their misery!

A lie may travel for a thousand miles, but it takes just one step of truth to catch up with it!

Just let sleeping dogs lie.
Not all Aniomas are ibos.
Period!

Eshinwaju:


Then u r a liar.....ogwashi......was founded by a Benin warrior/prince who had a dispute with the omonoba.......he and his brothers founded ogwashi.......isele....and ubulu unor......these are not iboes.....the iboes there are migrants and will be forced back into the hinterland when we expel them to Biafra.....

I am begining to see your true colours, you yorubas on this forum.. I dare you, come to my area here in Delta and make this comment.

Ugomba:

I have reading Nairaland topics since 2014 as a "guest" and i just decided to join fully as a member.(i love barcanista posts)

I am from Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South LGA, Delta State.
One of the key things that I want to contribute is Anioma and the Igbo question.
How can a reasonable person say that We are Not Igbos? I noticed some "outsiders" making these Blasphemous statement. What a Funny World.
ANIOMAS is part of the IGBO Nation and We are Proudly IGBOS with the Onitcha people as our ancestral brothers.
The past President of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo is our Son, why will anyone question our Igboness? Our Governor from Ika is Ifeanyi by name and wears a Red Igbo Cap always, We have an Eze. We speak Igbo language most of the time and we eat Igbo foods because We are Igbos.
Lets throw away Tribalism and Love ourselves.. Lets channel all the hate I have read here into something Productive.

^^^^ Bros u aint the only one tryin to notice this madness from mostly hoeruba people. They are always the ones telling odas their places of origin cos it suits them to divide odas. Welcome onboard. I'm also an igbo man from Rivers state.

coolitempa:
The attempt by iboes to re-write history will not stand. The areas being referred to as anioma.......were all parts and extensions of the great Kingdom of Benin ......but over the years due to the migration from the small land mass in the SE...their people have been able to migrate and because of population advantages.....they have dominated these areas and now claiming there are part of ibo land...... .......

This is why our brothers in the SS will never join their Biafra.....they would be the first to behead any ibo claiming biafraudians on their lands.....because they know that sooner rather than later.......the flat.heads will be climbing ijaw is ibo....efik is ibo...rivers is ibo...bayelsa is ibo...... ....

SS.....shine ur eyes.......

Igbo is Igbo. The Europeans met Igbos in Anioma even before venturing into Southeast. When did your said migration occur?

Iykopee:



^^^^ Bros u aint the only one tryin to notice this madness from mostly hoeruba people. They are always the ones telling odas their places of origin cos it suits them to divide odas. Welcome onboard. I'm also an igbo man from Rivers state.

thanks bro, you don't know how angry we are when people make it look as if we have an Identity problem..
We can never allow to be used as a dividing tool in the Igbo family.

Ugomba:
I am begining to see your true colours, you yorubas on this forum.. I dare you, come to my area here in Delta and make this comment.

Yawnnnnnnnn.......nothing will happen....... ...anioma people say it already themselves....they are not ibos....

Abagworo:



Igbo is Igbo. The Europeans met Igbos in Anioma even before venturing into Southeast. When did your said migration occur?

Read what I wrote again....it was before the coming of the Europeans.....most anioma people are aware of this.....and this is what even ziks mother said to him........

Eshinwaju:


Read what I wrote again....it was before the coming of the Europeans.....most anioma people are aware of this.....and this is what even ziks mother said to him........

hahahahahahaha. your posts are funny. are you from Anioma?