Igbanke
place
Igbanke is an Ika community ceded into Orhionmwon, Edo State. Igbanke belongs to the igbanke speaking Ika group with a significant number in the Ika South and North East LGAs of Delta State.
Igbanke was politically ceded into Edo State during the creation of the state on August 27, 1991, through the influence of Samuel Ogbemudia hence separating them from the larger Ika group in Delta State where they belong. The Igbanke community is divided into 6 villages: Omolua, Ottah, Idumuodin, Ake, Oligie and Igbontor.
History
Igbanke originated from six villages which came together from the earliest times preceding the slave trade era. The people of Idumodin, Ake/Obiogba, Omolua, Oligie, Ottah and Igbontor are the villages that came together to establish their settlement which over the years has been referred to as Igbanke.
Language
Although, majority of the Igbanke people speak "Ika" dialect, some of them are bilinguals, that is, some of them speak more than one language fluently, that is, the Igbo language and that is because in its real sense, Ika language is a dialect of the wider Igbo language. For instance, the people of Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and Abia respectively all have different dialects of Igbo but understand each other and the same goes to the anioma people which Igbanke is a bonafide part of due to their Ika ancestry. This explains why every Ika speaker, including Ndi-Igbanke understands the general Igbo dialect, sharing several similar words.
Culture and Tradition
The Egu festival is one of the cultural and traditional activities that is celebrated at Igbanke.
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