Ibi, Nigeria

Ibi
LGA and town
Ibi Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°19′N 9°51′E / 8.317°N 9.850°E / 8.317; 9.850Coordinates: 8°19′N 9°51′E / 8.317°N 9.850°E / 8.317; 9.850
Country	Nigeria
State	Taraba State
Local Government Headquarters	Ibi Town
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Bala Bako Sungbado
Area
• Total	2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	84,054
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	620
ISO 3166 code	NG.TA.IB

Ibi is a town and administrative district in Taraba State, Nigeria. The town is located on the south bank of the Benue River, opposite the influx of the much smaller River. Both the Taraba River and the Donga River flow into the Benue within the LGA.

Ibi is one of the sixteen local government areas of Taraba State, and is governed by an elected chairman.

History[]

Ibi was located where the traditional land trade route of eastern Igboland crossed the river trade route of the Benue River.^[1] it was home to Aboriginal Tiv people who were predominantly Farmers and jukun found along the river banks who were predominantly Fisher men (up river).^[2] After the Fulani invasion Ibi became part of the Muri Emirate (1817-1892).^[2] Like the rest of Muri it was under the French governor Louis Mizon from 1892-1893.^{[citation needed]}

By 1899 the Niger Company established a trading station at Ibi, and by 1901 telegraph service to Lokoja had been established.^[3] The British took control in 1900 and established Ibi as the administrative headquarters of western Muri. As cotton was one of the major crops of the area, steam powered cotton gins were established in Ibi in the early 1920s.^[4]

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