Akpan Okon was an ''Obong'' (king) of Ibom Kingdom around 1690-1720. An attempt was made to overthrow him by his brother Akakpokpo Okon with the support of groups such as the

Eze Agwu Agwu Inobia or Eze Agwu was one of the founding fathers of the city of Arochukwu, the third largest city in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situate ...

Nnachi Ipia Nnachi Ipia mononymously known as Nnachi, was one of the founding fathers of the city of Arochukwu, one of the largest villages in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. During the conclusion of the 17th century, he was a Dibia (priest-doctor) from th ...

, and the Nnubi dynasty in the final phases of the

Aro-Ibibio Wars The Aro-Ibibio Wars were a series of conflicts between the Aro people (subgroup of the Igbo) and the Obong Okon Ita clan in present-day Southeastern Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Afri ...

. Although this alliance was very significant and crucial, the battle ended in a stalemate. The alliance between the Eze Agwu lineage and his ambitious brother Akakpokpo invigorated the Aro people, and laid the foundation of the

Arochukwu Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke igbo is the third largest local government area in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people. It ...

kingdom.

External links

*http://www.aro-okigbo.com/history_of_the_aros.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20081121232256/http://www.aronetwork.org/others/arohistory.html *http://www.aronewsonline.com/origincivilization.html Aro people 18th-century monarchs in Africa 18th-century Nigerian people Ibibio Calabar {{Nigeria-bio-stub