ESSIEN Kingsley Mathew (2000 - 2017): Nigeria Genealogy and Biographies Foundation

ESSIEN Kingsley Mathew

2000 - 2017 (17 years)

Name	ESSIEN Kingsley Mathew [1]
Birth	2000	Ukpom Ikot Nyoho, Ikono South, Ikono L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Gender	Male
Nationality	Nigerian
Individual ID	13CCB593D1544F309A9E9632418DEF76FE4E
Death	20 Jan 2017	Igwuocha, Rivers State, Nigeria
	Cause: shot by members of the Nigerian Army during a solidarity rally for US President Donald Tru
		Kingsley Mathew Essien-Poster
Burial	03 Mar 2017	Ukpom Ikot Nyoho, Ikono South, Ikono L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Burial		Kingsley Mathew Essien-corpse
Person ID	I1384	Igbo Genealogy
Last Modified	24 Aug 2020

Father	ESSIEN Mathew Udo b. Ukpom Ikot Nyoho, Ikono South, Ikono L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Family ID	6C81B38F707945C8A9E3852EFBAA30538CA7
Family ID	F414	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		Kingsley Mathew Essien
		Kingsley Mathew Essien-Poster
		Kingsley Mathew Essien-corpse

Sources

[S18] Temi Banjo, nigerianmonitor.com, (nigerianmonitor.com), 20 May 2017, http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/see-photos-burial-17-year-old-biafra-member-killed-rivers-state-donald-trump-rally/ (Reliability: 3).

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