Ibi, Taraba State: History
Ibi is located where the traditional land trade route of eastern Igboland crossed the river trade route of the Benue River. it is home to the Jukun Wanu and Wurbo people who are predominantly fishermen (especially those along the river bank) (up river).
By 1899 the Niger Company established a trading station at Ibi, and by 1901 telegraph service to Lokoja had been established. The British took control in 1900 and established Ibi as the administrative headquarters of western Muri. As cotton was one of the major crops of the area, steam powered cotton gins were established in Ibi in the early 1920s.