Voice Of The Youths Kogi State (VOYKS)

Written by Ene’ojo John (Ali Ocheje) . History has it that the igala-kingdom is one of the nine well entrenched kingdoms that existed in pre-colonial Nigeria,with its historical and well celebrated seat of power at idah where tha Atta,Agabaidu cuts the short.History equally has it that the Igala kingdom span from the present day Koton-karfe to Onyedega in Ibaji and its sorroundings which include part of present Anambra north in Anambra state,it also extend to the present day onyagede and north-western part of Idoma land and the entirety of present day Igala-land. Prior to the advent of colonialism and British particularly in Nigeria,the then existing Nation-states were the Sokoto caliphate,The Karnem -Bornu empire,The greatest Kwararafa Empire,The undefeatable Igala-kingdom,The Nupe Empire,The Oyo Empire,The Benin Kingdom,The oil rich People of present day south-southern Nigeria and The republican Igbo people.in pre-colonial African societies,just like medieval Europe,wars of conquest ...

By Tijani Tahiru   Prior to the coming of Europeans, and subsequent partition of West Africa, Igala country stretched far as to share boundaries with Onitsha, Benin and beyond the banks of the River Niger and Benue to the North including the entire Lokoja down to Abaji . They share influences and treaties with the Igbos, Benin's in the Southwest, Yorubas in the far West and the Hausas in the North.  Topographically, the confluence area or point "Oko-eja" ; Oko(farm) Eja(Fish)   when the Europeans wanted to settle down around Idah, they went to  the palace of then Attah Igala. The then Attah Igala told  the interpreter in Igala that ; "Adodo kpai -enefun  kawnma kuma Lo toko -Eja"  . Meaning we can not live with white here tell them to go to Oko-eja area  ( Fish farm)  ; Lo toko-eja (Fish farm) which was later corrupted by the white  as  Lokoja . Lokoja belongs to Igala people as far back as 15 to 16 century . The River is a sou...

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