Akata Benue Fishing Festival

fishing Festival in Benue State

Makurdi · Benue · Nigeria

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Recurrence: annually

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Town: Makurdi
Region: Benue
Country: Nigeria
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The Akata Festival is a fishing festival common among the Akata people. Akata is located at Katsina-Ala local government Area in Benue State, Nigeria. It is an annual festival celebration, and a fishing competition festival practiced among the Tiv, Etulo and Jukun fishermen where the fisherman with the highest catch is rewarded handsomely. This competition also reveals different fishing skills, as the competition is on-going, dances and drums with different practices by the community are performed.

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