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Upon the death of Iman Ibom, his spirit metamorphose into the Iman Ibom clan deity “The Itina Iman deity” and oyot is the clan deity – totem hence it is a taboo to kill or eat such mythical beast and Ebre is the totem of Ikono Ibom clan, they forbid the killing or maiming of this mythical animal. Nsit Ibom moved to Afia Nsit where there ...
Obong Okon Ita was an Ibibio king of Ibom Kingdom with its seat of government in Obot Okon Ita. His kingdom was located between present day Abia and Akwa Ibom states in Southeastern Nigeria . He is the father of Akakpokpo Okon and Akpan Okon who fought for supremacy for the rulership of Ibom Kingdom [ 1 ]
The Efik were originally from the Ibom Kingdom and might have left before or during the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Akwa Ibom State is one of the present two states created from the old Akwa Akpa kingdom, Cross River State being the sister state. [2] The people of the Ibom Kingdom also called themselves Mbot Abasi (the people of God).
The kingdom functioned as a free sovereign and egalitarian society until from the late 1800s until 1909, [4] when the British invaded the region and forcibly absorbed it into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. [5] In early 1925, the Oron Nation had a political revival, with the reestablishment of the Oron Union and Ahtaship in the region.
Obong is likewise used by the Efik, Ibibio and Annang peoples of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. Among the Igbo people in the South-East, Eze, Igwe and Obi are typically used to denote rulers. The Ijaws of the Niger Delta, refer to their kings as either: Pere, Obanema, Mingi, Obanobhan, Ibenanaowei or an Amanyanabo.
The bulk of the Enwang and Usukakpa are located in the present-day Akwa Ibom state. Modern Efik society is a melting pot of people of diverse origin. Due to the rise of Calabar as a commercial centre since the 18th century, Efik settlements experienced a high rate of inward migration consisting of Sierra Leoneans , Lebanese , Cameroonians ...
Ikot Abasi is located in the south west corner of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is bounded by Oruk Anam Local Government Area in the north, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the south. The Imo River forms the natural boundary in the west separating it from Rivers State. [2]