Ebijakara Ebriba | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Ebijakara | |
  Ebijakara Ebijakara, Cross River State, Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 5°50′56″N7°58′04″E / 5.84889°N 7.96778°E Coordinates: 5°50′56″N7°58′04″E / 5.84889°N 7.96778°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Cross River State |
| Local Government Area | Abi, Cross River |
Ebijakara is a commune in Abi local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3]
Ebijakara is one of the original seven village which form the Bahumono nation and they migrated from Hotumusa along with other Bahumono communities.
There have been a series of communal wars and conflicts in the area [4] between them and the neighboring Ebom community. [5]
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