King Jaja of Opobo's wives (in present day Rivers State) pictured in
circa 1870. Jaja of Opobo (full name: Jubo Jubogha,born in 1821, was the
first known
Nigerian richest man,a merchant prince and the founder of
Opobo city-state which now forms part of Nigeria`s River State.
Born in igboland,he was brought to the Bonny Kingdom at the age of 12 as
a slave.He is considered a deity in his homeland and fought against
19th-century
British
imperial ambition in southern Nigeria.He died in 1891 on his way back from exile in the West Indies
Source: J. A. da
Cunha Moraes
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