Ntak Ibesit
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Ntak Ibesit is a densely populated rural town in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria
. The town was noted for production and trade in palm oil
and kernel. In recognition of its strategic importance, the Colonial administration established a river port at Ekpene Okpo, with a colonial court . The court is still in operation today. One of the distinguishing features of Ntak Ibesitt is the network of colonial roads. There is a road linking
Ikot Okoro
, Mbon Ebre, Ukpom and Ekparakwa- all neighbouring towns and villages. A very popular market in Ntak Ibesit is Urua Ekenyong Obom, which is centrally located to serve Ukpom Edem Inyang, Mbon Ebre, Ediene Ikot Ebom.
The road linking Ikot Afanga town and Ntak Ibesit was named after a man called Udo Anwa-the Man Leopard. He was a commander who was arrested during the Ekpe Ikpa Ukot War, of the late 1940s. The MAN LEOPARD killings were believed to be one war fought, in the southern Annang, to draw the attention of the colonial administrators to the plight of the locals in the area, who were regarded mainly as drawers of waters and hewers of wood. The struggle has engaged the attention of many authors internationally (see: G I Nwaka: The Leopard Killings of Southern Annang 1943-48, 1986).
Ntak Ibesit was seriously affected by the Nigerian civil war, to the extent that the Ummanis and other foreign traders who settled and carried out business at Ekpene Okpo (the river port of the town) left and did not return. The footprints of the White Missionaries are very visible in Ntak Ibesit, the Qua Iboe Mission cathedral and the St John's African Church Primary School, built in 1940.
Ikot Okoro
, which is about 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Ntak Ibesit is a tourist destination, mostly to those who would like to study the settlement patterns of the colonial administrators. They were headquartered there as the administrative centre of the southern Annang. Ntak Ibesit is made up of five town units namely: Ikot Esikan, Ikot Okoetok, Ikot Udo Aduak, Ataha Essien and Ataha Ntak. Another town unit was proposed which was named Ikot Ama Odung. Chief Ezekiel Sunday Ibanga was the proponent of the proposed town unit.The Akwa Ibom State Government has proposed to establish a skill acquisition centre for Ntak Ibesit to take care of youth un-employment.
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...
. The town was noted for production and trade in palm oil
Palm oil
Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the...
and kernel. In recognition of its strategic importance, the Colonial administration established a river port at Ekpene Okpo, with a colonial court . The court is still in operation today. One of the distinguishing features of Ntak Ibesitt is the network of colonial roads. There is a road linking
Ikot Okoro
Ikot Okoro
Ikot Okoro is a rural settlement of Akwa Ibom State and was one of the larger population concentrations in the now defunct South Eastern Nigeria. Now smaller, it is about 15 km southwest of the regional center of Abak. The people of Ikot Okoro have been clamoring for the creation of a local...
, Mbon Ebre, Ukpom and Ekparakwa- all neighbouring towns and villages. A very popular market in Ntak Ibesit is Urua Ekenyong Obom, which is centrally located to serve Ukpom Edem Inyang, Mbon Ebre, Ediene Ikot Ebom.
The road linking Ikot Afanga town and Ntak Ibesit was named after a man called Udo Anwa-the Man Leopard. He was a commander who was arrested during the Ekpe Ikpa Ukot War, of the late 1940s. The MAN LEOPARD killings were believed to be one war fought, in the southern Annang, to draw the attention of the colonial administrators to the plight of the locals in the area, who were regarded mainly as drawers of waters and hewers of wood. The struggle has engaged the attention of many authors internationally (see: G I Nwaka: The Leopard Killings of Southern Annang 1943-48, 1986).
Ntak Ibesit was seriously affected by the Nigerian civil war, to the extent that the Ummanis and other foreign traders who settled and carried out business at Ekpene Okpo (the river port of the town) left and did not return. The footprints of the White Missionaries are very visible in Ntak Ibesit, the Qua Iboe Mission cathedral and the St John's African Church Primary School, built in 1940.
Ikot Okoro
Ikot Okoro
Ikot Okoro is a rural settlement of Akwa Ibom State and was one of the larger population concentrations in the now defunct South Eastern Nigeria. Now smaller, it is about 15 km southwest of the regional center of Abak. The people of Ikot Okoro have been clamoring for the creation of a local...
, which is about 4 km (2.5 mi) away from Ntak Ibesit is a tourist destination, mostly to those who would like to study the settlement patterns of the colonial administrators. They were headquartered there as the administrative centre of the southern Annang. Ntak Ibesit is made up of five town units namely: Ikot Esikan, Ikot Okoetok, Ikot Udo Aduak, Ataha Essien and Ataha Ntak. Another town unit was proposed which was named Ikot Ama Odung. Chief Ezekiel Sunday Ibanga was the proponent of the proposed town unit.The Akwa Ibom State Government has proposed to establish a skill acquisition centre for Ntak Ibesit to take care of youth un-employment.