Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe

Who is Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe?

King Frederick William Koko, Mingi VIII of Nembe, known as King Koko and King William Koko, was an African ruler of the Nembe Kingdom in the Niger Delta, now part of southern Nigeria.

A Christian when chosen as king of Nembe in 1889, Koko's attack on a Royal Niger Company trading post in January 1895 led to reprisals by the British in which his capital was sacked. Following a report on the Nembe uprising by Sir John Kirk which was published in March 1896, Koko was offered a settlement of his grievances but found the terms unacceptable, so was deposed by the British. He died in exile in 1898.