Abonnema

Abonnema

Abonnema (originally known as Nyemoni, which means "covet your own" in the Kalabari dialect of the Ijaw languages group) is a settlement founded about 1882 by Chief Young Briggs (a Kalabari warrior whose original name is Chief Inikeiroari Iso-owu Briggs) in Nigeria. Other warriors like Chief Ekine Manuel, Chief Otaji, Chief Owukori Manuel, Chief Jack Chief Black Duke, and many other came with their people after and together they made the town of Abonnema a reality.

Abonnema grew to be a flourishing major Nigerian seaport during the colonial era and was host to many european companies and the Royal Niger company which changed name to UAC .

References

* [http://original.britannica.com/eb/topic-1487/Abonnema Abonnema at Encyclopedia Britannica]


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