CONCLUSION
The study analyzes the several traditions of origins of Udu; the Hamitic hypothesis, Niger/Benue confluence hypothesis and Benin-Ogobiri connection. The thesis acknowledges the existence of speculation and attempts at doctoring or rewriting the traditions of origins of minority groups in Nigeria in the name of ideology and mythology, of which the Udu is not an exception.
The thesis analyzes three distinct versions on the traditions of origins of Udu - Hamitic hypothesis, Niger/Benue confluence hypothesis and Benin-Ogobiri connection. The study found wanting or caught to be racial prejudice, the hamitic hypothesis which suggested that everything of significance that took place in Africa, South of the Sahara was brought about by the Hermites, allegedly a branch of the Caucasian (white) race and cannot be used to explain the traditions of origin of Udu. This is because, apart from the fact that the theory was consummated and propounded by Eurocentric scholars, it cannot explain the differences in race, language and culture between that of Udu and Egypt.
On a similar note, the Niger-Benue confluence version was found to be based on intellectual hand work and lacking in merit. The study showed that the version is unscientific as there is still no archeological evidence to support it. Yam which was used as the basis for the assumption of tracing the tradition of origin of Udu to the Niger-Benue confluence area cannot be used as an element in tracing actual primary place of Udu migration to their current abode. In fact yam does not thrive well in Udu environment and as such the people in ancient time is not known for huge yam cultivation. The thesis also concluded that, it is plausible that Udu got access to yam through inter-group trading or relations with other Nigerian groups. Besides, there are no detailed studies and archaeological evidence on Udu that links them with Niger/Benue Confluence, yam cultivation and the introduction of yam into the Udu society. None of the Udu renowned historians point to any cultural affinities and connection.
