The Ukelle people (Ba'kelle) make up roughly half of the population of the Yala Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria.
[8] However, E. Alagoa in Groundwork of Nigerian History further stated that Ukelle people who speak one of the Cross River languages.
[9] The Lutheran Church of Nigeria, through its Literature Centre in Wanikade, translated the New Testament of the Bible into Kukelle in 1979 using a Latin script.
Yam (various species), cassava, rice and domesticated animals are the primary agricultural products of the Ukelle people.
[citation needed] In the Ukelle region, the day-to-day Government authority at the local level resides in the village assembly (called ojilla).
Burial ceremonies (kulu) for deceased persons in Ukelle is the traditional responsibility of the family and of the village [citation needed].
The absence of substantial military or police forces within the Ukelle homeland have been identified as contributing factors which the Cross River State government has tried to address.