Yoruba The Ancestor Of Idomas, Igalas And Igbos
Yoruba The Ancestor Of Idomas, Igalas And Igbos The group of people who migrated from Wukari and settled down in Okpoto land with the aboriginal who are decedents of Arole and Êri.Though the Wukari migrants were later divided into Igala, Igbira and Idoma due to leadership disagreement. Although they were of the same people. [1] The first settler in Okpoto land was an Ootu Ife (Yoruba) man called Arole (Inheritor) who later became the ancestor most Igbo's and he was called Arochukwu by the Igbos. The history of the Aros predates Igbo migration and founding of the kingdom of Arochukwu. Before Igbos started arriving to the Aro region in the 17th century, a group of Proto Ibibio migrated to the area. The Proto Ibibio group originally came from Usak Edet (Isanguele ), a segment of the Ejagham in present day Southern Cameroon. Arole left Ootu Ife with his brother Êri (Witness / Trust) [4][6][7][8][9] and their followers many century before the arrival of third Yoruba dynasty Oduwa who tr