The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu took to his official Facebook page yesterday to shed more light on a bit of the Oduduwa Republic history.
Using an illustrated map for emphasis, he shows how the Oduduwas were given the name ‘Yarriba’ which was a derogatory word for someone who is dubious and cunning in his dealings and how they whole-heartedly accepted it without protest.
This goes a long way to show how they were portrayed in the past.
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The Oduduwas were founded by Oduduwa who was a Yoruba divine king.
According to tradition he was the holder of the title of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city. He was not only the first ruler of a unified Ife, but also the progenitor of various independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland and ancestor of their numerous crowned kings
In his words:
“The Oduduwas were called YARRIBA, meaning dubious people and they accepted it.”
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
