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BY Ismail Akwei, 8:00am December 02, 2018,

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Africans who played an active role in the Transatlantic slave trade

by Ismail Akwei, 8:00am December 02, 2018,

Okoroji Oti

He was a local chief in Ujari, one of the nineteen villages in Arochukwu, Abia State, Nigeria. He was reputable for being a slave merchant who built the Okoroji House Museum, a historic house museum. Oral history has it that four hundred people were sacrificed to Ibini Ukpabi after his death as the head of the oracle.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: December 4, 2018

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