Ika
LGA
Nickname: 
(Ika-annang)
Ika is located in Nigeria
Ika
Ika
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°01′0″N 7°32′0″E / 5.01667°N 7.53333°E / 5.01667; 7.53333
Country Nigeria
StateAkwa Ibom State
Government
 • ChairmanHon. Anthony Udousung
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Websitewww.annangheritage.org

Ika (Ika-Annang; also Ika Ibom) is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.[1][2] The headquarters of the Ika local government area is Urua Inyang. Ika is subdivided into clans Urban (1 & II), Ito (1, II and III) Achan (1, II and III) and Odoro (1 & II) and over 50 villages in totality with an identical cultural display called Akakum/Asakom nicknamed Afum (meaning wind). Displayed mostly at Christmas.

Ika is one of the eight Annang local government areas of the present thirty-one local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Ika local government area of Annang people Annang or Ika people (Ika-Annang) were formerly in the old Abak which was subdivided into other local governments resulting in five new local government areas, namely Abak, Oruk-Anam, Etim-Ekpo, Ukanafun and Ika local government areas. During the colonization of Nigeria by the British, Ika Annang was for the most part under Aba division of the Owerri province, as opposed to other Annang who were under the Ikot Ekpene or Abak divisions.

The language of the Ika people of Akwa Ibom State is an Annang dialect of the Annang people.

Villages and towns

A few villages in Ika Local Government Area have historical and cultural affiliations to the Igbo people. Villages like Ikot Inyang (Formerly known as Oboeze- meaning Umubueze (People of Kings) in Igbo language) has strong affiliations with the Igbo people.

References

  1. ↑ Books, L. L. C. (May 2010). Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State: Ikot Ekpene, Uyo, Eket, Mkpat-Enin, Abak, Oruk Anam, Ika-Annang, Oron, Nigeria, Eastern Obolo. General Books LLC. ISBN 9781155785943.
  2. ↑ MENDIE, PATRICK. Ika Annang Metaphysics. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365923982.
  3. ↑ "Urua Inyang, Nigeria - Facts and information on Urua Inyang - Nigeria.Places-in-the-world.com". nigeria.places-in-the-world.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.


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