Asoro
Benin war chief
Asoro, also known as General Asoro was a war chief in the Kingdom of Benin who served as the sword bearer to Oba Ovonramwen (the Oba of Benin) during the 1897 British expedition to Benin. He participated in the defense of Benin against the British expeditionary force that aimed to capture the Oba. Asoro's statement "no other person [should] pass this road except the Oba" (So kpon Oba) resulted in the naming of a road in Benin as "Sakponba". History. General Asoro was from Iguogho in present-day Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoro
Asoro, also known as General Asoro was a war chief in the Kingdom of Benin who served as the sword bearer to Oba Ovonramwen (the Oba of Benin) during the 1897 British expedition to Benin. He participated in the defense of Benin against the British expeditionary force that aimed to capture the Oba. Asoro's statement "no other person [should] pass this road except the Oba" (So kpon Oba) resulted in the naming of a road in Benin as "Sakponba". History. General Asoro was from Iguogho in present-day Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
