Kaiama, Bayelsa
Kaiama Town
Kaiama | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 5°07′10″N 6°18′03″E / 5.11944°N 6.30083°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Bayelsa State |
| Area | |
• Total | 361 km2 (139 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Zip Code | 5609101 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.BY.KO |
Kaiama is a town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, and serves as the administrative headquarters of the Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area. Located about a 30-minute drive from Yenagoa, the state capital, it is historically significant as the birthplace of Major Isaac Adaka Boro, an Ijaw nationalist who proclaimed the Niger Delta Republic in 1966.
Kaiama, located in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, lies at latitude 5° 7' 10" N and longitude 6° 18' 3" E. The town also hosts the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp for Bayelsa State.
The town is historically significant as the site where the Kaiama Declaration was made on December 11, 1998. This declaration included several key resolutions, most notably asserting that all land and natural resources, including mineral resources within Ijaw territory, are the collective property of Ijaw communities. Additionally, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) declared that it would no longer recognize any decrees enacted without the participation and consent of the Ijaw people.