Ikom

Ikom is a city and Local Government Area of Cross River State in the South-South of Nigeria, on the Cross River and the A4 highway. Wikipedia gives the local government area an area of 1,961 square kilometres and a population of 162,383 at the 2006 census. Most people farm, and Ikom is a major producer of cocoa, bananas and plantains for the Nigerian market. It is known for the Afi monoliths, carved stones that bear markings sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi, and the carved monoliths, called Akwanshi, found around Alok and Nkarasi are a tourist attraction. Local forests yield mahogany, iroko and teak, and salt brine and baryte deposits are recorded. The main languages include Ofutop Bakor, Yala, Mbembe and Ejagham.