Egbizum
Egbizum is a village in Abi local government area of Cross River State ) , image_map = Nigeria - Cross River.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location of Cross River State in Nigeria , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint ..., Nigeria. References Villages in Cross River State {{CrossRiverNG-geo-stub ...
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Abi, Cross River
Abi is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. It contains several Igbo and Bahumono villages and is home to an annual cultural festival. Geography Abi is situated along the Cross River and it is bounded to the west by Ebonyi State, to the south by Biase local government and to the east by Yakurr local government. Subdivisions Communes of Abi include: * Ebijakara * Ediba * Usumutong History and background Most people from Abi come from the Bahumono tribe or Agbo subgroup of Igbo. Bahumono One of the largest tribes within Abi Local Government is Bahumono, which includes eight villages: Anong, Ediba, Usumutong, Abeugo, Afafanyi, Igonigoni, Ebom, and Ebijakara(Ebriba). There are linguistic differences among the Bahumono people with the major variant being the Kohumono language. They are all historically known to have migrated from a place within the hills of Ruhura (ekpon a ruhura) called Hotumusa (old town) which lies in a region between the present ...
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