Pre-colonial warfare

The Igbo-Egu-Nkalu War and Early Settlement Dynamics: Oral Traditions and Historical Accounts of Afikpo

The history of many African towns and communities is rooted not in written documents, but in rich oral traditions that preserve memories of early settlement, migration, conflict, and cultural consolidation. One such tradition among the people of Afikpo (historically known as Ehugbo) in present-day Ebonyi State, Nigeria, is the story of the Igbo-Egu-Nkalu War. According…