AniOmaa:

Listen,

I'm from Anioma, Ibusa and of the Enuani nomenclature, and I'm proudly and unapologetically IGBO to the core of my bones, and every placelets of my blood courses with IGBO.

If you Ika people want to malign the Igbos on the basis of your insistence of not been Igbos, that is fine... but please don't drag the Enuani nation into your identity crisis madness, so just to be categorically clear here: Enuani are proudly IGBOS, we've never denied our Igboness. Then the Ika/Ukwuani axis of Anioma are partly Igbos, others claim Benin ancestry, while the rest want to maintain a purely distinct identity as just Ika.

Here abakeleke man if you like come from moon,I will not insult you or the Enuanis(Oshimili and aniocha).

You started by first insulting me and my people,check the part I made bold.

There has never been a time were Ika or Ukwuani force,Enuani to do or say anything,we are not the one to speak for them.

Enuani people don't insult Ika and Ukwuani like you are doing here,you are actually an impostor from ebonyi.

In order for you to create divide and conquer,you brought in "IDENTITY CRISIS" which does not exist among the Ikas or Ukwuanis.

The hatred of you igbos towards us is that we refuse to drop our identity and pick yours,which is an insult on us......

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Sufferingboy:



Here abakeleke man if you like come from moon,I will not insult you or the Enuanis(Oshimili and aniocha).

You started by first insulting me and my people,check the part I made bold.

There has never been a time were Ika or Ukwuani force,Enuani to do or say anything,we are not the one to speak for them.

Enuani people don't insult Ika and Ukwuani like you are doing here,you are actually an impostor from ebonyi.

In order for you to create divide and conquer,you brought in "IDENTITY CRISIS" which does not exist among the Ikas or Ukwuanis.

The hatred of you igbos towards us is that we refuse to drop our identity and pick yours,which is an insult on us......

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Utter gibberish,

LMAOOOO I'm now an Abakeleke man because I refused to tow the path of your profound ignominy? what exactly is your grouse? what bones are you trying to pick here? you're deeply pained that I just like majority of my Enuani people refused to deny our Igboness? listen here you piece of human garbage, I don't have to prove my identity to you, many people on here who know me off Nairaland and follow me on Twitter and Facebook know I'm a very avid promoter of Anioma culture, especially my Enuani nation... so your rants and rhetorical attempts at grandstanding are irrelevant to me.

Like I earlier stated, if you want to prove you're not Igbo... then stop answering Igbo names for starters, ditch your Igbo customs and traditions, stop observing the Igbo 4 market days (Orie, Nkwo, Afor, Eke)... then go organize a public meeting with all your leaders to find ways to evolve a completely new proto-Ika language that has no hint of Igbo dialectical influence in it...till then you can only fool yourselves! even amongst yourselves there is still confusion... It's a myriad of confusion worse than the biblical tower of babel... some of you claim they are Agbor and not Ika, some claim they are Igbos, some claim Benin, some just want to be referred to as Ika... like can't you seen how much of a circus you've reduced yourselves to?

Enuani wants no part of that confusion, so we've already made clear from the onset that we know our heritage history and the undiluted equanimity of our identities... We're PROUDLY IGBOS, if that assertion is what is making you CRY, then I have more buckets for you to fill up

AniOmaa:
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Utter gibberish,

LMAOOOO I'm now an Abakeleke man because I refused to tow the path of your profound ignominy? what exactly is your grouse? what bones are you trying to pick here? you're deeply pained that I just like majority of my Enuani people refused to deny our Igboness? listen here you piece of human garbage, I don't have to prove my identity to you, many people on here who know me off Nairaland and follow me on Twitter and Facebook know I'm a very avid promoter of Anioma culture, especially my Enuani nation... so your rants and rhetorical attempts at grandstanding are irrelevant to me.

Like I earlier stated, if you want to prove you're not Igbo... then stop answering Igbo names for starters, ditch your Igbo customs and traditions, stop observing the Igbo 4 market days (Orie, Nkwo, Afor, Eke)... then go organize a public meeting with all your leaders to find ways to evolve a completely new proto-Ika language that has no hint of Igbo dialectical influence in it...till then you can only fool yourselves! even amongst yourselves there is still confusion... It's a myriad of confusion worse than the biblical tower of babel... some of you claim they are Agbor and not Ika, some claim they are Igbos, some claim Benin, some just want to be referred to as Ika... like can't you seen how much of a circus you've reduced yourselves to?

Enuani wants no part of that confusion, so we've already made clear from the onset that we know our heritage history and the undiluted equanimity of our identities... We're PROUDLY IGBOS, if that assertion is what is making you CRY, then I have more buckets for you to fill up

First we never force any Enuani not to claim Igbo,second your blackmail and insult tactics will never work on me.

No Ika man claim to be benin,however we acknowledge our benin ancestry,just as we acknowledge our Igbo ancestry too.

But looking at it properly,we have more benin and esan ancestors than our igbos ancestors who settled in our land long ago.

We also have Igala and Ukwuani ancestors.

But we are Ika,we are not benin or igbo.

I repeat Igbos never learn.They keep repeating their mistakes.

Stop all this your insult,but anyway you can continue.It is a cultural aspect of Igbos(They lack respect).

Sufferingboy:


First we never force any Enuani not to claim Igbo,second your blackmail and insult tactics will never work on me.

No Ika man claim to be benin,however we acknowledge our benin ancestry,just as we acknowledge our Igbo ancestry too.

But looking at it properly,we have more benin and esan ancestors than our igbos ancestors who settled in our land long ago.

We also have Igala and Ukwuani ancestors.

But we are Ika,we are not benin or igbo.

I repeat Igbos never learn.They keep repeating their mistakes.

Stop all this your insult,but anyway you can continue.It is a cultural aspect of Igbos(They lack respect).

If you like have Mandarin, Russian and German ancestors that one be una shalanga... My one stake here is that as much as we're all Anioma, our bearings and sociocultural orientations run very parallel to each other...it's just important these distinctions are established so that when your Ika part say Anioma are not Igbos, people outside will understand what part of Anioma you're talking about... so it's very important you speak ONLY for your Ika/Ukwuani axis... Enuani have already made clear whom we are as a people.

AniOmaa:



If you like have Mandarin, Russian and German ancestors that one be una shalanga... My one stake here is that as much as we're all Anioma, our bearings and sociocultural orientations run very parallel to each other...it's just important these distinctions are established so that when your Ika part say Anioma are not Igbos, people outside will understand what part of Anioma you're talking about... so it's very important you speak ONLY for your Ika/Ukwuani axis... Enuani have already made clear whom we are as a people.

You go school at all?

Is Anioma an ethnic group or just a mere political Union?

Ikas and Ukwuani always speak for them selves.Stop making look as if we speak for Enuanis,no we don't do that.......

You are a southeasterner,you can only deceive your brothers from your southeast region...

Lets me say this now,those Enuanis have ancestors from anambra,benins,and Igalas.

Up till today the Asagba of asaba still uses his benin ada&Eben staff of office and that is were his ancestors came from.

The Royal family of Idumuje-Ugboko(Nwoko royal family) where Ned Nwoko mother came from,are from the benin royal family lineage.


Ned Nwoko is not truly from that family or town because his father actually came from the next community.But this days ned Identity more with his mothers side.

Sufferingboy:


You go school at all?

Is Anioma an ethnic group or just a mere political Union?

Ikas and Ukwuani always speak for them selves.Stop making look as if we speak for Enuanis,no we don't do that.......

You are a southeasterner,you can only deceive your brothers from your southeast region...

Lets me say this now,those Enuanis have ancestors from anambra,benins,and Igalas.

Up till today the Asagba of asaba still uses his benin ada&Eben staff of office and that is were his ancestors came from.

The Royal family of Idumuje-Ugboko(Nwoko royal family) where Ned Nwoko mother came from,are from the benin royal family lineage.


Ned Nwoko is not truly from that family or town because his father actually came from the next community.But this days ned Identity more with his mothers side.

Another load of gibberish,

On the Ned Nwoko part, this is a link to an interview he did with BBC Igbo and he strongly embraced his Igbo roots. The Asagba of Asaba has never denied his Igboness as well so you have absolutely no point.


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.facebook.com/Igbo-di-%25E1%25BB%25A4s%25E1%25BB%258D-405264543591962/videos/prince-ned-nwoko-on-his-beliefs-in-igbo-culture-as-it-is-and-not-as-its-been-dil/1009861589828582/&ved=2ahUKEwiQstOOjOL0AhVFJTQIHW3OB9gQwqsBegQIBBAE&usg=AOvVaw25R6hSvRIcT98vgou1HrUf

AniOmaa:


Another load of gibberish,

On the Ned Nwoko part, this is a link to an interview he did with BBC Igbo and he strongly embraced his Igbo roots. The Asagba of Asaba has never denied his Igboness as well so you have absolutely no point.


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.facebook.com/Igbo-di-%25E1%25BB%25A4s%25E1%25BB%258D-405264543591962/videos/prince-ned-nwoko-on-his-beliefs-in-igbo-culture-as-it-is-and-not-as-its-been-dil/1009861589828582/&ved=2ahUKEwiQstOOjOL0AhVFJTQIHW3OB9gQwqsBegQIBBAE&usg=AOvVaw25R6hSvRIcT98vgou1HrUf

You are diverting this issue,I am talking about the royal family of Idumuje Ugboko,they ancestors are from benin from family,even the royal family of isselle ukwu.
Asagba of asaba is Igbo,yes but his family ancestry come from benin.

AniOmaa:


Another load of gibberish,

On the Ned Nwoko part, this is a link to an interview he did with BBC Igbo and he strongly embraced his Igbo roots. The Asagba of Asaba has never denied his Igboness as well so you have absolutely no point.


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.facebook.com/Igbo-di-%25E1%25BB%25A4s%25E1%25BB%258D-405264543591962/videos/prince-ned-nwoko-on-his-beliefs-in-igbo-culture-as-it-is-and-not-as-its-been-dil/1009861589828582/&ved=2ahUKEwiQstOOjOL0AhVFJTQIHW3OB9gQwqsBegQIBBAE&usg=AOvVaw25R6hSvRIcT98vgou1HrUf

Ignore the rant of that ijaw boy disguising as an ika. There are lots of them here. Someone is obviously sponsoring them.

ifiokjohn:
Oga.. anyone that speaks hausa, practice hausa culture and name their children hausa names is hausa.
I'm not just talking about speaking a language because even an igbo man here speak hausa.. I'm talking about practicing the culture( the Igbo man here doesn't) I'm talking about naming your children the names( the igbo man here doesn't ) and that shows he is not hausa irrespective of he speaks their language. Hope I have educated you now?.


By the way go and say that nonsense to Ifeanyi Okowa Governor of delta state.. go and tell him he is not Igbo make you see wetinhim go tell you.

Go and tell the king of Asaba, the Asagba of Asaba he is not igbo make you see wetinhim go tell you.
Go and tell the people of Oshimili Aniocha and Enuanis they're not Igbos make you see wetin them go tell you.

Go and tell Okonjo iweala she is not Igbo
Go and tell Jay Jay okocha he is not Igbo
Go and tell ngozi okonjo father he is not igbo( he is a king in delta) make you see wetin him go tell you.


It is only the Ikas and Ukwanis that are also part of Aniomas that have identity crisis.. lol

You're very stupid for this. I'm a proud Ika man, and Ika exists as a separate tribe of its own. What are you feeling like to tell us who we are, or where we come from? We Ika people know who we be, we don't need your foolish explanations or history lessons. Make everybody dey their lane jare, nor be by unnecessary identification las las.

Sufferingboy:


You are diverting this issue,I am talking about the royal family of Idumuje Ugboko,they ancestors are from benin from family,even the royal family of isselle ukwu.
Asagba of asaba is Igbo,yes but his family ancestry come from benin.

Please provide a source backed by substantial historical information that shows the family of the Asagba of Asaba are from Benin? I think you're confusing the heavy Benin influence on much of the Western Igbo subgroups for ancestry, Benin warriors raided lots of Igbo communities in protracted efforts to annex them under the authority of the Oba, of course some parts of these areas like Ika areas of today fell to Benin annexation and as a result had more direct influences from the Benins... the parts of Enuani were I come from are documented to have Nri ancestry and not Benin, we also had some Benin influence because the Benin empire at the time had very strong political footholds in most parts of the South.

ifiokjohn:
Sorry I'm from Akwa ibom base in Abuja and from what I have seen. Apart from the ikas and Ukwanis that have identity crisis, the rest of the Aniomas claim to be Igbo and speak Igbo language.

Infact my ex girlfriend is from Delta State Anioma and she is igbo..so what are you saying?

Most of you Igbos on Nairaland don dey come from Akwa Ibom now

There is no ethnic group in Delta state called Anioma.

ifiokjohn:
I'm Akwa ibomites. Have never heard of Ukwani, Aniocha, or Oshimili dialect or language. Infact if you come to the north where i stay and you speak those language, everyone will call you igbo because that is igbo language. By the way if you meet the Aniochas and ask them are they Igbos .. 99 times out of 100 they will tell you they re Igbos and speak Igbo language. Infact the king there says they're igbos.. so what are you saying?. The only ones that have identity crisis there is the Ikas and Ukwanis.. the rest believe they're igbos and speak igbo language. Or do you want to say they're ignorant?

most aniocha I know don't agree that they are igbos

ifiokjohn:
go and tell that to the King of Asaba, Or Governor of Delta State or King of Oshimili and Aniocha that they're not Igbos.
Go and tell that to ngozi okonjo iweala

Go and tell that to okonjos Father who is a traditional ruler in delta state. Lol.
Niggas they're all Igbos subgroups just like Aba, nnewi, etc are subgroups of igbos

which governor okowa,okowa is an ika man,you can't change that,which igbo sub group,have you been to those part of Delta State and have you observed they culture?

Sufferingboy:
Look at the north for example,hausas will not claim nupe,or gwari people as part of hausa.Even fulani and kanuris are allies,but they know their are different ethnic groups.

But in the case of the Igbos,they are very greedy,ignorant and very tribslistic.They want you to drop your identity and pick theirs and become a vassal of them.

I say it again,it is only the Igbo man who refuse to learn from his past mistakes because of greed.

I have said before,Igbos will be eliminated in mass in this country if they continue to create problems and enemies among all ethnic groups.

they are looking for people to marginalised in their biafra

joshjc:
which governor okowa,okowa is an ika man,you can't change that,which igbo sub group,have you been to those part of Delta State and have you observed they culture?

Leave them,the last thing any Ika man will do is to drop his Identity and pick Igbo man Identity.

Even Okowa that busy playing politics ,will say or do one thing or the other to please the oshimili Igbos in asaba,when he come back to Agbor he will say opposite.

Okowa is a pure Ika man from my clan(Owa-Kingdom),Nduka Obaigbena and Nduka Irabor are both from this clan too.

Even the Okowa,I challenge anyone to go to owa-alero(his hometown) ask were Okowa ancestors came from.

joshjc:
they are looking for people to marginalised in their biafra

Let them continue with their madness,we have said before,we Ikas are not interested in their biafra scam.But their greed nor go let them see road.

They will not even get the biafra by causing problems and creating ememies among all their neighbouring ethnic groups.

Sufferingboy:



Leave them,the last thing any Ika man will do is to drop his Identity and pick Igbo man Identity.

Even Okowa that busy playing politics ,will say or do one thing or the other to please the oshimili Igbos in asaba,when he come back to Agbor he will say opposite.

Okowa is a pure Ika man from my clan(Owa-Kingdom),Nduka Obaigbena and Nduka Irabor are both from this clan too.

Even the Okowa,I challenge anyone to go to owa-alero(his hometown) ask were Okowa ancestors came from.

the most painful part is that they don't even live in any part of the areas they are claiming, I travelled to obiaruku on Sunday, and I went to church service there,they were saying God forbid they should be part of biafra and the igbos are looking for people to marginalised

joshjc:
the most painful part is that they don't even live in any part of the areas they are claiming, I travelled to obiaruku on Sunday, and I went to church service there,they were saying God forbid they should be part of biafra and the igbos are looking for people to marginalised

Yes,Ukwuanis are wise they have seen what we Ikas saw too.

ifiokjohn:
I was on Facebook, bored and going through my Facebook feeds when I stumbled upon a Question asking Aniomas if they're Igbos. Curiousity got the best of me and I clicked on to see if it's true...
Here is the screenshots.

It makes me come to the actualization that ANIOMA is igbo. Though they might be one and two disagreements but majority agrees they're igbos.

Op you are just being mischievous, you said you are from Akwa ibom,
ijaw people have been claiming some parts of Akwa ibom, you didn't do your research on that and create a thread about it, but instead anioma people are your concern, as if we need your help to ascertain our identity, we all know why you created this thread, but next time you should concentrate more on your ibeno oron, ibibio and the rest,
Remove the firewood wey dey for your eyes before you talk for another person,

When will all these kinds of topics end for this Nairaland?

YourRealFather:

Op you are just being mischievous, you said you are from Akwa ibom,
ijaw people have been claiming some parts of Akwa ibom, you didn't do your research on that and create a thread about it, but instead anioma people are your concern, as if we need your help to ascertain our identity, we all know why you created this thread, but next time you should concentrate more on your ibeno oron, ibibio and the rest,
Remove the firewood wey dey for your eyes before you talk for another person,

is it good to kill a fly with a slegh hammer? No. Ijaw people are flies .... So we will let them keep dancing because we know fully well they are dogs without tooth's. They should go and carry the people from Akwa ibom na..lol. it's like ijaw coming to say some communities in Abia are theirs and they want to take it... We all know it's impossible.


I doubt even in Eastern Obolo will like to go with the ijaws.. a failed people who couldn't even develop a failed state like Bayelsa . Tofiakwa.
But if they want to go they're free.. we have no concern with them. We can do without them. They do not house our oil or purpose way to the see.. we have plenty ways to get to the Sea..



Hear it now.. Ijaws are a failed people and i doubt eastern Obolos will like to go with a failed people like the ijaws.. lol who will love to be in a failed state?.. it's like saying people of Capetown southafrican to come and be part of NIGERIA... It's impossible na

joshjc:
which governor okowa,okowa is an ika man,you can't change that,which igbo sub group,have you been to those part of Delta State and have you observed they culture?

An Ika man who said he is igbo and igbo of the East is not different from Igbo of the delta.. he even made Igbo language are compulsory one in delta. Say something else bro..
Infact, those Igbos of Delta State especially asaba, Aniocha, Oshimili, Enuani share a similar culture with those in Anambra.. and yes have observed their culture..

My ex gf is from that part of delta state.

joshjc:
most aniocha I know don't agree that they are igbos

that's a lie except you're saying Ikas then I will agree. You see the screenshots I posted and the ones that says they're igbos.. they are mostly from that part of Aniocha...lol see as e rhythm with Onitsha