USA Africa Dialogue Series - Article: Igbo gods Are Angry

By Emeka Umeagbalasi

During the fiery Benin Empire, which existed between 1440 and 1897 AD, the present day Lagos (a group of lakes: courtesy of Portuguese settlement) was named "Eko" (war camp). Today, Lagos is Nigeria's melting pot and main socio-economic hub of the Southwest of Nigeria. Like Lagos founded by the Benin Empire, Onitsha ( Onuicha or Ado N' Idu) was a principality of the Benin Empire until 16^th century when it migrated back to its present abode-called "Onitsha" ( Whiteman's corrupted version of Onuicha: people of river bank). According to a part of history, Ado N' Idu or Onuicha (Onitsha) family had a misunderstanding with the then Oba Esigie of Benin, who reportedly ruled from the middle of 15^th to the middle of 16^th centuries. The misunderstanding reportedly had to do with the refusal of the newly installed Oba to extend his ritual homage to Onuicha's Udo Shrine, usually marked with slaughtering of a cow...........

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