Prince Akenzua who said that he read the Vanguard report of May 2, containing the threats issued to the people of Benin by Ijaw settlers in Edo land, stated that the Ijaws attempted to paint a picture of a people that were being suppressed and also claimed that there was nothing like Benin Kingdom or Empire in the present day Nigeria. The history of the empire pre-dates 1500 AD and it held sway for nearly 400 years until it was dismantled by the British in 1897. On the other hand, the Benin Kingdom may have reduced in size and political relevance but the area still under purview of the Oba of Benin is known, till this day, as Benin Kingdom. Therefore, they are now Ijaws in diaspora like Afro Americans who were taken over to America some hundreds of years ago. Prince Akenzua also debunked the claim that the purpose of the Bill was for the Binis to seize and appropriate the natural resources in Ijaw areas of the state.
Nothing can be more absurd.