Ndigbo global population as at last year 2025 is 801million.
But as at area amalgamation of 1914 by the British, Ndigbo, apart from these states: Abia, Anambra, Enugwu, Imo and Ebonyi states can be found at other states below!
Igbo in non- south eastern states of the federation:
RIVERS STATE;
1, Egbema
2, Ecthe
3, Omuma
4, Ndoni
5, Ikwerre
6, Ekpeye
7, Obigbo
8, Opobo
9, Ogba
10, Ishi- Okpo
Edo State.
11) Igbanke/Igboakiri
In fact most people do not even know that Arch Bishop Benson idahosa and his wife are Igbo from Igbanke in Uhuonde local government area of EDO State that was formerly in Orhionwon LGA. The mother of the late Samuel Odaigbovo Ogbemudia is from Igbanke! Most indigenes of this town just like Ika people bear hybrid names that most often could just jolly well pass as EDO because of their names like Nduka, Chukwuka, Irabor, Jim Ovia, Omorogie Nwawanne, Collins Edumaruse etc
Delta state.
12, Ika
13, Ndokwa
14, Ukwuani
15, Aniocha
16, Oshimili
Bayelsa state.
17) Osekwenike, Abuetor and Eke Okpokri villages, all in Sagbama area of Bayelsa, are all Igbo of Ukwuani stock, and as such, are of the Anioma Igbo clan of the Igbo ethnic group in BAYELSA.
Cross River State.
18) Isobo- bikobiko, even liyl Imoke former Cross River state governor and wife are Igbo from Abilga- Cross River.
Akwa ibom state
19) Ikot Udo Ika in Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom is an Igbo community.
Benue State.
20) The Igbos in Benue State particularly those in Ado, Oju, Obi and Okpoku Local Government Areas of the state were in existence before the advent of Christian religion in Nigeria.
The Igbo found in Benue are: Umuezeokoha, Umuezeoka, Oriuzor, Umuoghara, Amaeka and Amaezekwe all in Ezza communities, Izzi, Ezzamgbo and Effium, these are the people who would have been in present day Ebonyi state but due to the fact that the Nigerian government then carved them into Benue in order to suppress the population of the east.
Apart from the Ezza speaking clan, particularly the people of Umuezeokoha that have over 300 villages, if you are to calculate the number of Igbo speaking villages in Benue State, outside Umuezeokoha, you would be talking altogether about over 600 villages. Three of the biggest markets in Benue are all in Igbo- speaking part. The markets are Inikiri, Ichari, Iddah and Iduokpe. There are also some Igbo speaking Idoma town in Benue State.
Kogi State.
21) The indigenous Igbo -speaking communities in Kogi state especially in Ibaji and Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Areas are Eke Avurugo community, such as Nwajala, Umuoye, Ubuile-Umueze, Ozara, Ofu Local Government Area and Umuoye and many more.
NOTE:
The current Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, also told us that his kingdom was initially conquered by the Igbos (please kindly note that he was not referring to the Ugbo of Ondo state) until they were rescued by Moremi and he also spoke of an Aboriginal Igbo community that still exist in ILE Ife to this day. Now you know Igbos are far more than the fake South East states they lie to you about always.
So long we are rightfully asking for Ndigbo nation, the map MUST include above mentioned Ndigbos in other carved out states. The above is copied from one of my books titled IGIRIGI: Only True book Whiteman Cannot Understand! See pages 65 to 68.
Chinedu Agbodike.
Date: June 18, 2026
Ubochi: Orie Mmiri
Published by Mazi Ugwu Alexander Okechukwu (CEO/MD, Obinwannem LLC/FW)
