Umon

A dispute had arisen between Okoyong and Umon, and the Umon people, strong in the belief that she would mete out justice even against her own tribe, begged her to come and decide the quarrel.

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone

A few readers at Odot, desultory teaching at Eki and the back of Itu, and Umon, covers it all, I fear.

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone

For instance, I have spent a Sabbath at Umon, and ever so many Efik traders, men and women, joined in the congregational worship, reading from Bibles and hymn-books which had been locked in their boxes; but either timidity or some other cause kept them silent when there was no one to lead.

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone

I may say that if we are to compass the peoples that lie at our hands, such as Itu, Enyong, Umon, and those who may be reached all the year round, we ought to have Itu manned as a proper European station.

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone

Her friends advised her to flee, and she and her son disappeared during the night and took refuge in Umon, where the people gave them the protection of their _ibritam_ or juju.

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone