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Insofan Mountain story

The people of Insofan fleeing from their mountain home while cannibals attack, with the Cross River in the distance – Ikom Folktale

How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom Folktale)

Long ago, high in the rugged hills of what is now the Ikom district of Nigeria, there stood a powerful settlement known as Insofan. The town sat upon a mountain so steep that it seemed to touch the clouds. From the heights, the people of Insofan could look down upon the forests, rivers, and valleys that stretched endlessly beneath them.

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