Akwa Ibom State

Nigeria

Akwa Ibom State, in southern Nigeria, carries 48 Bunkabop connections spanning 2205 other places and 16 topics. Government and politics form the largest cluster, followed by nature and language. The state's connections overlap most with Nigeria and neighboring Cross River State, in part because both share the Ibibio-Efik languages of the Benue-Congo family. Military history also features, anchored by Philip Effiong, born in present-day Akwa Ibom, who served as acting head of Biafra during the 1967-70 civil war.