​pictures by Chris Sam
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Although many patterns of village life have existed, the typical village was small, consisting of perhaps 5 to 30 families. Homes were situated together for sociability and defence, and land surrounding the living quarters was farmed.
Village dwellers in the South southern region of Nigeria, lived separately in ‘clusters of huts belonging to the patrilinage’. the villages are called esit Obio (inside town) in Efik language. A typical large village might have a few thousand persons who shared the same market, meeting place and beliefs. (Wikipedia)
people do not have access to portable water. So they fetch water from ponds and streams. Others are lucky to have wells within a walking distance. Women rush in the morning to fetch water in their clay pots from wells, boreholes and streams. However, government are now trying their to provide water bore holes in the rural areas.
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