Dein Keagborekuzi I (born Benjamin Keagborekuzi Ikenchuku Gbenoba on 29 June 1977) is the Dein of Agbor kingdom, a

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in Delta State, Nigeria. He was named the world's youngest crowned monarch in the 1980 edition of the

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. He was the Chancellor of the

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(2006-2015).

Early life, kingship education

Keagborekuzi I was born on June 29, 1977, in

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, Bendel State (now part of Delta State),

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, to Obi Ikenchukwu I and Queen Grace Ikenchukwu (née Isedeh). His father's join his ancestors, on April 29, 1979. In 1979, after the unexpected demise of his father at age two and a half, he was crowned as the child king of the kingdom of Agbor. His name, ''Keagborekuzi'' means, "What is Agbor saying again?" The young crowned king was thereafter flown to United kingdom in 1981 and where for about the first twenty years of his life, he remained. To govern the kingdom, a regent reigned in his stead until 2001 when he returned to take over the governance of the monarchy. His 42nd birthday on Saturday June 25, 2019, was celebrated amidst pleasantries and praises from the Agbor people In 2003, he helped resolve a dispute between two enemies, the Agbor-Obi Youth Movement and the police. He was present with other monarchs of his home state who met in February 2020 to place a ban on herdsmen activities in their domains following attacks in the area by the herdsmen. In March 2020, he told Daily Times Nigeria that his chiefdom would partner with the NAPTIP to end trafficking in persons in his domain.

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University of Ilorin

HRM Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I, Dein of Agbor
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