Comrade Esimaje Awani and other leaders of core Itsekiri youth groups like the Itsekiri People’s Congress led by Comr. Raymond Aderojo, Gabriel Mene Ejegi (HostCom), Comr....
Ginuwa, the Itsekiri founder and first olu (king), was originally a prince of Benin, so that subsequent kings are descendants of the Ọba of Benin. Lesser...
So there you have it. Itsekiri's slaves came primarily from the Urhobo; secondarily from the Yoruba and the Bini; and sometimes (though rarely) from the Ijọ....
Looking at the nature of the Igbos, the Itsekiri tribe never had what it takes to own and domesticate Igbo slaves as Reno wanted his audience...