KING JAJA OF OPOBO
In 1881 king Jaja of Opobo subdued Calabar to submission with forces led by Chief Cookey-gam. However King Jaja was not interested in colonising any of the conquered territories including Kalabari who he conquered under Amakiri iv after the kalabari civil war of 1879..he was only interested in having access to the trade routes.
Writen by Chikere Byke Wanjoku
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