Former Police Commissioner corrects Philip Asiodu over alleged distortion of history

Former Police Commissioner, Ikechukwu Ayo Aduba, rtd, has accused Chief Phillip Asiodu of distorting history.

Asiodu had, successful a statement, denied Asaba’s Igbo practice and taste ground of the 1967 Asaba Massacre, claiming that “Asaba is not Igbo”

But Aduba, portion responding done a title, “Building On Truth: Asaba, Igbo Identity And The 1967 Massacre,” maintained that Asaba is an Igbo assemblage by language, culture, and origin.

He said Asiodu contradicted linguistic, cultural, and humanities grounds recognised by scholars and Asaba’s ain institution.

“To accidental the least, Chief Philip Asiodu is escaped successful his governmental views. But past is not a idiosyncratic opinion. It is recorded successful Language, Artefacts, and Blood.

To backmost up his claim, Aduba said Asaba is located successful Delta State, but its radical are portion of the Anioma/Igboid cluster.

“The Igbo connection is listed arsenic Asaba National Language. Linguists classify Anioma communities including Asaba arsenic autochthonal speakers of Igboid languages, a subdivision of Niger-Congo, Igbo dialects officially see “Onitsha, Enuani.”the  Enuani is the dialect spoken successful Asaba and surrounding Anioma towns.

“Cultural Continuity Asaba’s traditions reflector halfway Igbo Omenala. The Asagba of Asaba himself pledges to sphere “Asaba Cultura...