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King Jaja of Opobo's Wives Pictured in 1870

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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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