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The people of Igbo Ukwu  ancestors of present-day Igbo, were the earliest smithers of copper and its alloys in West Africa, working the metal through hammering, bending, twisting, and incising.
The archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu revealed bronze artifacts dated to the 9th century A.D. which were initially discovered by Isiah Anozie in 1939 while digging a well in his compound in Igbo-Ukwu, an Igbo town in Anambra State, Nigeria.

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Beginning with the Nok, Ancient Africans began the process of metal smelting. Smelting is the process that separates metals from the rocks dug out of the earth. Often times, Ancient African cultures mixed metals to create masks or ornaments for decorative purposes. Some of the most impressive examples of Traditional African Art come from Igbo Ukwu civilization in the present day Nigeria and Benin.

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the african iron age was not like other cultures iron ages ,in the Asian and European cultures the iron ages came after the bronze ages but in african culture the iron ,copper , bronze etc were used at the same time

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BENIN,COPPER