Yakurr

Yakurr is in South South Nigeria.

Understand
Yakurr was created out of the Obubra LGA in 1987 and it shares a boundary with Abi, Obubra, Biase and Akamkpa Local Government Areas of Cross River State, Nigeria. It is composed of 13 wards and is inhabited by the Agoi, Ibami Assign, Mkpani, Ekon, Nko Ugep and Idomi people with the dominant language being Yakurr.

Ekori is a community within Yakurr  council area of Cross River State.

By plane
Margaret Ekpo International Airport is in Calabar. Cabs are available at the airport.

Get around
There are taxis available to take you around town and affordable between #500 and #5,000 depending on the distance of your location.

See

 * It is blue though not drinkable. Nobody fishes there and only a particular family sacrifices there once in a while.
 * is a popular cave in the village. The cave was located between Nkpani and Ekori which many believed was a hideout during the war period.

Do
“Oban” - War dance
 * : The most popular festival in Yakurr.
 * : It is a traditional dance which men are initiated into at a particular age.
 * Traditional dance which identifies somebody as a man in a community.
 * A dance strictly for women after that women might have attained certain age.

Connect
In major locations in Yakurr, there is coverage of the 2G/3G/4G mobile networks. Signal strength usually diminishes further away from the centre of the city, and you might occasionally experience network outages for all or some of the mobile phone service providers in the remote areas of the cities. All major mobile phone service providers are operational but with varying levels of reliability and usability. Different providers networks tend to be more stable and reliable in different locations of the town at different times.