The tourists, who arrived Benin from California, United States of America (USA), were entertained by the Benin Cultural Troupe and treated to delicious local African dishes, including palm oil fruits soup (banga), blended vegetable (black) soup, owo soup, pounded yam and agidi (corncake) among others.
Speaking to journalists on the reason for the visit, Mr. Andy Ehanire, a representative of Jemi Alade, organisers of the tour, said the Americans were on a rediscovery visit to trace their root.
He added, “They are coming on a pilgrimage to rediscover the home of their ancestors from where they were taken away more than 400 years ago. It is an emotional visit.”
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*Some people cannot find closure until they find their roots..I met someone recently who is French by birth but thinks he has Nigerian roots and doesnt know how to go about it because even his parents didnt succeed in their search...I advised him not to give up!!!
My dear honestly u are correct oo.
ReplyDeleteU will only find closure if u and ur dad or paternal sides does not flow.
But if there is love everywhere u will want to dig deep. thank
I met some African Americans who came to trace their ancestry in Ghana, at the Elmina castle 3yrs ago when i visited Cape Coast, it was quite emotional for all of us. I sincerely hope they find closure
DeleteTenth what did you type? Chai!
DeleteI wonder ooo @Tenth! Confusion everywhere.
DeleteHuh 😨
ReplyDeleteLet sleeping dongs lie. Ancestral spirits are a real thing. Tourism-fine,but to dig up my roots in a place like Benin? Hell to the no!
ReplyDeleteMy dear, you are very ignorant
DeleteAnon 09:08, you are right. They are waking up their village people...
DeleteAnonymous 9:08 you’re a very big fool, & God punish you for this comment. Jealous kill you, because them no pick your own tribe.
DeleteThis is what akwunakwuna can cause
ReplyDeleteWhat has prostitution got to do with slave trade?
DeleteNo na princess.
DeleteYou are talking like someone with no sense at all, if you read the post you will know that they came back to trace their roots because their ancestors were taken as slaves. Ozuo.
DeleteThis people no get problem at all.
ReplyDeleteNah person wey chop belleful they find toothpick.
😂😂😂😂😂😂@toothpick
Delete🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@toothpick. So true o
DeleteI pray they are well protected. May kidnappers not disgrace us.
ReplyDeleteAmen o
DeleteAmen
Deleteamen
DeleteLet me join and shout amen
DeleteGood.
ReplyDeleteLet me go and trace mine, am not supposed to be a Nigerian
Yori Yori yes o, I think am a Jew according to the Igbos. May be my ancestors used to help Jesus in making those gladiator shoes
DeleteGood luck to them
ReplyDeleteGod direct them. Blood smells, dig deeper u shall b shown d light
ReplyDeleteGood luck to them finding their ancestral root.
ReplyDeleteI met a white American lady recently who told me she had 2% Nigerian gene in her DNA.
She said she had always acted differently, had wild taste in food, fashion and music. So, when the craze of finding and knowing their ancestry tree started, she decided to also run some tests to know if she was in anyway related to Africa.
She did rán the test and she discovered she was 2% Nigerian.
This lady is so crazy and happy about her being a Nigerian. She wears African attire all the time, listens to Nigerian music, she knows all the Nigerian artists, both old and younger ones.
Her husband is white and they have visited Nigerian more than five times.
The way she speaks about Nigeria 🇳🇬 gave me more hope about Nigeria. She is a very proud white Nigerian woman and I really like her.
She has traveled back to the States.
Awwwwww ,and some Nigerians don't want to be Nigerians anymore
DeleteLet her come and live here for one year. She will denounce Nigeria Shap Shap
DeleteWhat is palm out fruit soup?? Why not just banga soup, black soup. As you deh explain others why didn't you explain owo soup. Because honestly I don't know what owo soup is so you should have explained it for me.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to Igodomigodo empire. We members of TAN are on ground for divinism.
ReplyDeleteI really hate this country and would love to leave it. But at times I think 200years down the line will be descendants be doing this? Trying to trace their ancestry? The truth is east or west, home still remains the best. I wish them the best.
ReplyDeleteThey should have gone to Aro because Aro was a major town where slaves were taken but of course they came to Benin because the history of Benin is more prominent than that of Aro.
ReplyDeleteWhere is Aro located?
DeleteHave you forgotten Lagos? Where the point of no return was?
DeleteOh well! They should go and check their "Ancestral DNAs", Ancestral DNA will really help and narrow down their search.
ReplyDeleteI’m sure they did that’s why they are in Benin city .
DeleteI got my results last month and o boy I was shocked!
They have much time and money.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to them
ReplyDeleteForward ever backward never. What I’m I using root to do. As I have been uprooted won’t I keep moving forward and be fine and do my best. No need to reroot.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to them in their search
ReplyDeleteAnd many foolish Nigerians are trouping out of their roots in search of
ReplyDeletewhat I do not know, selling themselves into sex slavery all over again.
Sex slavery is the worse kind of human degradation.
I am having the feeling that I have American DNA in me. I am looking for a sponsor to fly me abroad for that purpose.
ReplyDelete😂😂😂😂😂😂
DeleteNigerians always cracking silly jokes, this is what Buhari's government has created a spirit of indifference.
ReplyDeleteGood to know. I wish them good luck.
ReplyDeleteRoots and patriotism are spiritual. Not to know where one is from brings about spiritual groping. I am very excited that these 50 "Africans" will find closure. Obokhian
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