Igala (igara) did not colonize us (ezike oba) like that as many of you think. Ezike oba himself marry the daughter of attama of igara (igala) .

AlexBells:
Before your historic nonsense, remove Ezike Oba from that your nonsense, Ezike Oba had always practiced government by elders so I don't know where you got that Igala deciding an Eze In Enugu Ezike or any other part of Ndukka

These guys are so obsessed with Igboland. First they said we do not have history before the whites came, then suddenly we have a history of colonisation.

Even Benin in the height of its power never claimed to have power over great Igbos

gwafaeziokwu:


Igalas that northern Igbos sold as slaves are the ones being touted to have conquered and colonised Igbo land.


Below is pure history as reported by a white voyager who got the first hand information from the Igbo king that led the war. He also had the privilege of interviewing Igala prisoners of war who are ready to be sold as slaves.

Good one dear.

One thing about Ndiigbo is that we never went on expansionist wars against our minority neighbors.
It's usually the other way round. Except in case of Arochukwu which was a joint effort between Igbos, Akpa and few Ibibios loyal to Igbo .

Igboid:


Good one dear.

One thing about Ndiigbo is that we never went on expansionist wars against our minority neighbors.
It's usually the other way round. Except in case of Arochukwu which was a joint effort between Igbos, Akpa and few Ibibios loyal to Igbo .

The thought of having one over the "proud" Igbos has become an obsession on Nairaland. But it has also made some to become stupid.

Igalas in the ancient times always make incursion into the Igbo northern borders, but as ever, always have their asses handed to them in brutal fashion.

We all knew the quarters this mischief is coming from, the Igala know and respect their ogas.

assinozick042:
brother are you from engu ezike?

Yes, I'm from Ezike Oba

AlexBells:

Yes, I'm from Ezike Oba

waaw, its seem like you didnt grow up in the village (ezike). I wish to tell you tinx bt amaro m ke ina anu bae anyi, if you do... Ikwesiri imma ne anyi ne aza eha ndi igara

assinozick042:
waaw, its seem like you didnt grow up in the village (ezike). I wish to tell you tinx bt amaro m ke ina anu bae anyi, if you do... Ikwesiri imma ne anyi ne aza eha ndi igara

LOL ya na ụnụ bụ ndị Igala.
No wonder. I thought as much.
After visiting your place, I knew something was wrong somewhere.
Asikwanụ ndị Igbo pụta, ụnụ amachapụta. Make I tell my neighbors jor. Enugu Ezike abụrọ Igbo

BKayy:

LOL ya na ụnụ bụ ndị Igala.
No wonder. I thought as much.
After visiting your place, I knew something was wrong somewhere.
Asikwanụ ndị Igbo pụta, ụnụ amachapụta. Make I tell my neighbors jor. Enugu Ezike abụrọ Igbo

nwanna okwa gi mara ihe ina ako oh, i know you are nt an ezike son bt believe me there ar alotta wrongs in your own place. Your anccestors fall frm the sky and landed safetly in your land lol

assinozick042:
nwanna okwa gi mara ihe ina ako oh, i know you are nt an ezike son bt believe me there ar alotta wrongs in your own place. Your anccestors fall frm the sky and landed safetly in your land lol

Guy no worry yourself, these guys know nothing about those areas so they won't understand.
Even if you explain from now till tomorrow, they will never accept the reality.

assinozick042:
waaw, its seem like you didnt grow up in the village (ezike). I wish to tell you tinx bt amaro m ke ina anu bae anyi, if you do... Ikwesiri imma ne anyi ne aza eha ndi igara

Ne Enugwu bem no, Anem Anu beanyi amashi amashi, umunemchim na asu Ezikoba meze na asukpote ezike, Anyi na aza eha nde Igara mogene anyi ne he bu obutu, onwege nbushi he na achi anyi, amagem maka ndozo none Ezike Enwesholege ngbe Nde obodozo chiri anyi Kobere te n obu Nde Ette, ne he amago ko obu

BKayy:

LOL ya na ụnụ bụ ndị Igala.
No wonder. I thought as much.
After visiting your place, I knew something was wrong somewhere.
Asikwanụ ndị Igbo pụta, ụnụ amachapụta. Make I tell my neighbors jor. Enugu Ezike abụrọ Igbo

Why won't you wonder that something is wrong somewhere when you definitely had been drinking our palm wine, lol, abegi, Shift make I faint,

These people are fvcking cowards, imagine igala conquered, colonized and turned them to their slaves

Biafravd:
These people are fvcking cowards, imagine igala conquered, colonized and turned them to their slaves

BlessingDAMMY:
Of course, Igala conquered Igbo. The history is there for all to read.

Wrong. The Igala people are actually made up historically of Idoma, Yoruba and some Igbo people. That much is reflected in their language and customs. The Igala language is classified as Yoruboid and they use Ifa divination in the selection of their king.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igala_Kingdom

AlexBells:

Ne Enugwu bem no, Anem Anu beanyi amashi amashi, umunemchim na asu Ezikoba meze na asukpote ezike, Anyi na aza eha nde Igara mogene anyi ne he bu obutu, onwege nbushi he na achi anyi, amagem maka ndozo none Ezike Enwesholege ngbe Nde obodozo chiri anyi Kobere te n obu Nde Ette, ne he amago ko obu

Aga bu enugwu di ? anyway mune onwemu anorozi ne ulo, obu ya ke m na acho igwa ndi a , they never rule us bt we did have a strong relationship with them in the old days

so its igala that colonize igbo.. i said it igbos were nobody until other tribes bread and train them..

The onuku Igala as a man can never measure up to the Igbo man,individually at collectively. I have been with igala men for years ,and I am aware of the fact that they are naturally slow.record speaks for them selves .the whole igala nation is not richer than any single state in Igbo land.poor as muderfkers.

AdakaBoro8:
so its igala that colonize igbo.. i said it igbos were nobody until other tribes bread and train them..

Stop talking rubbish

gwafaeziokwu:


Igalas that northern Igbos sold as slaves are the ones being touted to have conquered and colonised Igbo land.


Below is pure history as reported by a white voyager who got the first hand information from the Igbo king that led the war. He also had the privilege of interviewing Igala prisoners of war who are ready to be sold as slaves.

what's the name of the book?

Igalas raiding them in the north, Ijaws raiding them in south, while Efik/Ibibios were busy capturing them from the east. These people really suffered. No wonder they are confined to that small plots of land of 5 states till today.

Raf4:
Igalas raiding them in the north, Ijaws raiding them in south, while Efik/Ibibios were busy capturing them from the east. These people really suffered. No wonder they are confined to that small plots of land of 5 states till today.

Primitive tribes are the ones that do raiding. Rome was raided severally by babaric tribes. Igalas were seen as nothing but bandits by Igbos throughout history and are always chased out easily by Arochukwu people like ESN chased herdsmen. Backwards Fulanis are still raiding. But none has been able to install their own king like they did in Hausa and Yoruba lands

Interesting read.

Raf4:
Igalas raiding them in the north, Ijaws raiding them in south, while Efik/Ibibios were busy capturing them from the east. These people really suffered. No wonder they are confined to that small plots of land of 5 states till today.

I was reading about it on a different topic and decided to search.

The only ones who have never conquered those folks are those who have never tried

Very boastful but cowardly lot

yoruboid:
The only ones who have never conquered those folks are those who have never tried

Very boastful but cowardly lot

There is a picture circulating on twitter.
It's the picture of an Ijaw man with his naked Ibo slave girls slave with ichafu on their head. The girls are about 8 in numbers different age groups. Picture was taken by a British explorer in the late 19th century. Not sure I can post it on Nairaland but the picture is circulating on twitter anyway.

Picture is hard to crop out the nudity, but I have a snap shot of the Ijaw man and two of the girls.

And any small thing, they will be shouting Ilorin lol.
Igala people. You do this one. 4 century colonisation. There are several articles about how the igala gave the name Onye Igbo.

adamusuleiman1:
And any small thing, they will be shouting Ilorin lol.
Igala people. You do this one. 4 century colonisation. There are several articles about how the igala gave the name Onye Igbo.

Till date, there are still Attahs ruling over several places in Ebonyi and Enugu.
One of them below

What I know is that there's a great link between the northern Igbo of Enugu and parts of Ebonyi and the Igalas. The royal beads (aka) is a very important part of the Igbo Nsukka and Nkanu traditional wears.

I doubt if there's any conquering par se between the two people, but I know that due to close proximity, there was a lot of intermingling between them.

Those saying this crap should go to olu mba Asaa in Anambra west they're boundary towns between Anambra and Kogi

they're not only bilingual they speak both Ibaji and Anam Anambra west dialect of igbo they even bear igbo names mostly their customs and traditions are same with Anam igbo people living by Thier side
and they're not just 1 community but about 7!

will we no say they were conquered by Anam people?

absolutely not ! Infact they like identifying with Igbos than being called Igala sef thanks to years of being neighbours with Igbo people in Anambra

there's always cultural integration in communities that are in the boundary



for instance , my wife's town in Delta State they speak both isoko and kwale dialect of Igbo

Slytiger:

Till date, there are still Attahs ruling over several places in Ebonyi and Enugu.
One of them below

and there are Eze ruling in all 7 Igala communities in Anambra State

you people are making no sense

it's very common to see things like that in border communities


you need to travel more