Are the Ijaw people really cannibals? The Myths: Dehumanizing Imagery Used by Colonial Traders To justify the complete destruction of prosperous independent kingdoms like Nembe, British administrators and corporate agents relied heavily on carefully crafted psychological warfare and racial myths designed to alienate the Ijaw people from the British public and the international community. #Weaponizing the "#Cannibal" Label: Following the Akassa Raid, British colonial media and corporate reports went into overdrive. They aggressively amplified claims that the Ijaw warriors had ritually eaten the captured RNC prisoners. By painting King Koko and his men not as desperate freedom fighters defending their livelihoods, but as bloodthirsty "savages" and "cannibals," the company shifted the narrative away from its own illegal trade blockades. The Myth of the "Uncivilized Creek-Man": Colonial diaries and reports systematically ignored the compl...
EGBEMA KINGDOM UNITY: HIGH CHIEF GENERAL SIEMENS NISOR BEKES APPLAUDS GOC TOMPOLO, SAYS HIS INTERVENTION IS GOD-SENT Commends Niger Delta Regional Leader for Facilitating Reconciliation and Restoring Unity Among Egbema Stakeholders By EgbemaVoice, High Chief Hon. General Siemens Nisor Bekes has applauded the Niger Delta regional leader, High Chief Dr. Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as GOC Tompolo, for his remarkable intervention in resolving leadership differences and promoting reconciliation in Egbema Kingdom. High Chief Bekes described Tompolo's intervention as timely and commendable, noting that his commitment, sacrifice, and dedication to the peace and development of the Niger Delta have continued to demonstrate the importance of responsible leadership and collective interest. He commended Tompolo for bringing aggrieved groups and key stakeholders in Egbema Kingdom together to resolve their differences and embrace a common path towards peace, unity,...