A renowned scholar, Prof Emmanuel Mordi, an accomplished professor of history at the Delta State University, Abraka, has stated that Nri kingdom existed long before Benin kingdom.

The highly respected scholar also called the claim of Benin ancestry by Issele-Uku kingdom a farcical claim.

In his words;

“H.R.M Obi Osemene started this farcical claim of Benin origin in the aftermath of the Nigerian civil war.

“Prof Angulu Onwuejeogwu has shown that many Nri communities existed in many areas of Igbo land west of the Niger, including Issele-Uku, Ogwashi-Uku , and , even parts of the Ukwuani country, such as Ogbole Ogume.

“In fact, all Ogboli groups West of the Niger are of Nri origin. Archaeology and history are conclusive that Nri is older than Benin.”

Prof. Mordi hails from Ubulu-Uku in Delta State. He was the foundation Acting Head of the Department of History & International Studies at Delta State University Abraka, between 2004/2005 and 2008/2009 Academic Sessions.

He is Member of The Society for Army Historical Research (SAHR), London, Lagos Studies Association and the Historical Society of Nigeria.
Prof. Mordi has many years of university teaching experience. Apart from successfully supervising PhD thesis and MA dissertations, he has published cutting edge articles on the military and media in prominent, SCOPUS-indexed, learned journals.

He has been engaged as a reviewer by Taylor and Francis on papers related to journalism studies, and is acknowledged by PUBLONS in that regard.

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