Akakpokpo Okon
Akakpokpo Okon was an Ibibio prince from the Obong Okon Ita Kingdom around 1690-1720. He was the son of the marriage between the king and an Igbo woman from the Eze Agwu lineage. Akakpokpo Okon lead a successful coup against his brother Akpan Okon the Obong (king) with the support of the Eze Agwu, Nnachi, and the Nnubi dynasty in the final phases of the Aro-Ibibio Wars. Despite the fact that the coup was successful, Akakpokpo Okon was killed in combat.
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- http://www.aro-okigbo.com/history_of_the_aros.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081121232256/http://www.aronetwork.org/others/arohistory.html
- https://www.aronewsonline.com/?p=651
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