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I was having an issue with some people some time ago about the way Abiriba men and women dresses and they all accused me of "OVER-LOVING ABIRIBA" and also " OVER EXAGGERATING EVERYTHING CONCERNING ABIRIBA", but were they right?
What was my crime? you may ask.
My crime was that I saw a man and a woman ( maybe they were husband and wive) coming from a distant angle,and once I looked at them, I told my "Mba" friends that those two people dressed like Abiriba people, and as we were arguing about it, they came close and I decided to confirm through greeting.
I stylishly walked out of the crowd and greeted them in Abiriba dialect " Ete Kaa o" and I turned to say "Iyaa unu agala e"!, and to everyone's greatest surprise, they both responded "Nwam unu n'ohu ezutu ike?", and alas, it came to pass that true to my earlier prediction, they were both Nde Abiriba for sure. The argument closed even though some of them accused me of knowing the man and woman, but I told them their dressing drew me into believing they were from Abiriba.
Now, looking at the pictures here, one would see the Enachioken, Eze Ihungwu and Eze Amogudu all wearing the white cloth regalia (Abacha cloth) which, according to Abiriba tradition, these Kings can only wear during the Itu-Eyeh festival in July (Iri Ama), and also the people of Benin Ancient Kingdom in Edo State who wears same Abacha during their own festivals.
Can anyone spot the difference despite the white cloth being the same everywhere, and the fact that the people tying the white cloths are both men from Benin Kingdom and Abiriba Kingdom?.
The difference is clear, even the blind man can spot it. It is not a matter of exaggeration or defending indefensible issues because it concerns Abiriba.
The way Abiriba men and women dresses marks them out. Believe it or not.
By: Prince N. Kalu ( P.N.K)
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