Mujahid Dokubo-Asari
Politician
1964 –
Who is Mujahid Dokubo-Asari?
Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, formerly Melford Dokubo Goodhead Jr. and typically referred to simply as Asari, is a major political figure of the Ijaw ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. He was president of the Ijaw Youth Council for a time beginning in 2001 and later founded the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force which would become one of the most prominent armed groups operating in the Niger Delta region. He is a Muslim with populist views and an anti-government stance that have made him a folk hero amongst certain members of the local population.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1964
Nigeria - Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- Ijaw people
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
- Education
- Rivers State University of Science and Technology
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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