REMEMBERING ISAAC ADAKA BORO WHO BEGAN THE FIGHT FOR THE NIGER DELTA BUT WAS CONDEMNED BY AGUIYI IRONSI
Isaac Adaka Boro was one of the early people who began the struggle for the emancipation of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria He challenged the exploitation and deprivation of the region as the resources were being channeled to develop other regions of the country He declared the Niger Delta republic in 1966 but was jailed for treason by Aguiyi Ironsi's military administration When stories are recounted about Nigeria and how the General Ojukwu’s declaration of the Republic of Biafra which led to the 18 months civil war, not much is said about the declaration of the first Republic within Nigeria called the Niger Delta Republic. The declaration was made on February 23, 1966 shortly after the January 1966 coup, followed by an intense fight which lasted twelve days, and finally ended in favour of the federal superior fire power. The ‘Kaiama declaration’ as it was tagged was an attempt to liberate the Niger Delta people from the socio-economic oppression by the then eastern...

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