Britain, with all her might, has been viewing the Igbo Nation as a threat to her exploitative ruthlessness, and has, as such, been striving ...
Britain, with all her might, has been viewing the Igbo Nation as a threat to her exploitative ruthlessness, and has, as such, been striving to shrink, destroy, and erase the boundaries of the IGBO NATION, and DE-IGBONIZE some Igbos through Segmentation, fragmentation, balkanization, and gerrymandering (DIVIDE AND RULE).
But some boundaries remain invisible, intangible, and unerasable, and these attributes constitute/manifest themselves in features and cultural practices. One of the bases upon which Britain had unleashed this vindictive cruelty upon the Igbo Nation was to promote the Southern (coastal) and the Northern (Northmost) tribes (DIALECTS) of the Igbo Nation as ETHNIC Nationalities.
The processes of segmentation and fragmentation involved separating various tribes and dialects, grouping them, and labelling them as minorities. This was accompanied by balkanization and gerrymandering, which created zonal, state, and regional divisions. After these actions, a rigorous process of indoctrinational reorientation was initiated. All of this was aimed at convincing the victims of British subjugation and emasculation that they do not belong to the Igbo nation.
However, these few features and practices remain indelible, unextinguishable, and irremovable as indisputable identities of the IGBO, irrespective of their location of indigeneity within (or even outside) the British fraudulent and evil enclave called Nigeria.
Firstly, their original native/traditional religious practices involve sacrificing at the red-earth altar, where objects of sacrifice are slaughtered, and their blood is poured at the red-earth altar. This altar is what is called OKWU-MMỤỌ (the dwelling arena of (holy) Spirit), in some Igbo dialects, but Britain, in the process of demonizing everything about Igbos, they called it OKWU-ARỤSỊ (the dwelling place of demons).
These altars, which can still be found in many parts of the Igbo Nation, from Kogi and Benue to the entire South-South, Southeast, and beyond, stretching to parts of Ambazonia and Equatorial Guinea, remain one of the indelible boundaries and identities of the Igbo Nation.
Another indestructible boundary of the Igbo Nation, which Britain could never have been aware of, is the cultural distinction and identity of Igbo married women (mothers). This cultural practice, or the feature of tying a two-piece wrapper, is unique, applicable, exceptional, distinctive, and synonymous with Igbo women worldwide. Any other people with this practice are only distant cousins of the Igbo. Because this identification features never occurred to the parasitic UK, they never knew that the He-goat will always have its unique and smelly feature, no matter how or what you perfume it with.
Finally, what has been an undeniable, enigmatic and complicated puzzle to Britain and all their collaborators, including even the victims of the British DE-IGBONIZATION project, is the IGBO CALENDAR. This Igbo Calendar is a chronological recording of days and events based on a Four-Market-Day Week order, featuring Eke, Orie (Oye), Afọ, and Nkwọ. (The pronunciation could vary according to the DIALECT).
This particular identity/boundary, even though intangible and invisible, but prominent in daily activities, has put the propagators, collaborators, promoters, and even the victims of DE-IGBONIZATION, DIVIDE AND RULE, and GERRYMANDERING of Igbo land in total confusion, disappointment, fury, and rage, as they never calculated that there would be any jot of trace to link and connect the entire Igbo nation with such impeccable, glaring, incontrovertible, and indisputable evidence.
To the shame and ridicule of the UK, the Igbos have found their rhythm once again and are "centrifugalizing".
Even those victims that Britain compelled to deny their Igboness, in the process of trying to perpetuate the malicious and fallacious narrative, and prove how the Igbo nation is just a DOT IN THE CIRCLE, as well as how "LANDLOCKED" Igbo land is, are, by themselves, out of their own volition, affirming their Igboness.
In summary, Britain's long-standing agenda to distort the boundaries of the Igbo Nation is both futile and absurd. It is impossible to erase the identifying features, attributes, characteristics, and cultural uniqueness that form the invisible and enduring boundaries of the Igbo Nation (Biafra).
Let it not be forgotten that the DEMAND of BIAFRANS remains a # UN-supervised #REFERENDUM, for PEACEFUL #BiafrExit from the British fraud, inhumanity, and graveyard called Nigeria.
Written by
Mmadụ Awụchukwu
For
Lagos State Media Team
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