Obinkita is one of 19 villages of
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.
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. It is thought to have been the capital of the northern
Ibibio
Ibibio may refer to:
*Ibibio language, Niger-Congo language of Nigeria
*Ibibio people an ethnic group of southern Nigeria
*Ibibio Sound Machine, an English electronic afro-funk band who sing in Ibibio
See also
* Ibiblio, a digital library and ar ...
kingdom of
Ibom
The Ibom or Mbot Abasi Kingdom was a kingdom by the Ibibio people with its seat of government in Obot Okon Ita. The Mbot Abasi kingdom was located at the boundary between Akwa Ibom and, Abia State in Nigeria. Around 1630, a group of Igbo from Abi ...
before its supposed conquest by
Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
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* Igbo-Ukwu, a t ...
and
Akpa
The Ibom Isi also known as the Akpa are one of the three main lineages comprising the Aro people. They are centered in Ibom, Arochukwu in Nigeria. The Akpa are descendants of the Ejagham in present day Cross River State in Southeastern Nigeria.
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invaders in 1690–1720. However, evidence suggests that it is simply a small town inhabited by descendants of assimilated Akpa peoples and that the actual capital of the old northern Ibibio kingdom alluded to remains within the confines of Ibibio territory in Ini local government of Akwa Ibom state.
Nevertheless, Obinkita remains significant in
Aro History. It is reported that all Aro villages assemble at Obinkita during the Ikeji festival.
References
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External links
*http://www.aro-okigbo.com/history_of_the_aros.htm
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080828190518/http://www.aronetwork.org/others/confederancy.html
*http://www.aronewsonline.com/origincivilization.html
Towns in Abia State