The Aro Confederacy was a large slave trading network and league of Igbo and Cross River allies led by the
Aro people which flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries. Their influence and presence was distributed across parts of
Nigeria's West Delta region, entire Eastern region, and Southern
Igala. It is claimed that it extended through parts of present-day
Cameroon and
Equatorial Guinea. The
Arochukwu Kingdom was an economical, political, and oracular center as it was home of the powerful Long Juju oracle, the Aro King, Chiefs, and High Priests. This Confederacy was born with the rise of the
slave trade in the hinterland.
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