Indigenous Clergy

Rev. Aghogin Omatsola: The Pioneer Who Reintroduced the Baptist Faith and Modern Education to Itsekiri

The history of Christianity and Western-style education among the Itsekiri of the Niger Delta is commonly associated with early Portuguese influence beginning in the 16th century. However, while the Portuguese laid an early Catholic foundation, it was figures like Rev. Aghogin Omatsola who played transformative roles in the modern reawakening of Christianity, specifically the…