It took 21 centuries for this story to make headlines in international media. This practice is from origin. Obang is a village in Obudu local government Area where I come from, in Cross River State, Nigeria.
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Thank you BBC for letting many more Nigerians know about the country despite having MULTIPLE award winning station
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@Jesutomisin_ this true? -
Reading the article, it's true. The name of the village chief sounds familiar and it's a village in the south. The annoying thing is they didn't mention what state the village is in but, I bet it's Cross River state. The names sound so familiar to me.
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An article from a Nigerian newspaper from 2014 about it.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/tower-babel-ubang-criver-community-men-women-speak-different-languages/ …
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I can confirm this, Ubang village in my local government Obudu in Cross River State
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Obudu Local Government Area, Cross River State. Nigeria
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@OluAdeoYe1 what about at school? -


English is the (official)language of instruction in schools.
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What part of Nigeria is that ? Town and state.
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I think this also apply in my language a little bit. Men greets "hara" gud mrn while women is "Doejie" gud mrn.
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What is your language called?
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Looks like Ishan or Ora in Edo State.
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This is strange
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But they understand each other isn't?
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It's intriguing.
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beautiful
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Why?
There are plenty of theories.
"God created Adam and Eve, and they were our people," says Ubang's village chief. 