"Abaku\u00E1 is an Afro-Cuban men's initiatory fraternity, or secret society, which originated from fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Known generally as Ekpe, Egbo, Ngbe, or Ugbe among the multi-lingual groups in the region. It was believed that \u00D1\u00E1\u00F1igos, as the members are known, could be transformed into leopards to stalk their enemies."@en .