LEGEND OF JAJA OF OKPOBO


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5NlTDefis?si=QxQBakHfgVM1Xd47

Jaja of Opobo, originally named Jubo Jubogha, was a prominent 19th-century Nigerian merchant king and the founder of the Opobo city-state in what is now Rivers State, Nigeria. Born around 1821, he was originally enslaved and later rose to become a powerful leader and trader in the Niger Delta. Jaja played a crucial role in the palm oil trade, successfully negotiating with European merchants and maintaining the independence of Opobo against colonial pressures until his eventual arrest and exile by the British in 1887.