CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND AND EARLY HISTORY1.1. INTRODUCTION The Igala Kingdom is located at the angle formed by the river Niger and Benue at the rightof the confluence of the two rivers. The area of the kingdom is about 160 kilometers long andapproximately about 120 square kilometers wide, giving an overall area of about 19200 squarekilometer.1The region is skirted on two sides by the great waterways that divide Nigeria into itsmajor natural and cultural regions. In shap...
