Thank you so much for treating my father so respectfully. The history of the Aboh people is a lifelong passion for him - I’m glad he got a chance to share some of this knowledge publicly.
Please dear, if you personally know Pa Odili… help me with his phone number. I lost the one he gave to me. I need to speak with him and re visit. He is a good man
Absolutely and I get this feeling wen de Nation of Biafra is established and all Igbo's all over de world going home. I bet you that the de whole world will be perplexed in de Exodus from various places and what will dey say?😮 Is dis de lost ribe of de Jews?
Oba of Bini established Eko City ie Lagos and the King is Oba of Lagos till today. Aboh has Obi as Kings title from time immemorial, what some people said that they came from bini is backward migration. Bini as a great empire drew peoples like Lagos .When there was a crisis, Igbo went back to their homesteads which are Agbor, umunede, Aboh, Onitsha etc. Just like oso Abiola in 1992. How can a people forget their language and take up another language entirely? The Olukumi a Yoruba tribe have been in Aniocha Delta for more than 1000 years and yet they still speak Yoruba. The Oba of bini conquered Agbor, Aboh etc but allowed their Kings and their kingdoms untouched only that they pay tributes. From Igbanke to Onitsha are all Igbo with insignificant number of non Igbo migrants living among them. These communities have 4 market day calendar, new yam festival as their biggest festival, ifejioku and okparaukwu patrimony. Their towns and villages bear Igbo names and humans inhabiting these communities bear Igbo names not bini names and yet Igbo didn't have an empire and never colonised any people. Britain colonised Nigeria for nearly 100yrs and yet all the ethnic nationalities speak their native language as first language and then English or broken as the second.
Point of correction. The Olukwumis don't speak Yoruba. They speak a Yoruboid language together with Igbo which shows that they migrated from outside the current territory they occupy unlike Aboh that doesn't have any other language except Igbo.
The title of Aboh king is Obonwe. The use of the title Obi is for the convenience of surrounding communities who may not be able to pronounce the word Obonwe
@@chukkaijoma2090 Lol. Since when did that title come into use? You guys are very funny. Are you trying to change your traditional title like the Agbor king did?
Sir you have spoken well 👍 I trust you and we Igbo's from the mainland have to be more open minded with our brothers in the south side. But we love you all.atimes some of our brothers and sisters in Anioma used to call us from the East ñdi igbo, which makes us atimes feel betrayed.but we're still one family UNDIVIDED, we must cordinate to each other with understanding.. like he mentioned the traditional masquerade they inherited from Okija, which Okija is the head of that Masquerade, one can see the same masquerade in river's state within Anioma region of Igbo's. Orlu, Nnewi and the rest. Finally Okija , Ihiala, Ihembosi, and Uli are one brother from one parents Who left Ogidi a town in Idemmili LGA of Anambra state. But we still proud of all
@@kimberlymarion7447 They're not Edo origin. They're of Igbo origin but due to Benin Kingdom war of conquest and expansion, they were conquered, dominated and rule by Benin king.
@@kimberlymarion7447The Igbanke people living in Edo, how are they speaking Igbo dialect instead of Benin language? Igbos has been migrating from one place to another. So many Igbo dialect in the past migrated from Ife to Eastern region while some migrated to Benin just as the chief stated.
Ukwuani were part of Biafra military forces and they were very gallant, and they suffer many casualties, what the British did to my country Edo by balkanizing the provinces from the center has made us minorities and some people who have no direction right from time think they can tell us who we are. We know who we are. We are the only kingdom in the past that recorded all our people.
Nnaa Mehn tv thanks once again I wish our elder can explain more about the connection with the bini because being that Igbos from the hinterland migrated to these areas and lost their identity. So more research needs to be done to clearly issues because Nigerian and biafran war has threatened some other earth niceties fears of the unknown in them due to pol reserves in some ears thanks for the efforts
You guys are doing a great job,many many things have destroyed, it is not enough for you guys are doing, the main igbo speaking sides of the eastern region have to do the needful, it needs a lots of work before the dreams come true
I get sick and tied of these Igbo of Delta claiming that they are not Igbo. I am from Ogbe unuezeopi in Oraifite, Anambra State. I can trace my ancestors from Hebron in Judah to Oraifite via Aboh. The priestly clans of Ogbe can be found all over Nigeria from Bornu to Idah (Judah) to all over Igboland and so on.
Great insights. It is only a low mind that derides his kinsman from other mother calling him inferior. Pure nonsense. Igbos are one heritage. Just different dialect and expansion to other ethnic borders. Chief Is so versed in history, our anchor man too on a different super level of reportage. Well done sir.
This defied common sense, from Igbanke to Aboh and Onitsha all speak Igbo as their first language. I have been to Aboh and they speak a dialect of Igbo. Their traditional ruler had been Obi not Oba.
This is because the people there today{their forebears}displaced the forebears of this Man that led to them dispersing what from what you now call Edo{Benin}. IDU IGODOMIGODO{IGBO}are this Man forbears that LIVED there before. Both people ARE NOT THE SAME and this explains the differences unfortunately this aspect IS NOT EXPLAINED properly by Elders like him. There is a reason{s}why it is said that Benin/Edo Oba and his entourage is {are} foreigners{Tenants} in The Land to this day. This is why try as hard as some may that difference keeps resonating today and for eternity that NO connection WHATSOEVER with names or culture{traditions}No Matter what with the Edo people BUT with the hinterland IGBOS who they share common Ancestors with. AGBAJA ORU ISU MRI IDU.
I love this man, Mr. Odili, he peppers Nnaa Mehn TV so well, that Nnaa Mehn TV man became so weak, perplexed! We are from Benin, he said, during the Oba Ozolua, and nothing you can ask or say to change it. Nnaa Mehn TV, Ntooor!!!
Maazi Kenneth should understand that the Aboh People are part of the Descendants of the Arochukwu Merchants that lived in and did Business in the Benin Empire and Kingdom, Eze China, that left Benin and resettled outside the Benin Empire in different Areas in the South South and South East.
Ndewo nu Nd'ibe. Just a little Corrections >> What was there before "binin kingdom".. = Idu'Igbos, Idu'Igodos & others, later comes binin Emp. But the Original Peoples are Idu Igbos and Idu'Igodos. As with Ubulu~Oru, Ubulu~ukwu, Ubulu~Isuzo & others; Even so with Aboh Idu, Aboh Mbaise, Aboh Aniocha and others. IGBOSLAND buru'ibu karia nke ukwuu; ma Ndi'gbooh echefukwala umu nne ha no ebeline oohh.
My brother please say what you no because 4 market are being practice in Edo state tin day and can never never change and if you want to confirm come to my place URHONIGBE and you will understand ok
@King John Yes We're telling you what has been for CENTURIES, still available NOW & Facts we knew before "ileibunu/bendel/edo" was currently named. Try to enquire of IduLand=Idu'Igodos with four 4 Market days from Inception of Humanities called Prehistory/before first century. Nature Originals NEVER EVER change = Air, Water, Fire & Soil/Sand = Idu'Igodos/Idu'Igbos IduLand Forevermore**
@@darkmax633 your lie nu go kill you oo Abbey where in Edo land that has 8 market day and I always no Igbo people with their fake life history and that is why ask you to always say what you no not dam say I was born with 4 market and tin date in my place URHONIGBE we still practice it and can never never be change ok Please go an verify before you come here and start tell what you don't no
@@dumezcaz5083 if you talk about idu ? Please there is not like idu Igbo and also there is not like idu Edo or idu Benin All have at den was pa Idu who is the father of all
All I know is that you can tell all the story but the fact is their you speak Igbo and you're town is called abor just like us here in abor town isi uzo loca government area Enugu State
To me, this is the most interesting interview that the interviewer conducted among the Igbo related communities in the Niger-Delta. Chief Odili is an intellectual Aboh (Ukwuani) man. He wasn't cowed by the interviewer into agreeing that he's Igbo because he knows his root very well. I was even surprised when he said that some of the Igbo communities that are found in Imo, Enugu, and Anambra migrated from Aboh. I'm sure the interviewer was schooled during the interview. He should stop saying that similar Igbo communities are Igbo just because they have certain words, traditions, and festivals in common. I'd acknowledge both the similarities and the differences, not claim any ethnic group - let the people define who they are. Ethnicity is just a human classification. We can be diverse and yet united.
If you guys claim you are from Benin how come don’t speak Benin language your customs is not Benin even your market days are Igbo your neighbors call you Igbo so why are you guys fooling yourselves. Even during the civil wars Nigeria 🇳🇬 armies dealt with you guys. Keep on pretending.
@@kenechipascal1444 Nnamdi Azikiwe: Eze Chima (PRINCE OHIMA) left Benin to Establish Onitsha The Benin Origin Of Onitsha: By Late President Nnamdi Azikiwe- The first President of Nigeria. Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Genealogy and Nativity "Thus, in tracing my paternal lineage, I could say that both parents of my father are direct descendants of Eze Chima. As for me, I can trace my paternal ancestry in this wise: I am the first son of Chukwuemeka, who was the third child and first son of Azikiwe, who was the second son of Molokwu, who was the third son of Ozomaocha, who was the second son of Inosi Onira, who was the fourth son of Dei, the second son of Eze Chima, the founder of Onitsha." SOURCE - Nnamdi A zikiwe: My Odyssey, Chapter I (Spectrum Books, 1970) "My Genealogy and Nativity" P4 "I can trace my maternal ancestry thus: I am the first son of Nwanonaku Rachel Chinwe Ogbenyeanu (Aghadiuno)Azikiwe, who was third daughter of Aghadiuno Ajie, the fifth son of Onowu Agbani, first daughter of Obi Udokwu, the son who descended from five Kings of Onitsha. Five of these rulers of Onitsha were direct lineal descendants of Eze Chima (PRINCE OHIME), who led his warrior adventurers when they left Benin to establish the Onitsha city state in about 1748 AD. " SOURCE - Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Odyssey, Chapter I (Spectrum Books, 1970) "My Genealogy and Nativity" P5[b] "One day I asked her (grandmother) the meaning of the word 'Onitsha'. She explained that it had historical significance. The terminology meant one who despised another. It is a contraction of two words, Onini to despise, and Ncha meaning others. So that the two words when joined together mean one who despises others. Then I asked her why we despised others. She patted me on the back and told me that it was due to our aristocratic background and tradition. I insisted that she should explain to me the basis of this supercilious social attitude. She told me that we despised others because we descended from the Royal House of Benin and so regarded ourselves as the superiors of other tribes who had no royal blood in their veins, " "I continued to belabor my grandmother to tell me more of the history and origins of the Onitsha people. She narrated that many many years ago, there lived at Idu (Benin) a great Oba who had many children. Due to a power struggle regarding the right of precedence among princes of the blood and other altercations, there was a civil war in Benin. One day, the supporters of one of the princes insulted and assaulted Queen Asije, the mother of of the Oba of Benin, who was accused of having trespassed on their farmland. Enraged at this evidence of indiscipline and lawlessness, the Oba ordered his war chief and brother, Gbunwala Asije to apprehend and punish the insurgents. In the attempt to penalize them, Chima (OHIME), the ultimate founder of the Onitsha City-State, a Prince of the blood in his own right, led the recalcitrants against his Uncle, Gbunwala. This intensified the civil war which rent the kingdom of Benin in two and led to the founding of Onitsha Ado N'Idu, "As the great trek from Benin progressed, some did not have the stout heart of the pioneer-warrior, and decided to settle at different places, known today as Onitsha -Ugbo, Onitsha-Olona, Onitsha-Mili, Obior, Issele Ukwu, Ossomari, Aboh, etc. " SOURCE - Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Odyssey, I (Spectrum Books, 1970) "My Genealogy and Nativity" P 11 - 12.
My brother the lineage of the Ata is of IGBO blood. There was once a female Ata called Egbulejonu. She was not married until her middle age when she found a very handsome slave from IGBO land. Captured by the Igala enslavers while he was hunting. Egbulejonu married him and made him the first Achadu of Igala. Another Igbo migrant group who were very notable in the chiefdom of Igalamela were the ones who chased out Benin Ataship who invaded Idah and took over the Ataship of Idah. This information is verifiable. Not all the Igala migrants into IGBO land where actually Igala. The Igala migrants of Anam are actually IGBOS. Ajida rebelled against the Ata and fled to Omambala where he may have been told he came from. Do your research and carefully read in between the line. Igala monarchy Invaded some parts on the Northern side of present day Enugu state as well as so many parts of present day Benue and kogi states belonging to the IGBOS and slightly influenced them. A lot of Enugu men and women of note in the Idah kingdom of ancient times where actually IGBOS. if you check some chieftency titles of Idah, they are blatant IGBO names. The Igala people were invaders from The Wukari Empire. I am prone to believe that Idah itself was initially inhabited by the IGBOS before the advent of the Igalas. The word Idah is an Igala word meaning "last stop" which means they were not aborigines of that land. So many areas in Idah and around speak the IGBO dialect of Nsukka and I have learnt that many of them will tell you they bequeathed it from their ancestors. Some are bilingual (Igala and igbo). This says alot. The current attah of Igala stated in a recent article that when the Igala people came down to what is Idah today, they met a lot of people there including the IGBOS.. RESEARCH...
@@okekechidi3377 in Mmuata Anam, the mmu-Awa clan where my mother is from are referred to as umu Igbo, even they referred to themselves as umu-Igbo" just like the people of Anam call every Igbo man from the hinterland (onye Igbo or umu Igbo). But I will still look into the story
@@okekechidi3377 you are wrong bro, I disagree with you somehow bro, don't forget that even during the colonial days that Igbo speaking people extended towards Ida snd so many parts of the present Kogi state. If you doubt my points kindly search for the old colonial maps of Nigeria and you will see where Igbo territory covers up to, so forget the current map in circulation as map of Nigeria now. I also wanted to inform you that Igalas did not in anyway influenced the people of Northern Enugu in any way, they are 100% sub Igbo groups there, if you claimed that Igalas influenced them why then that the same Igalas failed to influenced the indigenous Igbos in Benue up till date, they still identify as Igbos up till date
He did not know full history where they came from They are Igbo people that went to Bini with the great Arochukwu to Bini Then the great Arochukwu was employed to do spiritual work for Oba of Bini Later quarrel came up between Obas wife because of land and they left Bini Some settle along the road :::: some along river side
I believe you, sir. This man above every interesting info he has relayed faulted in some part. I still feel bitterness in his heart. No matter what they do Igbo is Igbo
Yes he is giving a wrong account. Not based on scientific findings.The delta Igbos are not from Benin alone but from the east.like me I have Igbo DNA and Benin DNA from my mother's family that came from the Benin.And 55% Igbo from my father s side .Why are delta Igbo not speaking Benin predominantly.
@@nduodiaka1739Our oral stories are good enough, transmitted over centuries from one generation to another. The Obi makes it clear that some Igbos came from Bini. Although he didn't mention Igala, some Igbos migrated from there too. In the 21st century, ethnicity is determined by culture and language mainly, which makes Anioma and parts of Rivers State Igbo people. Some people migrated from Great Britain to Australia and New Zealand and didn't call themselves British again.
Chukwuemeka, thanks for your efforts in everything you have doing about unifying of the IGBO people in General. I respectfully disagree with the chief. I will like the chief to tell us the real meaning of the name Aje. My family migrated from Aboh, between the 14th, 15th century. My ANCESTORS migrated west to create today's Emu Kingdom, in Ukwuani west LGA. My ANCESTORS were decendants of King Osai, who ruled Aboh, around the period the chief was talking about. My ANCESTORS were warriors and priests of the deity called EZEUGO, the Son of EZENMO. They took the deity to establish Emu Kingdom. My ANCESTORS, instituted the biggest war deity in Aboh, called NNZE. My ANCESTOR, who's father was the son of King Osai, of Aboh, created Aboh and Emu Kingdoms NNZE, from the head of an IJAW WARLORD, who was killed in a battle he was invited to come and help his father's homeland from defeat by the IJAWS. The chief couldn't answer your question about who the Abohs are. The language the spoke then was not Benin, but IGBO and PORTUGUESE. Ancient History supports me. Aboh people, are IGBO, who are mostly JEWS, from Portugal; alot of people don't know this. IGBO PEOPLE ARE MOSTLY PORTUGUESE JEWS. I did my research to that point. The chief, also did not allow you to say what you know about the Aboh people. I hope he can calm down to listen to you, and your questions, when next you talk to him. Thanks again.
Well spoken sir! The Igbos in IduuI(Igodomigodo) land which is today known as Benin ran away from their ancestral land (Igodomigodo) to Aboh. Benin is Igodomigodo which is Capital City. Iduu is Edo State of today. One of the Yoruba Kings (Oba) changed who is a decendant of the daughter of Iduu kingdom Name Igodomigodo to Benin. Igbo People live in Iduu before they migrated to other parts of Delta, Rivers.
The history being repeated by this old guest fellow is just random reading of Ikemi, Landers, etc. This reading confused him or secondary story confused him more. Aboh traded directly with Idah In Igalaland and not only at anam according to the British explorer Landers. Likely those trading in Anam were those not controlled by Idah. Inland Anambra people like Awka, Aguleria, etc used Anam etc as a port as there was no good steady river channel to navigate to main River Niger.
That we bear a common kinship to me, the ukwuanis, Abohs and Ikas with the Igbos can hardly be contested, however as with all things and in the passage of time which we hardly have control over, distinctions naturally set in along with attendant divisions on the basis of these distinctions; distinctions in culture , language variety , ethnicity and sub ethnicity. Cross culture also plays a significant role in the ethnic morphology, so that the outcome after centuries creates a distinct sub ethnic or different ethnic group altogether . The 'Idus' better known as the Benin empire had significant influences in the ukwuani kingdoms so that some names today are treaceable to an Idu heritage, though the influence is or was only this much. You cant call a Japanese a Chinese today though most of their words and phrases are either essentially same or very similar but differ in pronounciation. My opinion and overall concept about ethnicity in particular is that yes on the one hand we do bear a common kinship with the Igbos but more importantly that of a celebration of these unique distinctions and variants in consistent brotherhood and love for each other.
Abo is also in orumba Enugu abo. Abo is also in enugu state. Abo is also in mbaise .abo mbaise. So to me the old man don't know what he is saying or he doesn't want to say the truth.its unfortunately very wrong
Nwanne, please continue to expose his stupidity and crass ignorance. In spite of his windy and contorted explanations of who he is, he still couldn’t come up with any plausible reason to explain his complete transformation from a man of Beni characteristics to an innate Igbo man. While his name is Igbo, his language is Igbo, his culture is Igbo, and his tradition is Igbo, he still says he is of Bini ancestry. What a pity!
Chief you need to investigate this Aboh Benin connection. Edo people are saying that, that part of Benin was Igbo before It was invaded by ile ife people. This is very confusing. How come the ibibio who were in arochukwu for many centuries still has their language but Aboh people lost their language willingly.
The next smart exploration about all these migration theories, I suggest, would be to conduct a simple ancestral DNA. Igbos, Binis, Yorubas etc have now DNA databases. This issue should no longer be a headache. Simple buccal swabs (from the cheeks) of a few men from these ethnicities would put all these theories to rest. We would then expect, for example, this chief's DNA to have elements of Edo.
I don't think this man is being truthful with the history of Aboh. How can Bini people come and establish a kingdom and give it Igbo name? Give the king Igbo title--Obi. We have many Abohs here in Anambra State, infact through Igbo land.
@@chukkaijoma2090 both Aboh and Eboh are Igbo words,it depends on the dialect, there are many other Aboh communities in other parts of Igboland. Enugu and Ụkwụanị people including some parts of Abịa pronounce it as Eboh .In Imo State they will say Achara while Enugu will say Echara,it means the same thing, it's just dialectal difference. Hope you've learnt something worthwhile.
@Ndubuisi Ezeoye Since you are an authority on Aboh history, maybe you can tell us the meaning of the word Eboh. Ignoramus shedding stark stupidity. You think you know a people more than they know themselves.
@@ndubuisiezeoye2099if there are many aboh communities, you feel they are the same people, abohs have different cultures different from the igbos, you people come to use insultive words on people who are on their own.some of you claim that Anioma is your inheritance.
This man's story is not based on scientific finding The Igbos in delta did not all immigrate from Benin,but from the east.and Bantu people. Ancestry DNA will prove that Igbo DNA is different from the Benin. My self ,I have the Igbo DNA from my Father,and Benin DNA from my Mother, historically my mother family came from Binin. And they speak igbo ,not Benin.why are delta Igbos don't speak Benin language? Delta Igbo is a mixture of Igbos from the east and and the Benins.
The migration was mainly triggered by "agha iduu na oba". From my exposition so far I would concluded that the aboriginals of the land Benin empire were IGODOMIGO, they are Igbo people
There is definitely no need from argument the Benin empire was Igodomigodo( idu people) which happen to be the ancient Igbo and other ethnic group and after she was conquered and the oba was install a lot people relocate to other places,urobo,isoko and other parts...so it should be clear enough that Igodomigodo/idu was the ancestral home to many Igbo which clearly shows that Igodomigodo by name was ancient Igbo before the Benin empire was installed
Chief Odili maximum grace and blessings, there is nothing as inferior igbo, we igbos share the same origin and heritage. Mehn Tv God bless you abundantly. I also watched your interview with Chief uche okwukwu, i respect him as well
Don't mind papa when he said that they learn igbo. That is lie. Nobody learn igbo, you can only make your igbo word lighter for other to understand. We all igbo has different mothers tongues which is intonation. Bini is tribe that migrated the way igbo others migrated to the place call edo. It was called idu befor colonial masters changed it to edo due to their intonation and written. Many igbo and Yorubas were together in that area called edo today, it extended to ile ife,which is in Yoruba land today. It is conflicts that scattered every one to different directions. Go and listen to obatala of ile ife, he said that they were together with igbo and many other in present ile ife which comprises idu. So when people said that they migrated from some place to place, it doesn't mean that they originated from the place.any igbo speaking dielect are igbo. You can be speaking igbo and said that you are not igbo. If is because you surrounded by igbo made you to speak igbo and throw away your language, why ijaw,urhobo,isoko,bini, ogoni etc did not throw away their own language. So try to question your beliefs sometimes so that you will get the clear understanding on who you are....
Here is the problem or communication gap. Their land or community was conquered by the old Bini empire and they were ruled by the Benin king for many years, but they have been and are still Igbos. The falsehood was passed down that they were once under Bini Kingdom to mean that they are from Bini or are ethnic Bini people. The Ishan people as well have been and are even still ruled by the Oba of Bini Kingdom. Are they from Bini too?
When you don't know a people's story, don't speak about their history. Aboh people and the whole of Ndokwa/Ukwuani never had any bini military attack or rulership. Aboh was a military power by itself just like the Enlightened Oldman said. I know about Aboh so much so I can concur to most of the things he said.
@@Vinus739 Aboh people are Igbos. Their King in the year 1830s was asked about who they were and his response was very clear about them being Igbos. You can go and read up about the British expedition on the River Niger. There you will read more about Aboh in first hand.
@@igbounitedforum3386 Are you sure you listened to that old man very well? You did not hear him say they left the then Bini Kingdom to relocate their present land?
@@Vinus739 I did hear him say all those things. One thing you'll understand is that some of our people around that axis like to cling to the Benin story without really understanding that the ancient Benin was an empire made up of different ethnic groups including Igbo speaking groups. Some still confuse individual migration for group migration. I believe this elder is making the last mistake. There are some edoid groups that passed through Ukwuani land to settle down in Bayelsa and Rivers State just South of Ukwuaniland and their language is still edoid. This is because their migration was a group migration. It's most likely that some of the migrating people stopped and settled with the majority Igbo group at Ukwuani hence the language remained Igbo. The specific edoid groups are the Epie-Atissa(Yenagoa and part of Ahoada West) and Udekeme(Degema) people. Not to forget that both NW and SW of Ukwuaniland are all Edoid groups ( Urhobo and Isoko). My conclusion is that Benin origin of Aboh people can only be true if they were already an Igbo speaking group right there in the ancient Benin empire.
When you talk of BENIN and Ife and Ijebu Igbo you should know that all are from the same father 'OBA' who was the third son of ERI after Attah 'IGALA' and Aguleri their elder brother. So if do not know history know it from today. The first occupation of Benin were the Igbos before the IFE kingdom came to take over the kingship and there was a fighting and confusion and the defeated people ran to deference places and settled down there uptill today. So BENIN, IFE AND IGBO ARE one people
@@ChristForAllNationss It doesn't add up, their traditional ruler had been Obi from time immemorial. Obi is Igbo title. They speak Igbo dialect as first language. A Benin person will need interpreter in Aboh while all Igbo understand Aboh.
@@chijinduchizoba7194 You're correct, I'm from Igbo speaking part of Delta too, history says we migrated from Benin but the truth is that we're Igbo and we speak the Igbo language, the younger generation from the igbo speaking part of Delta understands this
@@ChristForAllNationss War effects and feel superior psychological attachment to great Bini empire. All Igbo will understand and follow ika tv, Ndeukwuani tv programmes, Christian songs etc which Bini person cannot without interpreter.
That's non of your business. Concentrate on the problem facing your region or people and leave others to face their own. Igbos have never interfere in any affair that affect other regions apart from the one that affect them
All this people with big academical qualifications always confuse themselves and low class people, most of those history books they read is being written by Yorobas and foreigners, secondly is this man try to tell us that there is a conquest by Igbo people, maybe using business to change another people language if that is true, what happens with ogonis / ijaws / kalabas even present day Akwa ibom ...... all this people are around us doing business with us ... Why their language no change,😂😂😂
This has always been my argument. It doesn't make sense. Why is it that all the Igbo speaking people that are not in SE are now claiming they Bini. But everything from language and culture to even their village names are all Igbo. It makes no sense. Igbo never had an empire, that means Igbo had no power to influence. If they claim their contact with Igbo made them lose everything thing about Bini, how come the Ogoni who are small in number did not get that kind of erasure of culture and traditions. Even the Benue, the Igala, the Akwa Ibom. In fact, if we are to follow the man's theory, Annag people should be speaking Igbo or and having Igbo tradition. But instead Annag people share culture and exchange because of proximity with Igbo. But their language, culture and traditions are all Annag and they are a distinct people. So all these theory of they are Bini, makes no sense. My theory is that, these people are Igbo, who are under Bini empire, as things fall apart like the Soviet Union and Russian Empire, they retained their Igboness and moved on with their lives same way Those former Russian Empire people kept their names, and languages but yes influenced by Russia.
Confused chief. Brainwashed chief. Suggest he go back to primary history class. To understand meaning of nation tribe or ethnicity. Don't mislead the younger generation
Nonsensical history. The Nri kingdom was very much the first kingdom and in existence far back in the 5th to 9th century before they were conquered by the bini empire towards the 10th to 11th century. Aboh people are igbo people. There's a difference between ethnicity, language and dialect. All these people giving history half baked history are only complicating issues for their descendants. The first igboman that was kidnapped and sold into slavery was an ashaka man and he identified himself as an igboman. The igbos in delta should stop this primitive and myopic ethnicity division. That's the reason the region is highly underdeveloped.
Why do you say it is nonsensical history? Learn to be civil and do your own research. Also just like many commentating on here, the goal of Nnaa mehn is to learn more about Igbo towns and people. Because a narrative does not suit your own limited understanding is not a reason to be hostile. This is why the elderly guest said it is this Misplaced Arrogance that makes ANIOMA Igbos look suspiciously at Igbos across the River Nigeria. Also this is why Igbos are politically irrelevant in the grand scheme of Nigerian Politics.
Imagine if this old man is your father, and your name is Odili and he has been telling you from your birth that you are not Igbo, why would you not believe him? Sad to see and watch this rubbish. If you are all from Bini, then do the right thing. Start teaching your kids Bini language and culture to revive your true identity. Hire Bini teachers. Drop your igbo language, drop your igbo culture. The worst thing is that he is a red cap chief, a strong respected symbol routed in the Igbo culture. Shameful...
Nnaa Mehn, leave these people alone, they are not of Igbo origin. You see the man, Kenneth P. Odili, with his opening statement..."The ancient kingdom that dates back to 1483, the Oba Ozolua of the Benin Kingdom, established Aboh..." Nnaa Mehn, you CANNOT change history, my friend!!!
Ethnicity is determined primarily by language and culture. Origin and ancestry are of secondary importance. That Bini people founded a community doesn't make the people of Edo nationalities. All over the world, the primary determinant of ethnicity is language and culture. Let me give you two important examples, in 1066AD, William the conqueror invaded England with his French speaking army from Normandy and they defeated the Anglo-Saxon and the hia dynasty ruled England beyond the time of king John. He removed Saxon Bishops and replaced them with Norman Bishops and allocated the land to his military leaders and noblemen with him. Many people in england today can trace their ancestry to France in clear recorded history NOT the oral tradition of Nigeria n ethnic groups BUT no Englishman today will describe himself as French. Another example is that Abraham came from Syria and the Israelites even spoke the Aramaic language which is Syrian even Jesus preached in Aramaic BUT no modern jew will describe himself as a Syrian. The reason why people that speak igbo in Nigeria and practice is igbo culture deny their igboness is due to the toxic ethnicity politics of Nigeria. Nothing more
@@samuelpraisenwokoye Samuel stop smoking that your Egbo! This is your smoke screen analysis of ethnicity, even a two-year-old can decern it to be so wrong! Ethnicity is heavily rooted in your ancestral origin and CARRIED along with the language and the culture, mumu, ozuo! ETHNICITY A large group of people with a shared culture, language, history, set of traditions, etc., or the fact of belonging to one of these groups: CULTURE Lifestyle, Heritage, Society, ...etc! TRADITION Oral history, again heritage, historical convention, unwritten law,...etc! LANGUAGE IS THE WEAKEST OF ALL THESE FOR IT IS THE ONLY GLUE THAT KEEPS THE REAL AND MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT IN ETHNICITY TOGETHER!! Gerara Heeer, and stop trying to manipulate people with your nonsense!
@@samuelpraisenwokoyeWhere the language and culture tilts more to, it determines the ethnicity of a people for the most part. When the Normandy tribes invaded the British Isle in the 5th century, the evolution of the English language began in earnest. The British Isle had their own group of Celtic languages before the invasion. Today, all of them see the logic of identifying themselves as one single “large group of Europeans.” Africans continue to see themselves as different but this was made worse by politicians to exploit the people.
@@brainbox7807 mmmh! My opinion here is let cast our mind back to when the Babylonia's that is King Nebuchadnezzar invaded de Israeli nation during Daniels time. These Hebrew even though they were taught de Chaldeans language, doctrine, ideologies and cultures, this Hebrews still held and kept their originality of Judaism culture etc etc. Bcoz they knew that is their identity. These Elder state man kudos to him coz I learned from him . But why is he saying he is 100 % Igbo? Let's come home to the modern pple of Nigar, de Igbo's, Yorubas and Hausa we were colonized right? But we still have our culture, language and traditions all dis years even during and after colonization. Do u see where am coming from?
@@abeeikah2384 There are three ways of assimilation depending on the cultural and social context of the host. In the three main tribes of Nigeria, a lot of people came from different routes to the present geographical area they call home today. People have been able to study the oral history of the dominant groups and minor ones, analyze them to a large extent and come to a careful conclusion about their origins and ethnicities. Ethnic identity takes precedence over origin, where you have lost a significant connection to origin. Unfortunately, some people do not have enough information about their history and they rely on inaccurate information that does not add up from colonial actors. Some parts of written history are not credible but they are taught to gullible people who don't understand the real motive for misrepresentation of evidence. This interviewee insists they are an Igboid group, taking culture, language, and religious practices into consideration, and someone says no, he's not right.
This man's historical account is senseless and inaccurate. On no account would you have originated from Bini without a trace of word of Edo language in your lexicology and socio-political practice. It is good that he said on arrival, they met the indeginious natives with whom they integrated so to claim that the Aboh people are from Bini is totally a deliberate misrepresentation of facts and misleading. How many of you from the Bini landed in Aboh or Ukwuani to the extent that you are claiming that Aboh people are from Bini. This man has not a good grasp of the history of the Aboh people. Aboh and her people are all IGBO. I think he should stop dissemination of false history.
This Igbo people are from Egypt after the criminal arab Israel took over our land, we First Settled in ile ife then after the war between yoruba and idu people which is the Igbo people of today
Upon all ur education u failed to know ur history, u are mosleading urself and some people who want yo be misled. Ur name is odili and u are claiming to be benin, the name of ur town is aboh and u claim is also from benin. INSANE. Any reasonable homan biegn knows that names and languages is something that no tribe will ever abandone in the name of migration.
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Thank you so much for treating my father so respectfully. The history of the Aboh people is a lifelong passion for him - I’m glad he got a chance to share some of this knowledge publicly.
Please, how can I buy his book?
Please dear, if you personally know Pa Odili… help me with his phone number. I lost the one he gave to me. I need to speak with him and re visit. He is a good man
Are you from Aboh?
I am from anioma igbuzo my ancestors speaking Igbo right from origin
Of course Cant you hear the name igbuzo. That is Igbo-nor na-uzor
Igbo people are in Gabon 🇬🇦 too even cameroon 🇨🇲 we are everywhere ❤
Equatorial Guinea as well
Absolutely and I get this feeling wen de Nation of Biafra is established and all Igbo's all over de world going home. I bet you that the de whole world will be perplexed in de Exodus from various places and what will dey say?😮 Is dis de lost ribe of de Jews?
A really good man, God bless him mighty 🙏
In all this we all the same, everyone started from somewhere, nobody fall from heaven
May God bless you for this good job, you're doing. We still have our people in Kogi state nd Benue state.
Oba of Bini established Eko City ie Lagos and the King is Oba of Lagos till today. Aboh has Obi as Kings title from time immemorial, what some people said that they came from bini is backward migration. Bini as a great empire drew peoples like Lagos .When there was a crisis, Igbo went back to their homesteads which are Agbor, umunede, Aboh, Onitsha etc. Just like oso Abiola in 1992. How can a people forget their language and take up another language entirely? The Olukumi a Yoruba tribe have been in Aniocha Delta for more than 1000 years and yet they still speak Yoruba. The Oba of bini conquered Agbor, Aboh etc but allowed their Kings and their kingdoms untouched only that they pay tributes. From Igbanke to Onitsha are all Igbo with insignificant number of non Igbo migrants living among them. These communities have 4 market day calendar, new yam festival as their biggest festival, ifejioku and okparaukwu patrimony. Their towns and villages bear Igbo names and humans inhabiting these communities bear Igbo names not bini names and yet Igbo didn't have an empire and never colonised any people. Britain colonised Nigeria for nearly 100yrs and yet all the ethnic nationalities speak their native language as first language and then English or broken as the second.
Point of correction. The Olukwumis don't speak Yoruba. They speak a Yoruboid language together with Igbo which shows that they migrated from outside the current territory they occupy unlike Aboh that doesn't have any other language except Igbo.
The title of Aboh king is Obonwe. The use of the title Obi is for the convenience of surrounding communities who may not be able to pronounce the word Obonwe
@@igbounitedforum3386 what is the difference between our assertions, Yoruba and Yorubaid language, it means it's intelligible to all shades of Yoruba.
@@chukkaijoma2090 The colonial records both administrators and missionaries recorded Aboh as Ibo or Eboe a corrupt Igbo name.
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Lol. Since when did that title come into use? You guys are very funny. Are you trying to change your traditional title like the Agbor king did?
There is also Aboh in Mbaise, could there be any connection
Yes. There is a linkage
Sir you have spoken well 👍 I trust you and we Igbo's from the mainland have to be more open minded with our brothers in the south side. But we love you all.atimes some of our brothers and sisters in Anioma used to call us from the East ñdi igbo, which makes us atimes feel betrayed.but we're still one family UNDIVIDED, we must cordinate to each other with understanding.. like he mentioned the traditional masquerade they inherited from Okija, which Okija is the head of that Masquerade, one can see the same masquerade in river's state within Anioma region of Igbo's. Orlu, Nnewi and the rest. Finally Okija , Ihiala, Ihembosi, and Uli are one brother from one parents Who left Ogidi a town in Idemmili LGA of Anambra state. But we still proud of all
Some one from Anam in Anambra state will also call you nwaonye Igbo
He said they left the BINI Kingdom and relocate to Aboh
They are of Edo origin
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They're not Edo origin. They're of Igbo origin but due to Benin Kingdom war of conquest and expansion, they were conquered, dominated and rule by Benin king.
@@kimberlymarion7447The Igbanke people living in Edo, how are they speaking Igbo dialect instead of Benin language?
Igbos has been migrating from one place to another. So many Igbo dialect in the past migrated from Ife to Eastern region while some migrated to Benin just as the chief stated.
Proudly ndoki boy Igbo boy
Ukwuani were part of Biafra military forces and they were very gallant, and they suffer many casualties, what the British did to my country Edo by balkanizing the provinces from the center has made us minorities and some people who have no direction right from time think they can tell us who we are. We know who we are. We are the only kingdom in the past that recorded all our people.
Aboh is a local government in Mbaise. Imo state
Nnaa Mehn tv thanks once again I wish our elder can explain more about the connection with the bini because being that Igbos from the hinterland migrated to these areas and lost their identity. So more research needs to be done to clearly issues because Nigerian and biafran war has threatened some other earth niceties fears of the unknown in them due to pol reserves in some ears thanks for the efforts
You guys are doing a great job,many many things have destroyed, it is not enough for you guys are doing, the main igbo speaking sides of the eastern region have to do the needful, it needs a lots of work before the dreams come true
I get sick and tied of these Igbo of Delta claiming that they are not Igbo. I am from Ogbe unuezeopi in Oraifite, Anambra State. I can trace my ancestors from Hebron in Judah to Oraifite via Aboh. The priestly clans of Ogbe can be found all over Nigeria from Bornu to Idah (Judah) to all over Igboland and so on.
You people should stop dragging them.
Great insights. It is only a low mind that derides his kinsman from other mother calling him inferior. Pure nonsense. Igbos are one heritage. Just different dialect and expansion to other ethnic borders. Chief Is so versed in history, our anchor man too on a different super level of reportage. Well done sir.
Nweme madu, Abu onye Aboh..
Nice one ✅💯🙌
Confirmed man
The agenda to divide igbo Nation has failed 😂
I can't rap my head on this Benin Benin of a thing with Igbos ..Chai, even the most educated is foolish ..
it doesn't make any common sense. How can you come from a place and not speak the language, bare the name nor practice the culture. It's false hood
Only repeating fake history from bendal state period.
This defied common sense, from Igbanke to Aboh and Onitsha all speak Igbo as their first language. I have been to Aboh and they speak a dialect of Igbo. Their traditional ruler had been Obi not Oba.
@@ucol2068 I hope you are not one of those that claim they came from Israel?
This is because the people there today{their forebears}displaced the forebears of this Man that led to them dispersing what from what you now call Edo{Benin}.
IDU IGODOMIGODO{IGBO}are this Man forbears that LIVED there before.
Both people ARE NOT THE SAME and this explains the differences unfortunately this aspect IS NOT EXPLAINED properly by Elders like him.
There is a reason{s}why it is said that Benin/Edo Oba and his entourage is {are} foreigners{Tenants} in The Land to this day.
This is why try as hard as some may that difference keeps resonating today and for eternity that NO connection WHATSOEVER with names or culture{traditions}No Matter what with the Edo people BUT with the hinterland IGBOS who they share common Ancestors with.
AGBAJA ORU ISU MRI IDU.
He is spot on with his assignment and perspectives about his Igboness, he did not say anything wrong.
Except that he unknowingly omitted the Original IduLand owners Idu'Igodos b4 saying (ileibinu/benin).
I love this man, Mr. Odili, he peppers Nnaa Mehn TV so well, that Nnaa Mehn TV man became so weak, perplexed! We are from Benin, he said, during the Oba Ozolua, and nothing you can ask or say to change it. Nnaa Mehn TV, Ntooor!!!
We also have Aboh Mbaise in Imo state
Yes, I want to ask, are all people in Aboh Mbaisé 'Aboh' or is there a town in the local government called Aboh that the LGA is named after
Maazi Kenneth should understand that the Aboh People are part of the Descendants of the Arochukwu Merchants that lived in and did Business in the Benin Empire and Kingdom, Eze China, that left Benin and resettled outside the Benin Empire in different Areas in the South South and South East.
ABor is an igbo town in western igbo. There is Enugu abor in ufuma.
Anam to the world.... Please brother come Anam
There is another Abor in ebonyi state called abor omege
The chief is very intellectual
Ndewo nu Nd'ibe. Just a little Corrections >> What was there before "binin kingdom".. = Idu'Igbos, Idu'Igodos & others, later comes binin Emp. But the Original Peoples are Idu Igbos and Idu'Igodos. As with Ubulu~Oru, Ubulu~ukwu, Ubulu~Isuzo & others; Even so with Aboh Idu, Aboh Mbaise, Aboh Aniocha and others. IGBOSLAND buru'ibu karia nke ukwuu; ma Ndi'gbooh echefukwala umu nne ha no ebeline oohh.
My brother please say what you no because 4 market are being practice in Edo state tin day and can never never change and if you want to confirm come to my place URHONIGBE and you will understand ok
@King John Yes We're telling you what has been for CENTURIES, still available NOW & Facts we knew before "ileibunu/bendel/edo" was currently named. Try to enquire of IduLand=Idu'Igodos with four 4 Market days from Inception of Humanities called Prehistory/before first century. Nature Originals NEVER EVER change = Air, Water, Fire & Soil/Sand = Idu'Igodos/Idu'Igbos IduLand Forevermore**
@@kingjohn4443 Bini originally had eight market days, which was very much different from this 4 market day they borrowed
Go verify
@@darkmax633 your lie nu go kill you oo
Abbey where in Edo land that has 8 market day and I always no Igbo people with their fake life history and that is why ask you to always say what you no not dam say
I was born with 4 market and tin date in my place URHONIGBE we still practice it and can never never be change ok
Please go an verify before you come here and start tell what you don't no
@@dumezcaz5083 if you talk about idu ?
Please there is not like idu Igbo and also there is not like idu Edo or idu Benin
All have at den was pa Idu who is the father of all
Sir speak for aboh people not for asaba igbuzo or oshimili and aniocha people speak for ndokwa
All I know is that you can tell all the story but the fact is their you speak Igbo and you're town is called abor just like us here in abor town isi uzo loca government area Enugu State
Actually, Abor in Enugu State is in Ụdị Local government. It's where the famous Celestine Ukwu and Chief Abdulzazize Ude comes from.
The arrogance of Igbos is what is putting everyone off to say they want to be called Igbos. It's gonna take more than ten centuries to realize that
This is the most wise man you had ever interviewed.
Noo. He's one of the most ignorant ones he has interview.
There is aboh in Enugu state
To me, this is the most interesting interview that the interviewer conducted among the Igbo related communities in the Niger-Delta. Chief Odili is an intellectual Aboh (Ukwuani) man. He wasn't cowed by the interviewer into agreeing that he's Igbo because he knows his root very well. I was even surprised when he said that some of the Igbo communities that are found in Imo, Enugu, and Anambra migrated from Aboh. I'm sure the interviewer was schooled during the interview. He should stop saying that similar Igbo communities are Igbo just because they have certain words, traditions, and festivals in common. I'd acknowledge both the similarities and the differences, not claim any ethnic group - let the people define who they are. Ethnicity is just a human classification. We can be diverse and yet united.
Exactly you got my point
If you guys claim you are from Benin how come don’t speak Benin language your customs is not Benin even your market days are Igbo your neighbors call you Igbo so why are you guys fooling yourselves. Even during the civil wars Nigeria 🇳🇬 armies dealt with you guys. Keep on pretending.
Do u know the history of Ezechima and how he got to settled in bini am from imo and a descendant of Ezechima that his talk about
So he is a bini man? Clap for yourself. Look at face and tell me if the of bini people are like his.
@@kenechipascal1444 Nnamdi Azikiwe: Eze Chima (PRINCE OHIMA) left Benin to Establish Onitsha
The Benin Origin Of Onitsha: By Late President Nnamdi Azikiwe-
The first President of Nigeria. Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Genealogy and Nativity
"Thus, in tracing my paternal lineage, I could say that both parents of my father are direct descendants of Eze Chima. As for me, I can trace my paternal ancestry in this wise: I am the first son of Chukwuemeka, who was the third child and first son of Azikiwe, who was the second son of Molokwu, who was the third son of Ozomaocha, who was the second son of Inosi Onira, who was the fourth son of Dei, the second son of Eze Chima, the founder of Onitsha."
SOURCE - Nnamdi A zikiwe: My Odyssey, Chapter I (Spectrum Books, 1970) "My Genealogy and Nativity" P4
"I can trace my maternal ancestry thus: I am the first son of Nwanonaku Rachel Chinwe Ogbenyeanu (Aghadiuno)Azikiwe, who was third daughter of Aghadiuno Ajie, the fifth son of Onowu Agbani, first daughter of Obi Udokwu, the son who descended from five Kings of Onitsha. Five of these rulers of Onitsha were direct lineal descendants of Eze Chima (PRINCE OHIME), who led his warrior adventurers when they left Benin to establish the Onitsha city state in about 1748 AD.
" SOURCE - Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Odyssey, Chapter I (Spectrum Books, 1970) "My Genealogy and Nativity" P5[b] "One day I asked her (grandmother) the meaning of the word 'Onitsha'. She explained that it had historical significance. The terminology meant one who despised another. It is a contraction of two words, Onini to despise, and Ncha meaning others. So that the two words when joined together mean one who despises others. Then I asked her why we despised others. She patted me on the back and told me that it was due to our aristocratic background and tradition. I insisted that she should explain to me the basis of this supercilious social attitude. She told me that we despised others because we descended from the Royal House of Benin and so regarded ourselves as the superiors of other tribes who had no royal blood in their veins, "
"I continued to belabor my grandmother to tell me more of the history and origins of the Onitsha people. She narrated that many many years ago, there lived at Idu (Benin) a great Oba who had many children. Due to a power struggle regarding the right of precedence among princes of the blood and other altercations, there was a civil war in Benin. One day, the supporters of one of the princes insulted and assaulted Queen Asije, the mother of of the Oba of Benin, who was accused of having trespassed on their farmland. Enraged at this evidence of indiscipline and lawlessness, the Oba ordered his war chief and brother, Gbunwala Asije to apprehend and punish the insurgents. In the attempt to penalize them, Chima (OHIME), the ultimate founder of the Onitsha City-State, a Prince of the blood in his own right, led the recalcitrants against his Uncle, Gbunwala. This intensified the civil war which rent the kingdom of Benin in two and led to the founding of Onitsha Ado N'Idu, "As the great trek from Benin progressed, some did not have the stout heart of the pioneer-warrior, and decided to settle at different places, known today as Onitsha -Ugbo, Onitsha-Olona, Onitsha-Mili, Obior, Issele Ukwu, Ossomari, Aboh, etc.
" SOURCE - Nnamdi Azikiwe: My Odyssey, I (Spectrum Books, 1970) "My Genealogy and Nativity" P 11 - 12.
There is a particular place call Abo in Mmiata(Mmuata) Anam.
Hi I'm from Umuenwelu Anam
My brother the lineage of the Ata is of IGBO blood. There was once a female Ata called Egbulejonu. She was not married until her middle age when she found a very handsome slave from IGBO land. Captured by the Igala enslavers while he was hunting. Egbulejonu married him and made him the first Achadu of Igala. Another Igbo migrant group who were very notable in the chiefdom of Igalamela were the ones who chased out Benin Ataship who invaded Idah and took over the Ataship of Idah. This information is verifiable. Not all the Igala migrants into IGBO land where actually Igala. The Igala migrants of Anam are actually IGBOS. Ajida rebelled against the Ata and fled to Omambala where he may have been told he came from. Do your research and carefully read in between the line. Igala monarchy Invaded some parts on the Northern side of present day Enugu state as well as so many parts of present day Benue and kogi states belonging to the IGBOS and slightly influenced them. A lot of Enugu men and women of note in the Idah kingdom of ancient times where actually IGBOS. if you check some chieftency titles of Idah, they are blatant IGBO names. The Igala people were invaders from The Wukari Empire. I am prone to believe that Idah itself was initially inhabited by the IGBOS before the advent of the Igalas. The word Idah is an Igala word meaning "last stop" which means they were not aborigines of that land. So many areas in Idah and around speak the IGBO dialect of Nsukka and I have learnt that many of them will tell you they bequeathed it from their ancestors. Some are bilingual (Igala and igbo). This says alot. The current attah of Igala stated in a recent article that when the Igala people came down to what is Idah today, they met a lot of people there including the IGBOS.. RESEARCH...
@@okekechidi3377 in Mmuata Anam, the mmu-Awa clan where my mother is from are referred to as umu Igbo, even they referred to themselves as umu-Igbo" just like the people of Anam call every Igbo man from the hinterland (onye Igbo or umu Igbo). But I will still look into the story
@@okekechidi3377 you are wrong bro, I disagree with you somehow bro, don't forget that even during the colonial days that Igbo speaking people extended towards Ida snd so many parts of the present Kogi state. If you doubt my points kindly search for the old colonial maps of Nigeria and you will see where Igbo territory covers up to, so forget the current map in circulation as map of Nigeria now. I also wanted to inform you that Igalas did not in anyway influenced the people of Northern Enugu in any way, they are 100% sub Igbo groups there, if you claimed that Igalas influenced them why then that the same Igalas failed to influenced the indigenous Igbos in Benue up till date, they still identify as Igbos up till date
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Thank you so much sir for educating this interviewer. Igbos cant teach us our history.
If Igbo can't teach you your history, you can go back and stop hiding behind Igbo
There’s Aboh Mbaise too
Very good statements from Chief Kenneth Odili of Aboh. "Igbo wu Igbo". There should be nothing like "superior and inferior Igbos".
Please who's talking about inferior Igbo
He did not know full history where they came from
They are Igbo people that went to Bini with the great Arochukwu to Bini
Then the great Arochukwu was employed to do spiritual work for Oba of Bini
Later quarrel came up between Obas wife because of land and they left Bini
Some settle along the road :::: some along river side
I believe you, sir. This man above every interesting info he has relayed faulted in some part. I still feel bitterness in his heart. No matter what they do Igbo is Igbo
Yes he is giving a wrong account. Not based on scientific findings.The delta Igbos are not from Benin alone but from the east.like me I have Igbo DNA and Benin DNA from my mother's family that came from the Benin.And 55% Igbo from my father s side .Why are delta Igbo not speaking Benin predominantly.
@@nduodiaka1739Our oral stories are good enough, transmitted over centuries from one generation to another. The Obi makes it clear that some Igbos came from Bini. Although he didn't mention Igala, some Igbos migrated from there too. In the 21st century, ethnicity is determined by culture and language mainly, which makes Anioma and parts of Rivers State Igbo people. Some people migrated from Great Britain to Australia and New Zealand and didn't call themselves British again.
Jisike Nwanne
What about nteje aboh did they come from aboh
I have been saying this Anambra people is the cause of all this disunity in igbo land
Chukwuemeka, thanks for your efforts in everything you have doing about unifying of the IGBO people in General.
I respectfully disagree with the chief. I will like the chief to tell us the real meaning of the name Aje.
My family migrated from Aboh, between the 14th, 15th century. My ANCESTORS migrated west to create today's Emu Kingdom, in Ukwuani west LGA.
My ANCESTORS were decendants of King Osai, who ruled Aboh, around the period the chief was talking about.
My ANCESTORS were warriors and priests of the deity called EZEUGO, the Son of EZENMO. They took the deity to establish Emu Kingdom.
My ANCESTORS, instituted the biggest war deity in Aboh, called NNZE. My ANCESTOR, who's father was the son of King Osai, of Aboh, created Aboh and Emu Kingdoms NNZE, from the head of an IJAW WARLORD, who was killed in a battle he was invited to come and help his father's homeland from defeat by the IJAWS.
The chief couldn't answer your question about who the Abohs are.
The language the spoke then was not Benin, but IGBO and PORTUGUESE. Ancient History supports me.
Aboh people, are IGBO, who are mostly JEWS, from Portugal; alot of people don't know this.
IGBO PEOPLE ARE MOSTLY PORTUGUESE JEWS. I did my research to that point.
The chief, also did not allow you to say what you know about the Aboh people.
I hope he can calm down to listen to you, and your questions, when next you talk to him. Thanks again.
If you are from Emu then you will have know that Ukwuani people were originally from Benin Kingdom. Our fore fathers told us so. We are not Igbos.
What language do they speak there? @kemabassi4187
The truth is that migrators met people whenever they went to. And very easy to join them because they want peace ok right
Well spoken sir! The Igbos in IduuI(Igodomigodo) land which is today known as Benin ran away from their ancestral land (Igodomigodo) to Aboh. Benin is Igodomigodo which is Capital City. Iduu is Edo State of today. One of the Yoruba Kings (Oba) changed who is a decendant of the daughter of Iduu kingdom Name Igodomigodo to Benin. Igbo People live in Iduu before they migrated to other parts of Delta, Rivers.
Fools continue with your foolishness and propaganda
Igbon madness on display.
The history being repeated by this old guest fellow is just random reading of Ikemi, Landers, etc. This reading confused him or secondary story confused him more.
Aboh traded directly with Idah In Igalaland and not only at anam according to the British explorer Landers. Likely those trading in Anam were those not controlled by Idah.
Inland Anambra people like Awka, Aguleria, etc used Anam etc as a port as there was no good steady river channel to navigate to main River Niger.
If they're Benin as they claim to be, they should go back and stop hiding behind Igbo.
That we bear a common kinship to me, the ukwuanis, Abohs and Ikas with the Igbos can hardly be contested, however as with all things and in the passage of time which we hardly have control over, distinctions naturally set in along with attendant divisions on the basis of these distinctions; distinctions in culture , language variety , ethnicity and sub ethnicity. Cross culture also plays a significant role in the ethnic morphology, so that the outcome after centuries creates a distinct sub ethnic or different ethnic group altogether . The 'Idus' better known as the Benin empire had significant influences in the ukwuani kingdoms so that some names today are treaceable to an Idu heritage, though the influence is or was only this much. You cant call a Japanese a Chinese today though most of their words and phrases are either essentially same or very similar but differ in pronounciation. My opinion and overall concept about ethnicity in particular is that yes on the one hand we do bear a common kinship with the Igbos but more importantly that of a celebration of these unique distinctions and variants in consistent brotherhood and love for each other.
Abo is also in orumba Enugu abo. Abo is also in enugu state. Abo is also in mbaise .abo mbaise. So to me the old man don't know what he is saying or he doesn't want to say the truth.its unfortunately very wrong
Nwanne, please continue to expose his stupidity and crass ignorance. In spite of his windy and contorted explanations of who he is, he still couldn’t come up with any plausible reason to explain his complete transformation from a man of Beni characteristics to an innate Igbo man. While his name is Igbo, his language is Igbo, his culture is Igbo, and his tradition is Igbo, he still says he is of Bini ancestry. What a pity!
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Chief you need to investigate this Aboh Benin connection. Edo people are saying that, that part of Benin was Igbo before It was invaded by ile ife people. This is very confusing. How come the ibibio who were in arochukwu for many centuries still has their language but Aboh people lost their language willingly.
The next smart exploration about all these migration theories, I suggest, would be to conduct a simple ancestral DNA. Igbos, Binis, Yorubas etc have now DNA databases. This issue should no longer be a headache. Simple buccal swabs (from the cheeks) of a few men from these ethnicities would put all these theories to rest.
We would then expect, for example, this chief's DNA to have elements of Edo.
L am from ubuluuku in aniocha LGA,my DNA shows 58% igbo ,28% Benin my mothers family and the rest, Bantus from the east Nigeria/west cameroon.
I don't think this man is being truthful with the history of Aboh.
How can Bini people come and establish a kingdom and give it Igbo name? Give the king Igbo title--Obi.
We have many Abohs here in Anambra State, infact through Igbo land.
Aboh is not an igbo word. It is a corruption of the original word Eboh.
@@chukkaijoma2090 both Aboh and Eboh are Igbo words,it depends on the dialect, there are many other Aboh communities in other parts of Igboland.
Enugu and Ụkwụanị people including some parts of Abịa pronounce it as Eboh .In Imo State they will say Achara while Enugu will say Echara,it means the same thing, it's just dialectal difference.
Hope you've learnt something worthwhile.
@Ndubuisi Ezeoye Since you are an authority on Aboh history, maybe you can tell us the meaning of the word Eboh. Ignoramus shedding stark stupidity. You think you know a people more than they know themselves.
@@ndubuisiezeoye2099if there are many aboh communities, you feel they are the same people, abohs have different cultures different from the igbos, you people come to use insultive words on people who are on their own.some of you claim that Anioma is your inheritance.
This man's story is not based on scientific finding The Igbos in delta did not all immigrate from Benin,but from the east.and Bantu people.
Ancestry DNA will prove that Igbo DNA is different from the Benin.
My self ,I have the Igbo DNA from my Father,and Benin DNA from my Mother, historically my mother family came from Binin. And they speak igbo ,not Benin.why are delta Igbos don't speak Benin language?
Delta Igbo is a mixture of Igbos from the east and and the Benins.
The migration was mainly triggered by "agha iduu na oba". From my exposition so far I would concluded that the aboriginals of the land Benin empire were IGODOMIGO, they are Igbo people
Igbo of different dialect migrated from different places.
Some migrated from Ife to Eastern region while some migrated from Ife to Benin.
There is definitely no need from argument the Benin empire was Igodomigodo( idu people) which happen to be the ancient Igbo and other ethnic group and after she was conquered and the oba was install a lot people relocate to other places,urobo,isoko and other parts...so it should be clear enough that Igodomigodo/idu was the ancestral home to many Igbo which clearly shows that Igodomigodo by name was ancient Igbo before the Benin empire was installed
Lolzzzzzz where una they read all this rubbish from? 😅
Chief Odili maximum grace and blessings, there is nothing as inferior igbo, we igbos share the same origin and heritage. Mehn Tv God bless you abundantly. I also watched your interview with Chief uche okwukwu, i respect him as well
Don't mind papa when he said that they learn igbo. That is lie. Nobody learn igbo, you can only make your igbo word lighter for other to understand. We all igbo has different mothers tongues which is intonation. Bini is tribe that migrated the way igbo others migrated to the place call edo. It was called idu befor colonial masters changed it to edo due to their intonation and written. Many igbo and Yorubas were together in that area called edo today, it extended to ile ife,which is in Yoruba land today. It is conflicts that scattered every one to different directions. Go and listen to obatala of ile ife, he said that they were together with igbo and many other in present ile ife which comprises idu. So when people said that they migrated from some place to place, it doesn't mean that they originated from the place.any igbo speaking dielect are igbo. You can be speaking igbo and said that you are not igbo. If is because you surrounded by igbo made you to speak igbo and throw away your language, why ijaw,urhobo,isoko,bini, ogoni etc did not throw away their own language. So try to question your beliefs sometimes so that you will get the clear understanding on who you are....
Here is the problem or communication gap. Their land or community was conquered by the old Bini empire and they were ruled by the Benin king for many years, but they have been and are still Igbos. The falsehood was passed down that they were once under Bini Kingdom to mean that they are from Bini or are ethnic Bini people. The Ishan people as well have been and are even still ruled by the Oba of Bini Kingdom. Are they from Bini too?
When you don't know a people's story, don't speak about their history.
Aboh people and the whole of Ndokwa/Ukwuani never had any bini military attack or rulership. Aboh was a military power by itself just like the Enlightened Oldman said. I know about Aboh so much so I can concur to most of the things he said.
@@igbounitedforum3386 So answer the question...Are Aboh people Igbos or not? Yes or No? Or you will say their tribe is Aboh or Ndokwa?
@@Vinus739 Aboh people are Igbos. Their King in the year 1830s was asked about who they were and his response was very clear about them being Igbos.
You can go and read up about the British expedition on the River Niger. There you will read more about Aboh in first hand.
@@igbounitedforum3386 Are you sure you listened to that old man very well? You did not hear him say they left the then Bini Kingdom to relocate their present land?
@@Vinus739 I did hear him say all those things. One thing you'll understand is that some of our people around that axis like to cling to the Benin story without really understanding that the ancient Benin was an empire made up of different ethnic groups including Igbo speaking groups. Some still confuse individual migration for group migration. I believe this elder is making the last mistake. There are some edoid groups that passed through Ukwuani land to settle down in Bayelsa and Rivers State just South of Ukwuaniland and their language is still edoid. This is because their migration was a group migration. It's most likely that some of the migrating people stopped and settled with the majority Igbo group at Ukwuani hence the language remained Igbo. The specific edoid groups are the Epie-Atissa(Yenagoa and part of Ahoada West) and Udekeme(Degema) people. Not to forget that both NW and SW of Ukwuaniland are all Edoid groups ( Urhobo and Isoko).
My conclusion is that Benin origin of Aboh people can only be true if they were already an Igbo speaking group right there in the ancient Benin empire.
Nigeria government divide igbos you now blame theme
When you talk of BENIN and Ife and Ijebu Igbo you should know that all are from the same father 'OBA' who was the third son of ERI after Attah 'IGALA' and Aguleri their elder brother. So if do not know history know it from today. The first occupation of Benin were the Igbos before the IFE kingdom came to take over the kingship and there was a fighting and confusion and the defeated people ran to deference places and settled down there uptill today. So BENIN, IFE AND IGBO ARE one people
The chief is just an educated saintmantal fool's who does not know his history
Igbo Nation goes as far as todays Edo state , Igbanke is an indeginous igbo community in Edo state igbo akara😮
i’m disappointed by this man
Why are you disappointed in him, why plsssss
@@ChristForAllNationss It doesn't add up, their traditional ruler had been Obi from time immemorial. Obi is Igbo title. They speak Igbo dialect as first language. A Benin person will need interpreter in Aboh while all Igbo understand Aboh.
@@chijinduchizoba7194 You're correct, I'm from Igbo speaking part of Delta too, history says we migrated from Benin but the truth is that we're Igbo and we speak the Igbo language, the younger generation from the igbo speaking part of Delta understands this
@@ChristForAllNationss War effects and feel superior psychological attachment to great Bini empire. All Igbo will understand and follow ika tv, Ndeukwuani tv programmes, Christian songs etc which Bini person cannot without interpreter.
@@chijinduchizoba7194 I disagree with you sir, I don't know if you have heard about Ezechiema from Arouchukwu .
I wonder why people want to teach others their own history
I just tired for this people all the name of Biafra interest
That's non of your business.
Concentrate on the problem facing your region or people and leave others to face their own. Igbos have never interfere in any affair that affect other regions apart from the one that affect them
This man don't know historis OK.
All this people with big academical qualifications always confuse themselves and low class people, most of those history books they read is being written by Yorobas and foreigners, secondly is this man try to tell us that there is a conquest by Igbo people, maybe using business to change another people language if that is true, what happens with ogonis / ijaws / kalabas even present day Akwa ibom ...... all this people are around us doing business with us ... Why their language no change,😂😂😂
This has always been my argument. It doesn't make sense. Why is it that all the Igbo speaking people that are not in SE are now claiming they Bini. But everything from language and culture to even their village names are all Igbo. It makes no sense. Igbo never had an empire, that means Igbo had no power to influence. If they claim their contact with Igbo made them lose everything thing about Bini, how come the Ogoni who are small in number did not get that kind of erasure of culture and traditions. Even the Benue, the Igala, the Akwa Ibom. In fact, if we are to follow the man's theory, Annag people should be speaking Igbo or and having Igbo tradition. But instead Annag people share culture and exchange because of proximity with Igbo. But their language, culture and traditions are all Annag and they are a distinct people.
So all these theory of they are Bini, makes no sense.
My theory is that, these people are Igbo, who are under Bini empire, as things fall apart like the Soviet Union and Russian Empire, they retained their Igboness and moved on with their lives same way Those former Russian Empire people kept their names, and languages but yes influenced by Russia.
The man Kenneth do not know any history at all shame on him
Confused chief. Brainwashed chief. Suggest he go back to primary history class. To understand meaning of nation tribe or ethnicity. Don't mislead the younger generation
Nonsensical history. The Nri kingdom was very much the first kingdom and in existence far back in the 5th to 9th century before they were conquered by the bini empire towards the 10th to 11th century. Aboh people are igbo people. There's a difference between ethnicity, language and dialect. All these people giving history half baked history are only complicating issues for their descendants. The first igboman that was kidnapped and sold into slavery was an ashaka man and he identified himself as an igboman. The igbos in delta should stop this primitive and myopic ethnicity division. That's the reason the region is highly underdeveloped.
Why do you say it is nonsensical history? Learn to be civil and do your own research. Also just like many commentating on here, the goal of Nnaa mehn is to learn more about Igbo towns and people. Because a narrative does not suit your own limited understanding is not a reason to be hostile. This is why the elderly guest said it is this Misplaced Arrogance that makes ANIOMA Igbos look suspiciously at Igbos across the River Nigeria. Also this is why Igbos are politically irrelevant in the grand scheme of Nigerian Politics.
This Bini nonsense is a lie
Imagine if this old man is your father, and your name is Odili and he has been telling you from your birth that you are not Igbo, why would you not believe him? Sad to see and watch this rubbish. If you are all from Bini, then do the right thing. Start teaching your kids Bini language and culture to revive your true identity. Hire Bini teachers. Drop your igbo language, drop your igbo culture. The worst thing is that he is a red cap chief, a strong respected symbol routed in the Igbo culture. Shameful...
Nnaa Mehn, leave these people alone, they are not of Igbo origin. You see the man, Kenneth P. Odili, with his opening statement..."The ancient kingdom that dates back to 1483, the Oba Ozolua of the Benin Kingdom, established Aboh..." Nnaa Mehn, you CANNOT change history, my friend!!!
Ethnicity is determined primarily by language and culture. Origin and ancestry are of secondary importance. That Bini people founded a community doesn't make the people of Edo nationalities. All over the world, the primary determinant of ethnicity is language and culture. Let me give you two important examples, in 1066AD, William the conqueror invaded England with his French speaking army from Normandy and they defeated the Anglo-Saxon and the hia dynasty ruled England beyond the time of king John. He removed Saxon Bishops and replaced them with Norman Bishops and allocated the land to his military leaders and noblemen with him. Many people in england today can trace their ancestry to France in clear recorded history NOT the oral tradition of Nigeria n ethnic groups BUT no Englishman today will describe himself as French. Another example is that Abraham came from Syria and the Israelites even spoke the Aramaic language which is Syrian even Jesus preached in Aramaic BUT no modern jew will describe himself as a Syrian. The reason why people that speak igbo in Nigeria and practice is igbo culture deny their igboness is due to the toxic ethnicity politics of Nigeria. Nothing more
@@samuelpraisenwokoye Samuel stop smoking that your Egbo! This is your smoke screen analysis of ethnicity, even a two-year-old can decern it to be so wrong!
Ethnicity is heavily rooted in your ancestral origin and CARRIED along with the language and the culture, mumu, ozuo!
ETHNICITY
A large group of people with a shared culture, language, history, set of traditions, etc., or the fact of belonging to one of these groups:
CULTURE
Lifestyle, Heritage, Society, ...etc!
TRADITION
Oral history, again heritage, historical convention, unwritten law,...etc!
LANGUAGE IS THE WEAKEST OF ALL THESE FOR IT IS THE ONLY GLUE THAT KEEPS THE REAL AND MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT IN ETHNICITY TOGETHER!!
Gerara Heeer, and stop trying to manipulate people with your nonsense!
@@samuelpraisenwokoyeWhere the language and culture tilts more to, it determines the ethnicity of a people for the most part. When the Normandy tribes invaded the British Isle in the 5th century, the evolution of the English language began in earnest. The British Isle had their own group of Celtic languages before the invasion. Today, all of them see the logic of identifying themselves as one single “large group of Europeans.” Africans continue to see themselves as different but this was made worse by politicians to exploit the people.
@@brainbox7807 mmmh! My opinion here is let cast our mind back to when the Babylonia's that is King Nebuchadnezzar invaded de Israeli nation during Daniels time. These Hebrew even though they were taught de Chaldeans language, doctrine, ideologies and cultures, this Hebrews still held and kept their originality of Judaism culture etc etc. Bcoz they knew that is their identity. These Elder state man kudos to him coz I learned from him . But why is he saying he is 100 % Igbo? Let's come home to the modern pple of Nigar, de Igbo's, Yorubas and Hausa we were colonized right? But we still have our culture, language and traditions all dis years even during and after colonization. Do u see where am coming from?
@@abeeikah2384 There are three ways of assimilation depending on the cultural and social context of the host. In the three main tribes of Nigeria, a lot of people came from different routes to the present geographical area they call home today. People have been able to study the oral history of the dominant groups and minor ones, analyze them to a large extent and come to a careful conclusion about their origins and ethnicities. Ethnic identity takes precedence over origin, where you have lost a significant connection to origin. Unfortunately, some people do not have enough information about their history and they rely on inaccurate information that does not add up from colonial actors. Some parts of written history are not credible but they are taught to gullible people who don't understand the real motive for misrepresentation of evidence. This interviewee insists they are an Igboid group, taking culture, language, and religious practices into consideration, and someone says no, he's not right.
This man's historical account is senseless and inaccurate. On no account would you have originated from Bini without a trace of word of Edo language in your lexicology and socio-political practice. It is good that he said on arrival, they met the indeginious natives with whom they integrated so to claim that the Aboh people are from Bini is totally a deliberate misrepresentation of facts and misleading. How many of you from the Bini landed in Aboh or Ukwuani to the extent that you are claiming that Aboh people are from Bini. This man has not a good grasp of the history of the Aboh people. Aboh and her people are all IGBO. I think he should stop dissemination of false history.
This Igbo people are from Egypt after the criminal arab Israel took over our land, we First Settled in ile ife then after the war between yoruba and idu people which is the Igbo people of today
It funny how y’all try to ignore their Benin heritage SMH
This man is a fool Aboh is in Anambrs state, Aboh in Ogbaru LGA in Anambra state
Stop insulting him, you can disagree with him
Upon all ur education u failed to know ur history, u are mosleading urself and some people who want yo be misled. Ur name is odili and u are claiming to be benin, the name of ur town is aboh and u claim is also from benin. INSANE. Any reasonable homan biegn knows that names and languages is something that no tribe will ever abandone in the name of migration.