Akakpokpo Okon was an Ibibio prince from the Ibom Kingdom around 1690-1720. He was the son of the marriage between king Obong Okon Ita and an Igbo woman from 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 ...

lineage. Akakpokpo Okon lead a coup against his brother

Akpan Okon 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, Nnachi Ipia, and the Nnubi dynasty in the final phases of th ...

the ''Obong'' (king) with the support of the

Nnachi 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 t ...

, 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 ...

. Akakpokpo Okon was killed in combat.

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*http://www.aro-okigbo.com/history_of_the_aros.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20081121232256/http://www.aronetwork.org/others/arohistory.html *https://www.aronewsonline.com/?p=651 Aro people 18th-century Nigerian people Nigerian royalty Ibibio people Calabar {{Nigeria-bio-stub