Ibeno
Ibeno Obolo Ibono |
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Nickname(s): Ijo | |
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Country | ![]() |
State | Akwa Ibom State |
Head-Quarters | Upenekang |
Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Ibeno is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Ibeno town lies on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river mouth, and is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast. Ibeno lies in the Mangrove Forest Belt of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria,it is bounded in the West byEastern Obolo local Government area,to the North by Onna,Esit Eket and Eket,to the South by the Atlantic Ocean [1]
The people speak Ibeno dialect of the Obolo (Andoni) language. Also, The Ibeno people share close ties with their neighbours to the east in Akwa Ibom due to geography and history but they remain Obolo in cultural practice and beliefs.
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