Nigeria: The community that trades by barter instead of money

In Akpabuyo community in Cross River State, Nigeria, people pay for what they need with what they have, instead of using coins and banknotes. They say it's a part of their culture that they want to preserve.

Story and produced by Nkechi Ogbonna

Produced by Keisha Gitari

Filmed by Sam Agbaje

Edited by Anthony Okwudei and Joshua Akinyemi

26 April 2021

Nigeria

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