Malachy Ichie, Dean of the School of Business and Social Sciences at Maduka University, Ekwegne Nsukka, has offered fresh insights into cultural identity and social classifications in Nigeria, with a particular focus on the Igbo community.
Speaking during an interview on Signature TV, Malachy Ichie drew attention to what he described as a distinctive social label within Igbo society. According to him, “It Is Only In Igbo Land That We Have City Boys; We Don’t Have Them In The North, West, & South.”
He explained that the term reflects a unique socio-cultural phenomenon shaped by urbanisation and the strong commercial orientation of the Igbo people. Ichie noted that, over time, economic activities and migration to urban centres have influenced how individuals are perceived, giving rise to identity markers such as “city boys.”
The academic emphasised that such classifications are not arbitrary but are rooted in historical and socio-economic realities. He added that different regions across Nigeria have developed their own cultural expressions, shaped by their environments and ways of life Read From Source/Original…