Abstract

Author:
Sunday Edet Etuk, Samuel Francis James

Doi: 10.26480/wllcs.01.2024.33.38

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Ekpri-Akata is a cultural heritage of Efik, Ibibio, Ekoi and Ejagham speaking groups of people located in the Cross River State and Akwa Ibom State, respectively, in the Southern Nigeria in Africa. Ekpri-Akata, a dark-night group, opposes illumination and operates at the start of a new year, requiring mature, ethical individuals without corruption or criminal tendencies. It had been the foremost cultural whistleblower prior to the advent of colonialism in Africa, revealing secrets and exposing perpetrators of unethical acts, disclosing wrongdoing that is inimical to a peaceful coexistence in the community in which it operates. It gives the impression that any information it gives is from an oracle shrine. It does it without taking any bribe. It does not allow pressure, one’s status, power, or class, among others, to influence it when exposing the perpetrators of those societal ills. Ekpri-Akata believes in social justice.