₦airaland Forum

LeoThaGreat:
Arochukwu is a principal historic town in Igbo land. It was also one of the cities in the Southern protectorate targeted by the British terrorist government. Several historic tourist sites exist in the city. The mystic Ibini Ukpabi shrine, the slave routes and other relics of the slave trade era are frequently visited by tourists. It is also in the food belt of Abia state where most of the staple foods are produced.

The Aro-Ibibio Wars were a series of conflicts between the Aro people (subgroup of the Igbo) and the Ibibio in present-day Southeastern Nigeria in the Ibom Kingdom from 1630 to 1902. These wars led to the foundation of the Arochukwu kingdom.

Arochukwu Conquest
The proto Ibibio group originally came from Usak Edet (Isanguele), a segment of the Ejagham in present-day Southern Cameroon. The Eze Agwu clan from Abiriba, initiated Igbo migration into the region around the mid-17th century. The Ibibio clan welcomed all until some started rebelling against the ruling house. The Eze Awgu group who lead the rebellion against the ruling family aligned with several outside forces like the Priest Nnachi from the Edda group near Afikpo, was called by their king Awgu Inobia (Eze Agwu) for help. When he arrived, Nnachi and Eze Agwu allied with prince Akakpokpo Okon of the Ibibio kingdom of Ibom Kingdom. Akakpokpo Okon was the son of a marriage between an Igbo woman of the Eze Agwu clan and the King Obong Okon Ita in an attempt of a peace treaty for a war that have been fought between the Igbo subgroup and Ibibio. The Eze Agwu/Nnachi faction decided to help Akakpokpo attempt to overthrow his brother king Akpan Okon.

Aro Confederacy, and its far reaching Influence
The coup was heavily resisted which called for even more help. Through Nnachi, an Eastern Cross river group answered the call for help. They were known as the Akpa who were living at today Akwa Akpa before the arrival of the Efik people in that region. These warriors and traders, may have had European guns which were new to the territory. Being the Igbo allies, the Akpas were led by the royal Nnubi family. Osim and Akuma Nnubi led Akpa soldiers to help fight against the ruling household. Together with Igbo forces and rebels, they fought against the Ibom Kingdom forces (1690). During the final battles, Osim Nnubi was slain in Oror city state making it the capital of Arochukwu. At the end of the war, Osim and Akakpokpo were dead. In order to honor Osim's legacy, his brother Akuma was crowned the first EzeAro (king). After his death, Nnachi's descendants took the throne starting with his first son Oke Nnachi. The Arochukwu kingdom, was founded.

Notable People From Arochukwu
Nwankwo Kanu (aka Papilo), footballer
Alexx Ekubo, Actor and Model
Emeka Ihedioha , politician and businessman (from Aro Mbutu)
Etc

spearman:
Aro is Ibibio. Ibibio occupied the whole of Abia state before Ibos pushed them south and took over their deity and attached Chukwu to Aro.

Ojiofor:
So what happened to Ibibio people who previously occupied the whole of Abia state,where are they today or were they killed?

spearman:
Aro is Ibibio. Ibibio occupied the whole of Abia state before Ibos pushed them south and appropriated their deity and attached Chukwu to Aro.

Abia state is Ibibio land just as Ebonyin is Hausa land and Anambara ia Igala/Edo, Enugu is Igala/Idoma, Imo is Ikwerre land. Ibos came from Equatorial Guinea and started eating up the neighborhood

Efikson1:
I love your twisting history if one knows nothing about his or her history he or she might take these trash serious

It is actually trash because all your datings are faults and needs review.

Efik had settled in Calabar and it environs before 1460s and the only people who bears Akpa in history was still the Efiks which was known as Akwa Akpa before the arrival of Portuguese in the region.

The Aros called on Efik who had already aquired canyons from the whites these should be 16-1700s

When you write always make proper research about the subject,don't just write for the passion but it historical records

No sentiment
Be 100% accurate
Don't write to entice anybody but truth must be told

Thanks for your understanding

spearman:
Ibos ate them up. The ones that survived quickly assimilated to Ibo ways and for now identify with Ibos.

spearman:
Aro is Ibibio. Ibibio occupied the whole of Abia state before Ibos pushed them south and appropriated their deity and attached Chukwu to Aro.

Abia state is Ibibio land just as Ebonyin is Hausa land and Anambara ia Igala/Edo, Enugu is Igala/Idoma, Imo is Ikwerre land. Ibos came from Equatorial Guinea and started eating up the neighborhood

Efikson1:
I love your twisting history if one knows nothing about his or her history he or she might take these trash serious

It is actually trash because all your datings are faults and needs review.

Efik had settled in Calabar and it environs before 1460s and the only people who bears Akpa in history was still the Efiks which was known as Akwa Akpa before the arrival of Portuguese in the region.

The Aros called on Efik who had already aquired canyons from the whites these should be 16-1700s

When you write always make proper research about the subject,don't just write for the passion but it historical records

No sentiment
Be 100% accurate
Don't write to entice anybody but truth must be told

Thanks for your understanding

Dalohad:
This one na Fake story of ewedu lamentations you dey yell so...

Go meet Sam Omatseye, make he teach you how to do bigotry without shouting like a mad market women on the cyberspace..