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By Osas Ayazuma 26 - 02 - 2016 Igbo is a corruption of the Edo word 'IGBON.' One Edo princess was raped by a Serspient half-human, half-ape.  After she was raped, the people decided to isolate her, and see the outcome, she gave birth to twins-boy and girl, because of their appearance , the people called them IGBON. They didn't have friends, so the brother began to have sex with the sister, so they were chased away to go and settle away. It is like the ESAN, with different version, so is the Igbo,  Ibo language. Rebels who later fled constitute the larger Igbo. The Igbon dynasty can still be traced till date, with the ape-like appearance. Odimegwu C. Ojukwu was a true Igbon, while Nnamdi Azikiwe traced is dynasty to Benin.  That could explain, why Ojukwu wanted to kill Zik that time. Afra of Afia, migrated from Benin to a place now called OHA-AFIA or OHAFIA, he was a warrior who alongside his soldiers offered protection to business people. He didn't really rule ...

OUR SERIES ON THE EDOID PEOPLE CONTINUE TODAY...Our focus today is simultaneously on the Ihievbe( Sebe) and Otuo people of Owanland. (1) IHIEVBE PEOPLE: Ihievbe is a major clan in Owan East Local Government Area,in the northern part of Edo state, Nigeria. The clan has a population of approximately 50,000 people. Ihievbe has seven villages which are: Otua, Okhuame, Iyaba, Ugba, Emabu, Ekhueye and Owoe villages. Close neighbours of Ihievbe include, Warake, Ivbiaro, Afuze, Otuo, Igue and Agor. The people speak Owan as the native language, and English as the common language. The people of Ihievbe are either Christians or Muslims, but like most African communities, there exist a few percentage of them that practices traditional religion. Their subsistence is mostly based on agriculture and animal husbandry. According to Emmanuel Isuku, Ihievbe was founded by Oboh – the brother of uzuambi who was the founder of EMAI KINGDOM about 1478AD. Both Oboh and Uzuambi are children of Pri...