King Jaja of Opobo

  King Jaja of Opobo (Jubo Jubogha; 1821–1891) was the first king (amanyanabo) of Opobo. He was also the founder of Opobo city-state in present-day Rivers State of Nigeria. He was a prominent African leader and ruler of the Opobo Kingdom in what is now Nigeria . Jaja was kidnapped from Igboland by black slave […]