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Ikot Udo Abia | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom |
| Local Government Area | Etinan |
| Ward | Four |
Ikot Udo Abia is a village in ward four of the Etinan local government area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.[1][2]: 26 "Ikot Udo Abia" means followers of Udo Abia. The villagers are the Ibibio people[3][4] who are of the Afaha group within the Iman Clan (their spiritual guide is Itina). The language spoken in the village isIbibio.[5] Ikot Udo Abia lies in the area of Africa which was affected by the Atlantic slave trade of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries.[6]
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