Photo News: Meet Felix A. Mujakperuo: A Rtd Major General Who Is Now A First Class King

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Major General Felix Mujakperuo (CFR, mni; rtd) is the Current Orodje of Okpe kingdom, the kingdom is one of the major kingdom making up the Urhobo Nation and it is also the biggest Kingdom in Urhobo Land and Delta State.

The Okpe migration from Benin is said to have taken place around the 17th Century. According to some Oral tradition Okpe migrated from Ile-ife, passed through Bini and settled in Okpe-Olomu and Okpe-Isoko at different times. His four sons – Orhue, Orhoro, Evbreke,and Esezi – then migrated to Orerokpe from where the Okpe people founded and currently occupy about 200 towns and villages in two local governments in Delta State.

Days In the Military

In July 1987, then Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Mujakperuo arrived in Charlottesville to attend the 36th Graduate Class. A soft- spoken, distinguished-looking officer, Mujakperuo had been born in 1946 and, after graduating from Urhobo College, had joined the Nigerian Defense Academy as an "Officer Cadet" in October 1968.

In March 1971, he graduated as "Best All-Round Cadet" and was commissioned in the Infantry. Mujakperuo subsequently served as a company commander (1971-1973), instructor at the Nigerian Army's Infantry School (1976-1978), and battalion commander (1978-1986). While in this last assignment, he had also been a student at the University of Lagos and the Nigerian Law School, from which he obtained law degrees in 1985 and 1986, respectively.

In 1998 Major General Felix Mujakperuo led the Military Observer Group of the Economic Community (ECOMOG) of West African States to restore peace in Sierra Leone, His troops performed exceedingly well and was recognized by UNOMSIL.


* Major General Felix Mujakperuo addressing Brigadier General Subash Joshi of India, Chief Military Observer of UNOMSIL; Mr. Annan (Sierra Leone 1999)

on July 8, 2006, Felix A. Mujakperuo was elected as Orhue I, the Orodje (King) of the Okpe Kingdom. He was officially installed on Saturday, July 29, 2006, in Orerokpe, the headquarters of the Okpe Kingdom.

Umogun! Umogun!! Umogun!!!
Wo su tor

God bless the Okpe Kingdom
God bless the Urhobo Nation
God bless the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
God bless Nigeria

Wadoooo!

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