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Opobo
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Opobo |
| founder | Jaja of Opobo |
| settlement_type | City state |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Nigeria |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Rivers State |
| leader_title | Amanyanabo |
| leader_name | Dandeson Douglas Jaja V |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| population_as_of | 2006 |
| timezone | WAT |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| coordinates |
Opobo is a community in Rivers state, South South region of Nigeria.
Opobo is divided into 14 sections ("polo"), made up of 67 war canoe houses. The 14 sections are Adibie, Biriye, Diepiri, Dapu, Dappa Ye Amakiri, Epelle, Fubarakworo, Iroanya, Jaja, Kalaomuso, Ukonu, Kiepirima, Owujie, and Tolofari.
History
Opobo is located to the east of the Kingdom of Bonny. Bonny and Opobo are of the same origin, both associated with the Ndoki people. Jubo Jubogha rose from slavery to lead the Anna Pepple chieftaincy house of Bonny. In 1870, Jubo first arrived in what is now Opobo, having moved there due to a civil war in Bonny between his followers and those of Chief Oko Jumbo, the leader of the rival Manilla Pepple chieftaincy family.
Rulers
The rulers of Opobo were:
| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 25 December 1870 | September 1887 | Jubo Jubogha "Jaja I" (b. 1821 - d. 1891) |
| September 1887 | 1891 | Perekule (chairman Council of Chiefs) |
| 1891 | 1893 | "Cookey Gam" (political agent) |
| 1893 | 12 October 1915 | Obiesigha Jaja II (Frederick Sunday) |
| 1916 | 1936 | Dipiri (Arthur Mac Pepple) |
| 1936 | 1942 | Sodienye Jaja III (1st time) (Douglas Mac Pepple) (d. 1980) |
| 1942 | 1946 | Stephen Ubogu Jaja IV (acting) |
| 1952 | 31 July 1980 | Sodienye Jaja III (2nd time) (Douglas Mac Pepple) |
| 1980 | 2002 | Vacant |
| 1 October 2004 | 14 June 2025 | King Dandeson Douglas Jaja V (b. 1947) |
Notable people
- Kenneth Minimah, CFR, Nigerian infantry soldier and former Nigerian Army Chief of Army Staff
- Adawari Pepple, businessman, and former senator
- Atedo Peterside, CON, Nigerian entrepreneur, investment banker and economist
Notes
References
References
- (9 January 2009). "Ikot Abasi". [[Encyclopædia Britannica]].
- "About Opobo". Opoboregatta.com.
- "See the most dreadful masquerade in Opobo land - Opera News".
- (February 21, 2014). "General Minimah, his Opobo ancestry and the burden of history, By Eric Teniola | Premium Times Nigeria".
- "The Izon of the Niger Delta by Onyoma Research Publications - Ebook | Scribd".
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