The Itsekiri National Youth Congress, INYC, has called on the agitators for a sovereign state of Biafra to remove Itsekiri land from the map of the Biafra. This was contained in a communiqué issued in Warri, Delta State by the President of the INYC, Esimaje Awani yesterday. He warned that, “Itsekiri and its territories should not be included in any IPOB or Biafra plan.” He stated that Itsekiri were an indigenous ethnic group of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region of Delta State presently resident in Warri South, Warri North and Warri South West Local Government Areas bordering the Atlantic Coast of Nigeria as their homeland with their only neighbours being the Bini to the North, the Ijaw to the South, the Urhobo to the East and the Yoruba of Ondo State to the Northwest. According to Awani, from about 1490 – 1884, the Itsekiri had an independent political kingdom known as Warri Kingdom that was not subordinate to any of the World Powers in Europe or any African Kingdom. He added that it was in 1894 when the Niger Coast Protectorate was established that it came under the protection of Her Britannic Majesty vide the Treaty of 1884. He further explained that by another Treaty of 1894, the Itsekiri remained under the British until the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria was created and in 1914, without consultation with the Itsekiri people, Lord Lugard decreed Nigeria into existence and made Warri Kingdom (Itsekiri homeland) part of this enterprise. Awani pointed out that by the map of the Republic of Biafra of May 1967, Edo and Delta states of Nigeria was never envisioned as a part of Biafra by the legendary Chukwuemeka Dim Ojukwu, saying that the current inclusion of present Delta State, including the Itsekiri National territories of Warri Kingdom without due consultation is preposterous, totally unacceptable and ultimately invalid. His words,“IPOB and Biafra have their rights of agitation for freedom of self determination as enshrined in the United Nations declaration, but other minority ethnic groups not duly consulted and their approval secured should not be dragged along to avoid the mistake that led to the civil war. “The magnanimity of Itsekiri in allowing Igbos celebrate the Igbo Cultural Day in our land should not be taken for granted as we urge IPOB to de-list Itsekiri territories and Warri areas from its proposed map.”
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Posted: at 3-04-2017 11:35 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dynasty4all at 3-04-2017 11:49 AM (8 years ago) (m)
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THEY ARE SUFFERING TODAY, LACK OF SENSE. ABANDON PROPERTY ISSUE............ LET THEM GO TO GRAVE AND ASK KEN SARO-WIWA HIS REGRETS.........
Posted: at 3-04-2017 11:49 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
BournIdentity at 3-04-2017 11:28 PM (8 years ago) (m)
All des idiots wey no no dier left from right,,,.. imbecile dem..,, sey na May una wan blow trumpet for una monkey papaland,, wey dey zoo.., I beg make una pack una sef dis April come Abuja blow that trumpet..., all those kain durti una dey dirty una selves,.. Na beg I dey beg una,, come show una skills for Abuja court this April
Posted: at 3-04-2017 11:28 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
BournIdentity at 3-04-2017 11:38 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Dynasty4all,,.,,, d idiot wey knock ur moronic head forget to balance that opolo make e for no continue to dey ring,, una talk sey map dey,,, BT una family including nnamdi kanu papa dey run from una kolomental craze,,. ,,,.. Na only to make noise una sabi,,,. finish
Posted: at 3-04-2017 11:38 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
BournIdentity at 3-04-2017 11:53 PM (8 years ago) (m)
@dynasty4all,,, it is a pity sey person like u go waka 4str. call ur fellow brethren,,, madman,, no no sey d sickness of madness dey ur family blood..., na hu u wan tell sey u normal after u yarn d name bia.. dey in existence b4 naija come..,?, u are a madman konfirm one,,, all ur chronic moronic moron family are all mad...,,, konfim FOOL,, no go do locate canal drown ur sef like ur broda.., than to come here talk wetin ur nyash dey feed u talk,,
Posted: at 3-04-2017 11:53 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Whether itshekiri or not biafra will stand ....anthiga and all this small island they are as big as onisha... a one only igbo land can still form biafra
Posted: at 4-04-2017 01:14 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
BournIdentity at 4-04-2017 12:23 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Just negodu,,,., dynasty4all and im craze wife proly dey use vez blow wetin even a commoner no go understand.., Na which one be his regrets ...? im wife proly come help am finish d English,, anthiga and all this small island they are as big as onisha... a one only igbo land
I beg anybody fit understand wetin dem dey try drive at.., bcos even d English construction sef e be lyk sey na for swamp dem take learn or lay dier English construction..., very disgraceful set of idiotic chronic moronic morons
Posted: at 4-04-2017 12:23 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
BournIdentity at 4-04-2017 12:35 PM (8 years ago) (m)
I no just no d kain sch wey all dese bia-rat idiots go and hw dem dey grade una for class..., Shey dem dey line all of una for straight line, oya begin dey fly fence,, person lyk dynasty4all wey climb or jump skyscraper,,.. dem go give am A1... Then person lyk proly wey im own na only to dey jump trees, dem go give am credit.. C. Bcos @ dis una age.. I no see any other way wey una take pass class .. Na maggot brain all of una get.. Stupid FOOLS..
Posted: at 4-04-2017 12:35 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
The so called ibos should mind the way they are trying to take what does not belong to them. They shoul remember that the first civil war was just a joke compaire to what they will see this time.
Posted: at 5-04-2017 01:16 AM (8 years ago) | Newbie
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