They gloried in war conquests, and participated much in mercenary and military policing duties across Eastern Nigeria.
They were contracted across Igboland and beyond for defence purposes, on behalf of communities that were under oppression or annihilation from their neighbouring or far away enemies.
Clans like Ohafia, Abiriba, Edda, Alayi, Igbere, Ututu etc also developed this warrior culture and they all, including Abam built a regional military power bloc that the whole of Igbo land dreaded.
Abam has a large expanse of fertile land, which makes it a food basket of Abia State.
Migratory Descendants There are other communities, towns and clans in other parts of Eastern Nigeria, that trace their ancestry to Abam, largely due to the resettlements of these Abam people to those areas, after their war exploits, or mercenary services, or farm land expansions there.
• Abam Ubakala community in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State.