Otukpo is a town in Benue State, Nigeria located in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. It is also the eponymous name of a subgroup of the Idoma people. Otukpo is the headquarters of the Otukpo Local Government Area. It was the headquarters of the former Idoma Province, and remains an important town in Idomaland, the area mainly populated by the Idoma speaking people, though with numerous local dialects spoken in the diverse reaches of Idoma land. Otukpo Idoma language is the umbrella lingua. It is the seat of His Royal Highness the Och' Idoma, the Paramount Chief of the Idomas. Prominent Idoma's include HRH Ogiri Oko, HRH Elais Obekpa, Hon Ameh Ebenezer Odoh, (the first representative of the idoma nation in the National House of Assembly Lagos- First Republic),Chief B.O Attah, Sen. Adejo Ogiri, Col. Anthony Ochefu, Comrade Abba Morro, Chief Audu Ogbe, Sir Abu Obe, Amedu Idoko of UPU to name a few. Bongos Ikwue, Tuface Innocent Idibia, BlackFace, Xperfect, Six Foot Plus, Enenche the Comedian are some on many prominents artistes that hail from or have their roots in Otukpo.