Loko is a town in
Nasarawa local government area
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of
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba State, Taraba and Plateau State, Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states ...
in the
middle belt region or North central zone of
Nigeria
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.It is found along the
River Benue bank.
The town is a mini-port, along the
river benue
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, for the conveyance of export materials, to the eastern and western parts of
Nigeria
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.
People
The main ethnic groups and the inhabitants of Loko town, are the Bassa,
Agatu,
Igbira
The Ebira people are an ethnic-linguistic group of North central Nigeria.
Most Ebira people are from Kogi State and Nasarawa State. Their language is usually classified as Nupoid and within the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language fami ...
, Afo. Others are
Nupe
Nupe or NUPE may refer to:
*Nupe people, of Nigeria
*Nupe language, their language
* Nupe River, in the Huánuco Region, Peru
* Bida Emirate, also known as the Nupe Kingdom, their former state
*A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in the Uni ...
,
Hausa
Hausa may refer to:
* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
* Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
See also
...
and
Kanuri.
Commercial Activities
The main activities engaged by the inhabitants of Loko town are farming and fishing.
References
Populated places in Nasarawa State
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