The Nigerian Hinterland Slave Routes Project


The information on this and all subsequent pages was gathered and compiled by Johnston A.K. Njoku from fieldwork conducted in Nigeria.  It is part of an ongoing project seeking to uncover the trails of slave journeys from the Igbo hinterland to the United States

 
The following are links to 
several areas where research was conducted. 

 
Arochukwu

Ututu

Ikpe Ikot 
Nkon

Uzuakoli

Ozu Item

Bende

Abiriba

Badagry 

Ohafia

Umuahia

Aba
 

Obegu

Akwete

Azumini

Igbere

Mbawsi


 
 
 Johnston Njoku's Western Kentucky University Faculty Page

 
Contact Information
Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology
Western Kentucky University 

1906 College Heights Blvd
Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
e-mail:  johnston.njoku@wku.edu
Date Last Modified:  November 17, 2010
By Akuma-Kalu Njoku