All historical evidences since recorded history proves that Igboland stretches all the way from present Benue to Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers State. However, revisitionists immediately after the civil war used scotch earth policies to start redrawing our boundaries in the most bizarre and brazen way. The major culprits here were the Fulani who in 1970 and afterwards felt the only way they could punish Igbos and stop our progress was to align with Ijaws in taken over our territories. They provided state backing for Ijaws and allowed them to commit attrocities unhindered. Most of these attrocities were committed under the old Rivers State when Ijaws were in control.

Some of the attrocities they committed include the following:

1. Trying to seize Obigbo and in the process changed its name to Oyigbo.

2. Declared Igbo properties in P.H as abandoned properties and followed it up by changing names of roads with a prefix of R.

3. Tried to annex traditional Igbo towns like Opobo and Bonny.

4. They also rode on the anti Igbo sentiments championed by Fulanis to intimidate all Igbo/Igboid groups/areas in old Rivers State to either denounce their Igbo heritage and claim ethnic nationality or face dire consequences. Those that accepted to do so were empowered while those that refused were severely punished or coerced into accepting it. Remember that this was happening at the end of the war when most people were hungry and in survival mode. Again, there was the oil boom era during that time that made it easy for them to use money in achieving this evil moves.

5. There was two agenda on the table by the Fulanis and it was thus: ensure that all Igbo oil bearing communities were ceded to Rivers and for Igboland to declared landlocked. This move was targeted at making Igbos/Igboland unviable. This was the time when Egbema from Imo State was divided into two and the parts where oil has been discovered in commercial quantities were ceded to Rivers and others left in Imo State. It was also this period that Obigbo was carved of old Imo State and given to Rivers State.

After committing all these attrocities, and hoping that future generations of Igbos will not find out, they then banned the teaching of history in our schools so that the next generation of Igbos won't find out. Unfortunately for them, they never envisaged that something called the internet will later emerge to expose all the evil they did.

What Igbos must do now.....

A new and all embracing Igbo umbrella association need to be formed now. Ohanaeze has proven to be ineffective and disgracefully timid. Also, IPOB on the hand is not a pan Igbo movement as they are more concerned about uniting with these minorities than to fight for Igbo interests alone. So, the two groups can't achieve this objective.

A new pan Igbo movement that would be aggressive, firebrand and all Igbo inclusive. This group must be made up of well learned intellectuals that won't be afraid to challenge any cause that is seen as anti Igbo. This new group would ensure that all Igbos are part of it, including the Opobo-Igbos, Bonny-Igbos, Ekpeye-Igbos, Anioma-Igbos and all others.

While every single Igbo clan is crucially important to us, those in present day Rivers State is where the battle ground is because the criminals that tried to seize our territories are still present. However, unfortunately for them, the era of old Rivers State that enabled the Ijaws to intimidate our brothers and force them to relinquish their proud heritage and identity is no longer available. The ijaws no longer call the shots in Rivers State since Bayelsa was created for them. So, in effect, the odds are now balanced. They're now outsiders in Rivers State. However, while they're desperately trying to reintegrate any group that is close to them, while hiding under the banner of South South/Niger Delta, our own leaders seem to so disinterested and aloof. It is this attitude that is now giving the Ijaws the effrontery in trying to claim traditional Igbo groups that have nothing in common with them.

We Igbos act too gentlemanly and aloof, but such worldview is dangerous and self defeating in a jungle like Nigeria. Our people were intimidated and coerced into claiming ethnic nationality. After considering what they faced immediately after 1970, I don't really blame them. Also, we Igbos were too wounded and too weak at the point in time, following the civil war that we couldn't do anything to help them. This sort of crises often befall any nation or group that emerges from any major conflict, holding the short end of the stick. Same happened to Germany after WW11 to the extent that they didn't only lose all their colonies but even had Germany itself split into two. The era of the iron curtain with East and West Germany as different nations!!

I'm not against IPOB, they've trying in their own way, with all their imperfections. But who says we can't have 3 groups existing side by side with their respective objectives?

IPOB can exist.
Ohanaeze can exist too.

However, we desperately need a firebrand pan Igbo group that is aggressive in pursuing Igbo interests without fear nor favour. They should have the sagacity and intellectual wherewithal to challenge any federal government or state government policy or move that is percieved to be anti-Igbo. They should be able to challenge such moves in courts, debates and protests while brandishing irrefutable facts.

Igbos wake should wake up now!!!

Igbos should start the enlightenment Program..I met one Lady from Bonny who told me she was tired of speaking Igbo language and wanted to learn A "Finima" language which they presently called Ibani..I told her she was Igbo and she said no but Ibani,..We need to resurrect History..The same thing happened to one man I met online called Nwakala from Eleme..I told him he was Igbo..He didn't say a word.I have been sending him Historical evidence ever since to support that His Origin was Igbo..Let the campaign begin..

Admissionpass:
Nwanne what about kogi?

I work in one of the prominent schools in Lagos, there is this Igbo girl called queen that comes to my shop to process her school documents ,ever since I knew her we both speak Igbo together and she saw herself as Igbo ,until the day i saw her school BioData lo and behold she is from Abaji kogi.. i was shocked.. an Igbo girl from kogi?

There is more to be discovered..we need another umbrella body for igbos ohaneze is a scam.

You have said it all. We are considering setting up another Ohanaeze from Nairaland here. Check : https://www.nairaland.com/6740331/ndigbo-nairaland-there-valid-suggestion#105582354

Liebermantic:
Igbos should start the enlightenment Program..I met one Lady from Bonny who told me she was tired of speaking Igbo language and wanted to learn A "Finima" language which they presently called Ibani..I told her she was Igbo and she said no but Ibani,..We need to resurrect History..The same thing happened to one man I met online called Nwakala from Eleme..I told him he was Igbo..He didn't say a word.I have been sending him Historical evidence ever since to support that His Origin was Igbo..Let the campaign begin..

This is the campaign going on now. We are using social media (nairaland) as the primary vehicle to reach this people now. If you have enough information on Eleme Igbo ties then open up a thread and set the place on fire.

Criminals & land grabbers...that is the more reasons the Bifraud can never stand. Kogi & Benue, continue dreaming ba

I support this Noble Movement Dalu Nwannem

dallasi:
[s]Criminals & land grabbers...that is the more reasons the Bifraud can never stand. Kogi & Benue, continue dreaming ba[/s]

Get out of here now, this thread is not for children and ignorant folks.

proeast:


Get out of here now, this thread is not for children and ignorant folks.

Bia.fraud the only online country in the world who still use our Naira and Kobo as their currency.

Most of the land igbo acquired are during the fraudulent Eastern region..... It was so frustrating that Ijaw wrote to the Queen of England to come and separate them as Ibos are dominating them....... So the Queen sent Sir willik (I don't remember his name very well) and willick carried out his work and came out with a result called willick report to separate different tribes in the Eastern region.... To know the extent of ibo wickedness.... They move the capital of Eastern region from Calabar to Enugu and build the second capital in Umuahia.... See marginalisation..... Eastern region is a fraud.

SlyDev:
Most of the land igbo acquired are during the fraudulent Eastern region..... It was so frustrating that Ijaw wrote to the Queen of England to come and separate them as Ibos are dominating them....... So the Queen sent Sir willik (I don't remember his name very well) and willick carried out his work and came out with a result called willick report to separate different tribes in the Eastern region.... To know the extent of ibo wickedness.... They move the capital of Eastern region from Calabar to Enugu and build the second capital in Umuahia.... See marginalisation..... Eastern region is a fraud.

Can you post the exerpts of Willink commission?
You know it's not like it's a secret document.
There are tons of topics on it already in nairaland.

Ariani:


Can you post the exerpts of Willink commission?
You know it's not like it's a secret document.
There are tons of topics on it already in nairaland.

Busy rn.... Will do soon

There'll be an opportunity for a referendum whereby everyone will vote for who they are.

So, rest please.

I support this noble cause with my head and full chest. We must unite all Igbos into one umbrella irrespective of where they are found and all ndigbo lands ceded to other ethnic stocks must be recovered soon and very soon. Any pimm most especially from ijaw land grabbing ogogoro miscreants must be met with a resounding and thunderous "Gbas Gbos" from Ndigbo. No more playing the role of "Big Brother", all mallam with his own kettle.
Ndigbo KWENU oooooo!