Ogoja

Ogoja lies in the upper Cross River country, among communities including the Bekwarra, Yala and Mbube. Local history remembers the meeting of Yala and Bekwarra people at Ogboja, the name from which Ogoja developed. Salt was an important product of the wider region and entered routes connecting the Cross River with Igbo and Benue communities. Markets brought together people from the surrounding hills and valleys as well as traders from farther away.