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Less than two months afterwards, the Igbo-majority former Eastern Region attempted to secede as the state of Biafra; in the three-year long Nigerian Civil War, now-Akwa Ibom was hard-fought over in the prelude to the Invasion of Port Harcourt while people from Akwa Ibom were persecuted by the Biafran forces as they were mainly non-Igbos. [22]
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).
Ikot Udo Abia is a village in ward four of the Etinan local government area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. [1] [2]: 26 "Ikot Udo Abia" means followers of Udo Abia. The villagers are the Ibibio people [3] [4] who are of the Afaha group within the Iman Clan (their spiritual guide is Itina). The language spoken in the village is Ibibio. [5]
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 ]
Ibibio people are found in all Nigerian states and is one of the Nigerian ethnic group living outside of Nigeria after Yoruba and Igbo. Hence, significant number of Ibibio people reside in Europe and North America as well as other countries. In addition to their state of origin, Akwa Ibom State, significant number of Ibibio are found in:
Ime Bishop is an Ibibio from Nsit Ibom, Akwa Ibom State in the southern part of Nigeria.He graduated from the University of Uyo where he studied Philosophy. He started his acting career since his childhood, and he has featured in over 100 movies.
Ikot Ukpong is a village in Okon development ward II of Eket local government area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. [1] [2] Ikot Ukpong means "Family of Ukpong" or "People of Ukpong". Ikot Ukpong is made up of different settler-families and descendants of the founder of the village. The deity of Ikot Ukpong was called "Ukpong Idem", meaning "spirit ...
Elijah Akpan Okon (born 1913) hailed from a royal lineage of leaders and chiefs in Ikot Mbon Ikono, Uyo, within the current Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. His father, Chief Nsentip Ekown, a distinguished ruler of Ikono and its surrounding areas, bestowed upon him the name Ukpong Nsentip Ekown .