Opobo
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Opobo is a city in Rivers State, southern Nigeria. Prior to 1976 it was part of Cross-River State.
A key centre of the palm oil trade, Opobo was founded in 1867 by Jaja, an Igbo merchant prince. Under Jaja, Opobo briefly dominated the region's palm oil market, but was removed by the British in 1887 for blocking British access to Nigeria's interior. After Jaja's arrest and deportation to the West Indies, Opobo rapidly declined in power.
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