MKPANI IN THE WORLD VIEW.
THE INFLUENCE OF CHILDREN IN YAKURR HISTORY. (A case study of Mkpani) .
Mkpani shared the eastern boundary with Nko, in the west with Ugep and Ekori, and southern boundary with Agoi. Yakurr migratory history attested the fact that, Mkpani , Idomi and Ugep constituted the first phase of migration from Akpa, and settled at ketabebe in the present day Ugep. Oral tradition reveals that at Ugep, Mkpani constituted a kindred group.Semeon Ibor (2006) asserted that Mkpani people were called "Okurubong" Later the Mkpani founded the cause to migrate from Ugep following a misunderstanding between them, as a result of the death of Ugep boy. This act according to tradition is an abomination, indicating that, Okurubong had killed a kinsman and the tradition dictated that the family of Mkpani must pay compensation to the deceased family with a male child. This tradition of human compensation is still been mentioned among some communities in Yakurr, though null and void in practice. When the human compensation was awaiting, the Ugep were contemplating on a reprisal on Mkpani. Rumour of the anticipated attack generated fear on Mkpani and made them panic. The fear was as a result of the numerical population of Ugep people, as an alternative, Mkpani people planned for their exit.
The Mkpani people pretended to be playing a secret dance at night and warned the Ukep not to come out at night. While the drumming went on, The Mkpani people secretly packed away. The following morning, the Ugep became shock to discover that their kinsmen had packed away. They discovered that Mkpani people had cheated them, evading compensation and revenge at the same time. The Ukep called their run away kinsmen “Yakpanikpani” (which literally means tricks people) from which Mkpani was derived during the British incursion.
Mkpani people migrated from Ugep and settled at Emontohbonti yobia obol ( this name is a symbolism of the fact that Yakurr people honoured their past heroin, Her Majesty Obia Obol by naming a place after her.) But when they discovered that the distance from the Ugep to the place is close and the attack would be real they migrated from the place to their present homeland.
Mkpani shared the eastern boundary with Nko, in the west with Ugep and Ekori, and southern boundary with Agoi. Yakurr migratory history attested the fact that, Mkpani , Idomi and Ugep constituted the first phase of migration from Akpa, and settled at ketabebe in the present day Ugep. Oral tradition reveals that at Ugep, Mkpani constituted a kindred group.Semeon Ibor (2006) asserted that Mkpani people were called "Okurubong" Later the Mkpani founded the cause to migrate from Ugep following a misunderstanding between them, as a result of the death of Ugep boy. This act according to tradition is an abomination, indicating that, Okurubong had killed a kinsman and the tradition dictated that the family of Mkpani must pay compensation to the deceased family with a male child. This tradition of human compensation is still been mentioned among some communities in Yakurr, though null and void in practice. When the human compensation was awaiting, the Ugep were contemplating on a reprisal on Mkpani. Rumour of the anticipated attack generated fear on Mkpani and made them panic. The fear was as a result of the numerical population of Ugep people, as an alternative, Mkpani people planned for their exit.
The Mkpani people pretended to be playing a secret dance at night and warned the Ukep not to come out at night. While the drumming went on, The Mkpani people secretly packed away. The following morning, the Ugep became shock to discover that their kinsmen had packed away. They discovered that Mkpani people had cheated them, evading compensation and revenge at the same time. The Ukep called their run away kinsmen “Yakpanikpani” (which literally means tricks people) from which Mkpani was derived during the British incursion.
Mkpani people migrated from Ugep and settled at Emontohbonti yobia obol ( this name is a symbolism of the fact that Yakurr people honoured their past heroin, Her Majesty Obia Obol by naming a place after her.) But when they discovered that the distance from the Ugep to the place is close and the attack would be real they migrated from the place to their present homeland.
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