The Akpa is a major
Cross River clan of
Aro people centered in Ibom,
Arochukwu in
Nigeria. The name Akpa was taken after their popular king. This Aro clan is originally from the Ekoi territory around the
Calabar area.During the
Aro-Ibibio wars in present day
Arochukwu in the 17th-18th century, an
Igbo leader named
Okennachi (the first Igbo EzeAro), invited his allies the princes
Osim and Akuma Nnubi from the east of the Cross River to assist him in overrunning the
Ibibios and granting them lands. The Nnubis, led their people known as the Akpa to present-day Arochukwu. They led the Akpa forces who had firearms to ally with Igbo forces and defeat the Ibibios. Though Osim Nnubi died, the Aros defeated the Ibibios and captured the area. Akpa people remain till this day mainly in Ibom, Obinkita, UgwuAkuma, and other towns belonging to the Ibom isi
kindred. They have highly influenced the Cross River Igbo culture. The Akpas was later absorbed in the dominant Igbo group who ruled the
Aro Confederacy.
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Akpa is a language spoken in Nigeria.
The language is: Akpa
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