Ebijakara Explained

Ebijakara
Official Name:	Ebijakara
Settlement Type:	Village
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	Local Government Area
Subdivision Name1:	Cross River State
Subdivision Name2:	Abi, Cross River
Coordinates:	5.8489°N 7.9678°W
Pushpin Map:	Nigeria
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Ebijakara, Cross River State, Nigeria
Native Name:	Ebriba

Ebijakara is a community in Abi local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria.^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Ebijakara is one of the original seven villages which form the Bahumono nation and they migrated from Hotumusa along with other Bahumono communities.

Communal war

There have been a series of communal wars and conflicts in the area ^[4] between them and the neighboring Ebom community.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: INEC cancels 23 polling units’ results as violence mars election in Cross River. March 10, 2019. Punch Newspapers. en-US. 2019-03-20.
2. Web site: Tension in Cross River as two communities clash in Liyel Imoke’s home town. Edem. Edem. 2018-11-01. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US. 2019-03-20.
3. Web site: C/River Community Debunks Allegation Of Attacking Neighbours. Ndoma. Richard. 2018-11-23. Leadership Newspaper. en-US. 2019-03-20.
4. News: Okon. Emmanuel. Communal war in Cross River. The sun news.
5. News: Unah . Emmanuel . Cross River’s many communal ‘wars’ . 19 September 2020 . Vanguard News . December 30, 2018.