RE: BILLE’S UNPROVOKED DIATRIBES AGAINST KALABARI: A DESPERATE PLOY TO MASK ILLEGAL ENCROACHMENTS; A REJOINDER BY THE CHIEFS AND
PEOPLE OF DABIRA COMMUNITY IN THE BILLE KINGDOM 30TH AUGUST, 2025
The Chiefs and people of ancient Dabira Community in the Bille Kingdom, Degema Local
Government Area of Rivers State have been inundated with several baseless and frivolous
claims and insinuations made by some misguided elements of the Kalabari Community, who
masquerade as Torusarama-Piri (Elem-Kalabarij Traditional Council of Chiefs in the pretext
of defending a laughable fresh and non-historic title of Dabaye-Amakiri I, Amayanabo of
Torusarama-Piri, whatever that means to the stool of King Amakiri (Amachree) of Kalabari
domiciled at Buguma, the capital of the Kalabari Kingdom. We are never bothered by such
forceful creation of a chieftaincy stool that appears to make mockery of your Kalabari King
Amachree stool. It is entirely an internal matter to the Kalabari Community. We are only
worried about the deliberate attempts made to turn history on its head in the misleading write
up to ensure that the general reading public is properly informed. We would therefore,
respond to the various issues raised in the misleading write-up and take the opportunity to
put the record straight.
DAPPA, DAKORU DANIEL
DABIRA, COMMUNITY SECRETARY
CHIEF SIYEPIRIBO STANDFORD
TAMUNOTONYEMIE PHILIP
DABIRA, YOUTH CHAIRMAN