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Kambe: mbalazi (fruit), mubalazi Kikuyu: njugu Luo: obong
Chapter 7 1999
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Apparently each major Efik settlement was ruled outwardly by an obong, or chief, who enforced laws, mediated in disputes, and led the armed forces in times of war.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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Fear of the clandestine and mysterious Egbo was often exploited by members of the secret society themselves, and the obong invariably ranked high in the society.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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