Historical Linkages And Contacts Among The People Of South-eastern Nigeria: Some Lesson On Inter-group Relations

Abstract

The Efik, Ejagham, Ibibio, Oron, Cross River Igbo that inhabit South-eastern Nigeria were no strangers to each other in the pre-colonial era. Rather there had been different levels of contacts, linkages and interactions between these ethnic nationalities in their historical experiences before the advent of colonial rule. This paper examines the nature, and historical forces, which facilitated inter-group relations among them.