There have been series of backlash from non Igbos about how terrible the Igbo culture is becuase women don't inherit properties which is a total fallacy, women inherit properties.

I see some miss educated people trying all they can to destroy the beautiful Igbo culture. I know a lot of states which have signed into laws that women may inherit properties including Rivers state which seem to be the latest as Wike signed such bill into law.

So many people who out of ignorance is hell determined on destroying the Igbo culture but even after Wike or other governors signing such bill into law, let one lady go and use such law and oppose the tradition and see what she comes back with even in Ikwerre land.

As an Igbo man from Ezikoba, I can boldly say that women do inherit property, what women do not however inherit is ancestral land or landed properties.

This tradition has helped Igboland remain homogenous, kept love peddlers and profitable lovers away from our daughters. This culture have protected AlaIgbo and I don't see why it shall be destroyed.

People who don't understand Igbo culture will rant, whenever a woman come of age in AlaIgbo and marry, in Ezikoba there's a tradition called Idunwanyi, a kind of settlement for the married girl from her family, it is ussually done these days by wealthy family. In this tradition a married women is provided a lot of things that would enable her survive, rich people can go as far as buying car and other family materials like bed, television and more for their daughter getting married.

Also in most ancient part of Igboland, marriage was not permanent, which means after a woman is dead in the olden days, her remains is carried back to her father's land for burial. This means that in core Igbo culture the daughter of a man remains a part of the family however she's not taken her ancestral land with her.

Remember that in those days, most husbands also have ancestral lands, so why take your fathers ancestral land to your husbands ancestral land. In Igboland whatever a man owns becomes property of both him and the wife and almost every people have ancestral land so why take your fathers ancestral land to your husbands ancestral land.

I know a woman who gave birth out of wedlock in my place, she can't find the father of the son, the immediate family let the woman inherit ancestral land so that the son which now has no father may build house. This means the woman has right to the land but not transfer it to another bloodline.

In my place there are also things specifically for women to inherit after the fathers or mothers passing, like some plates, in Ezikoba about 4 gallons of palm oil, and much more, these sort of things seem really small today but in the old days, it meant a lot. In summary women do inherit properties in Igboland nut not ancestral land.

As for business, sometimes if a man dies it could be the daughter that is the most qualified to run the business, she runs the business however if she's getting married, she may leave the business for her siblings. Also a man can give a daughter any amount that he desire and if a man died or even a woman and he or she has some money, after settling every debt there could be meeting on how the remaining money could be utilized.

People just talk about other people's culture without thinking, even my own daughters won't inherit my ancestral land unless they want to stay unmarried or live in the ancestral land but an outsider in form of inlaw would not follow the backdoor to steal what generations have kept for our blood line.

I go to my mothers family house and I feel really happy there; going to your maternal place is the happiest place in AlaIgbo, if it in Ezikoba and they are doing burial or any big ceremony that require that a cow or horse is killed, maternal children would be the one killing the animal, you must not kill it however just touch it with a knife and the expert proceeds at killing it later they will give you the lion's share as Oke Nwa Nwunye (Our daughter's son/dauther) I love our culture and I don't wish my mother inherited my grandfather's ancestral land.

Who say so

Imagine, people are talking about Inheritance

And the igbo man up there is talking about inheriting plates and gallon of palm oil

Can someone explain to alexbells the meaning of Inheritance, he just ended up giving us reasons why igbo women do not inherit anything

Softmirror:
AT LEAST THEY WILL HAVE TO SHAVE THEIR HEADS AND ALSO DRINK THE WATER THE USED FOR BATHING THE DEAD.

That only happens if the woman is acused of killing the husband or something to prove her innocence, those days people didnt care about bacterial that infest dead bodies they only care that the spirit may take vengeance, I can't speak further on the spirit of the dead, it was their belief however today, handling of dead bodies have been proven to be unsafe most times

thebosstrevor1:
Imagine, people are talking about Inheritance

And the igbo man up there is talking about inheriting plates and gallon of palm oil

Can someone explain to alexbells the meaning of Inheritance, he just ended up saying igbo women do not inherit anything

You are discussing todays world in the regards of our thousands of years culture, permit me to remind you that in England there's a tradition where some nails are given to the queen or something for the payment of some feudal settlements, you would say what is nail and axe in todays world but in those days it meant a lot.

You want to inherit cars and estates today, who told you that a woman does not inherit any other those, what exactly do you wsnt to inherit?

A woman is allowed to take the mothers clothes or the parents clothes anything she may want, how many people really have estate, anything land and landed properties in Igboland is not easy for women to inherit but other things depending on the family and how well to do the woman is, fact most Igbo women are even nearly better off than their siblings, my sister took care of me since I was little so why would she drag property with me when I'm dragging her car or phone with her ?

AlexBells:

You are discussing todays world in the regards of our thousands of years culture, permit me to remind you that in England there's a tradition where some nails are given to the queen or something for the payment of some feudal settlements, you would say what is nail and axe in todays world but in those days it meant a lot.

Wetin concern England and the queen with werin we dey talk.

Una obsession with England and the queen too much

Fyi, first female child of the queen can inherit the crown and her first offspring can rule.

Shikena.

thebosstrevor1:


Wetin concern England and the queen with werin we dey talk.

Una obsession with England and the queen too much

I'm just saying stop judging ancient tradition in today's value, you don't know what plate and four gallon of palm oil meant then, four gallon of palm oil could mean a goat, not even every family had a goat in the olden days

AlexBells:

I'm just saying stop judging ancient tradition in today's value, you don't know what plate and four gallon of palm oil meant then, four gallon if palm oil could mean a goat, not even every family had a goat in the olden days

It means poverty, then and today.

As i wrote above.

The queen inherited her father's crown and also her offspring can rule.

Anyway, i haven't heard of an igbo queen who conquered except maybe you wanna invent one

AlexBells:

You are discussing todays world in the regards of our thousands of years culture, permit me to remind you that in England there's a tradition where some nails are given to the queen or something for the payment of some feudal settlements, you would say what is nail and axe in todays world but in those days it meant a lot.

You want to inherit cars and estates today, who told you that a woman does not inherit any other those, what exactly do you wsnt to inherit?

A woman is allowed to take the mothers clothes or the parents clothes anything she may want, how many people really have estate, anything land and landed properties in Igboland is not easy for women to inherit but other things depending on the family and how well to do the woman is, fact most Igbo women are even nearly better off than their siblings, my sister took care of me since I was little so why would she drag property with me when I'm dragging her car or phone with her ?

So a woman in igboland can inherit her mother's clothes and parents clothes but not physical asset

Most igbo women are better off than their siblings because they have to work ×4 than the man who has Inheritance to get respect.

After all the toiling, she becomes stoic and toughen like the men.

thebosstrevor1:


It means poverty, then and today.

As i wrote above.

The queen inherited her father's crown and also her offspring can rule.

Anyway, i haven't heard of an igbo queen who conquered except maybe you wanna invent one

It depend on the place, Ezikoba where I come from is a gerontocracy which means government by elders, the Onyishi Ezikoba (Eldest man) is the traditional ruler. Also there's an institution called Umuada (daughters) also headed by the eldest woman in Ezikoba so leadership in Ezikoba is not hereditary if you live to old age you become the Onyishi Ezikoba or Onyishi Umuada something like that.

There are other Igbo communities where women have royal sit like Anioma in Delta, there's the Omu of Anioma which is like a total mother, Igboland has different culture

AlexBells:

It depend on the place, Ezikoba where I come from is a gerontocracy which means government by elders, the Onyishi Ezikoba (Eldest man) is the traditional ruler. Also there's an institution called Umuada (daughters) also headed by the eldest woman in Ezikoba so leadership in Ezikoba is not hereditary if you live to old age you become the Onyishi Ezikoba or Onyishi Umuada something like that.

There are other Igbo communities where women have royal sit like Anioma in Delta, there's the Omu of Anioma which is like a total mother, Igboland has different culture

Women are segregated in igbo culture even in leadership.

It is abomination for a woman to rule a man that is why the women have their own socio cultural group where they head other women.

thebosstrevor1:


So a woman in igboland can inherit her mother's clothes and parents clothes but not physical asset

Most igbo women are better off than their siblings because they have to work ×4 than the man who has Inheritance to get respect.

After all the toiling, she becomes stoic like the men.

Igbo men are meant to prove they are ready for marriage before they do so, my father once told me that once you become of age to get married in the old, they would buy a pig for you, if you are able to raise the pig Successfully without killing it that means you have become responsible enough for marriage, most women marry established people in Igboland so 60% of married women in Igboland are ussually better off than their siblings at first and if their siblings later make it above them, they receive lots of support for their siblings,

thebosstrevor1:


Women are segregated in igbo culture even in leadership.

It is abomination for a woman to rule a man that is why the women have their own socio cultural group where they head other women.

Women are not segregated but have their own place, I can remember that tough case in my place are always settled by women, if a man is misbehaving too much in marriage, the right thing to do is to call Umuada for him, they can even beat the man but you know it culture stuff

Have you seen an Igbo woman marry you over Igbo men if they were treated so badly?

AlexBells:

Igbo men are meant to prove they are ready for marriage before they do so, my father once told me that once you become of age to get married in the old, they would buy a pig for you, if you are able to raise the pig Successfully without killing it that means you have become responsible enough for marriage, most women marry established people in Igboland so 60% of married women in Igboland are ussually better off than their siblings at first and if their siblings later make it above them, they receive lots of support for their siblings,

From your analysis, i came to realise why many westernised igbo women are feminists and want to impose the western way of life on everyone.

One reason is that the igbo culture is brutal on women, a woman has to depend on a man for her survival, if that man dies, the family will come over to take the man properties away from her.

AlexBells:

Women are not segregated but have their own place, I can remember that tough case in my place are always settled by women, if a man is misbehaving too much in marriage, the right thing to do is to call Umuada for him, they can even beat the man but you know it culture stuff

Have you seen an Igbo woman marry you over Igbo men if they were treated so badly?

Stop twisting words.

It is simple, women are segregated in igboland.

I am yet to see the tough case involving men settled by igbo women

thebosstrevor1:


From your analysis, i came to realise why many westernised igbo women are feminists and want to impose the western way of life on everyone.

One reason is that the igbo culture is brutal on women, a woman has to depend on a man for her survival, if that man dies, the family will come over to take the man properties away from her.

That's not exactly the Igbo culture but human nature, naturally men are stronger and early men and women were more traditional, men hunt, farm, women raise the kids and cook, early women depended on early men, todays world is quite different, remember that the Igbos have been around for proven thousand of years and I believe we are some of the original African stock. Although modern society is simpler for women to conduct beyond the traditional role, Igbo women bread in AlaIgbo has come to appreciate being an Oriaku sometimes

thebosstrevor1:


Stop twisting words.

It is simple, women are segregated in igboland.

I am yet to see the tough case involving men settled by igbo women

Why are you getting stressed over an argument? Where you should learn about my culture becuase your intentions are of mischief. You have not seen a tough case settled by Umuada, do you live in Igboland, it is funny how you know the modern society now exists and even at that there is the Onyishi (Elderst man) house like I told you where other cases are settled.

There are cases requiring UmuAda or women and there are cases requiring man, would you bring the case that your wife is denying you sex in the Onyishi house or that your children want to sell your land but you don't want in Onyishi house, those kind of cases are reserved for Umuada, if you take those type to Onyishi house they can either laugh out their sorrow or chase you out that's where Umuada come in

AlexBells:

That's not exactly the Igbo culture but human nature, naturally men are stronger and early men and women were more traditional, men hunt, farm, women raise the kids and cook, early women depended on early men, todays world is quite different, remember that the Igbos have been around for proven thousand of years and I believe we are some of the original African stock. Although modern society is simpler for women to conduct beyond the traditional role, Igbo women bread in AlaIgbo has come to appreciate being an Oriaku sometimes

Na wa ooh, stop gaslighting from the main issue.

Westernised igbo women are seeing the ills of the igbo culture and are caling out the culture through women rights.

The fact of the matter is this,vthe more a culture is brutal on women, the more the women will fight against it especially when they go out of the culture or to a foreign land

thebosstrevor1:



Na wa ooh, stop gaslighting from the main issue.

Westernised igbo women are seeing the ills of the igbo culture and are caling out the culture through women rights.

The fact of the matter is this,vthe more a culture is brutal on women, the more the women will fight against it especially when they go out of the culture or to a foreign land

You are saying westernized Igbo women, like the westernized Igbo women that also celebrate gayism, once you you cross Asaba or Nsukka that westernized would stop. I have given you reason why women can't inherit ancestral lands but they do inherit other properties.

If they want to inherit ancestral land then they should answer their fathers name, possibly remain unmarried. They can inherit any other thing but landed properties unless is sensitive situation

AlexBells:

Why are you getting stressed over an argument? Where you should learn about my culture becuase your intentions are of mischief. You have not seen a tough case settled by Umuada, do you live in Igboland, it is funny how you know the modern society now exists and even at that there is the Onyishi (Elderst man) house like I told you where other cases are settled.

There are cases requiring UmuAda or women and there are cases requiring man, would you bring the case that your wife is denying you sex in the Onyishi house or that your children want to sell your land but you don't want in Onyishi house, those kind of cases are reserved for Umuada, if you take those type to Onyishi house they can either laugh out their sorrow or chase you out that's where Umuada come in

I am not stressed , i can hardly believe anything said, because you are know for propaganda.

You see the case about sex is assign to the women, the women will talk to their fellow woman

thebosstrevor1:


I am not stressed , i can hardly believe anything said, because you are know for propaganda.

You see the case about sex is assign to the women, the women will talk to their fellow woman

It it is not just about sex, I gave you issue of children wanting to sell their fathers land, or fighting in the family, normally before you take such case out, Umuada should try first, if they fail that's where you tske it off, yes I make propaganda but propaganda doesn't equate lies, this ofcourse is a propaganda but guided by proper agenda

AlexBells:

You are saying westernized Igbo women, like the westernized Igbo women that also celebrate gayism, once you you cross Asaba or Nsukka that westernized would stop. I have given you reason why women can't inherit ancestral lands but they do inherit other properties.

If they want to inherit ancestral land then they should answer their fathers name, possibly remain unmarried. They can inherit any other thing but landed properties unless is sensitive situation

So that means igbo women do not inherit property.

So what is the point of your writeup?

AlexBells:

It it is not just about sex, I gave you issue of children wanting to sell their fathers land, or fighting in the family, normally before you take such case out, Umuada should try first, if they fail that's where you tske it off, yes I make propaganda but propaganda doesn't equate lies, this ofcourse is a propaganda but guided by proper agenda

I have never seen that, i am sure many igbo men will agree that they can not take land issues to women, it is mostly the clan head or chiefs that solve issues like that.

thebosstrevor1:


So that means igbo women do not inherit property.

So what is the point of your writeup?

You just either have difficulty reading or understanding, I told you Igbo women can inherit any other thing but not ancestral lands, most times people take most land as ancestral land cause once the man dies his land even the one bought becomes ancestral, so women can inherit other properties depending on what the family even have, there are times that they even inherit debt sef lol

thebosstrevor1:


I have never seen that, i am sure many igbo men will agree that they can not take land issues to women, it is mostly the clan head or chiefs that solve issues like that.

Ancestral land is what they can't take to women, personal land bought with your money when you are just dragging with your hot head son on whether he should sell it and travel abroad or leave it is best settled by women who is either bribed by either side to talk sense to the other, you don't take such family case to the Onyishi house, it is personal and family case.