Effium is the largest autonomous Igbo community in Ebonyi State of southeast region, Nigeria. Effium is located in the

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Ebonyi State Ebonyi State ( ig, Ȯra Ebonyi) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwes ...

. The indigenous people are known as Uffiom and Ezza Effium, but the most spoken indigenous language is the

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Economy

The major occupation in Effium is agriculture. The major agricultural produce include: yam, cassava, rice, groundnut, palm oil and timbers

Demographics

Effium community has other minor communities which includes: Inikiri Umuezeoka, Umuezeokaoha, and Kpakpaji communities.

History

The first tribe that settled in Effium was Uffiom and Ezza Effium followed by Arochukwu, Amuda and others.

Culture

Effium as a community has no common culture because it is inhabited by two different tribes with different cultures. Effium shares common boundaries with Izzi,

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. It has a very large market popularly known as Nwafia Effium market or Effium main market among many others where agricultural commodities are purchased in large quantities and transported to other parts of the country and for export. It is one of the largest markets in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Other markets in Effium include Inikiri Bernard market and Nwekendiagu market,

References

Ebonyi Abakaliki is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It's headquarters are in the town of Nkaliki. It has an area of 443 km and a population of 126,837 based on the census conducted i2006. Thehe postal code A postal code (al ...

Populated places in Ebonyi State

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