Akakpokpo Okon

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Akakpokpo Okon was an Ibibio prince from the Ibom Kingdom around 1690-1720. He was the son of the marriage between king Obong Okon Ita and an Igbo woman from the Eze Agwu lineage. Akakpokpo Okon lead a 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. Akakpokpo Okon was killed in combat.

External links http://www.aro-okigbo.com/historyofthe_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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