Ibeno
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Ibeno is located in the south east of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Ibeno town lies on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River
Kwa Ibo River
The Kwa Ibo River is a river that rises near Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria and flows in a southeastern direction through Akwa Ibom State to the Atlantic ocean....

 about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river mouth, and is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast.

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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