Religious Autonomy

The Great Dispersion: Why the Efik Left Arochukwu and the Religious Dispute over the “Long Juju”

The history of the Efik people of southeastern Nigeria is deeply rooted in migration, cultural conflict, and religious identity. Long before they became renowned as coastal traders in Old Calabar, the Efik lived inland, including a period at Arochukwu, a powerful religious and commercial center ruled by the Aro people. Conflicts over religious practice,…