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    Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke-Igbo, is the third largest local government area in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people. [3]It is composed of five clans namely Abam, Aro, Ihechiowa, Ututu and Isu.Arochukwu is a principal historic town in Igbo land.
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    Arochukwu, town, Abia state, southern Nigeria.It lies along the road from Calabar to Umuahia.Arochukwu was the headquarters of the Aro, an Igbo (Ibo) subgroup that dominated southeastern Nigeria in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was the seat of the sacred Chuku shrine, the source of a much-feared oracle (called Long Juju by the Europeans) that acted as a judge for the Igbo supreme deity ...
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    The Aro Confederacy (1640-1902) was a political union orchestrated by the Aro people, an Igbo subgroup, centered in Arochukwu in present-day southeastern Nigeria.The Aro Confederacy kingdom was founded after the beginning of the Aro-Ibibio Wars.Their influence and presence was all over Eastern Nigeria, lower Middle Belt, and parts of present-day Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea during the 18th ...
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    The Aro people or Aros are an Igbo group [1] that originated from the Arochukwu kingdom in present-day Abia state, Nigeria.The Aros can also be found in about 250 other settlements mostly in the Southeastern Nigeria and adjacent areas. The Aros today are classified as Eastern or Cross River Igbos because of their location, mixed origins, culture, and dialect.
  7. After the cities of Aba and Umuahia, Arochukwu, which is sometimes referred to as Arochukwu, or Aro-Okigbo is the third largest city in Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria. It is composed of 19 ...
  8. africarebirth.com

    Oct 24, 2023On 28 th November, 1901, Lt. Col. Arthur Forbes Monataro led 87 officers, 1,550 soldiers and 2,100 carriers in 4 axes of advance from Oguta, Akwete, Unwana and Itu—in present-day South-East and South-South Nigeria—to Arochukwu. Although the Aro forces were not equipped with modern weaponry, they were still able to brave through the attack.
  9. newworldencyclopedia.org

    As this continued, Aro businessmen from Arochukwu migrated across southern Nigeria and also to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea and founded numerous settlements. There they spread the Aro trading monopoly. The Confederacy Era. This activity became very popular as coastal Niger Delta city-states became important centers for the export of slaves.
  10. people.wku.edu

    The underground slave trade route refers to a system of interconnecting paths in the Cave Temple Complex of Chukwu Obioma in Arochukwu. A foot path leads to an iron gate. The gate leads to an open shelter with cement benches that will eventually, when the place is fully developed as a tourist center, become a tourist resting area.

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  1. Arochukwu

    Local government area of Nigeria

    Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke-Igbo, is the third largest local government area in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people. It is composed of five clans namely Abam, Aro, Ihechiowa, Ututu and Isu. Arochukwu is a principal historic town in Igbo land. It was also one of the cities in the Southern protectorate targeted by the British colonial government. Several historic tourist sites exist in the city. The mystic Ibini Ukpabi shrine, the slave routes and other relics of the slave trade era are frequently visited by tourists. It is also in the food belt of Abia state where most of the staple foods are produced. Wikipedia

    StateAbia State
    Composition5 clans
    TypeMonarchy (One of the few Igbo kingdoms in Nigeria, which practices the monarchical system of government)
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