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Asari Dokubo
Nigerian former Niger-Delta militant
Asari-Dokubo | |
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| Born | Melford Dokubo Goodhead Jr. (1964-06-01) June 1, 1964 (age 60) Buguma, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian (1964-2013) Beninese (2013-present) |
| Years active | 1998-present |
Asari-Dokubo (born 1964), 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.
Early life
Asari was born in 1964 into a middle class Christian family headed by a court judge and a housewife in Buguma, Rivers State, who al