Renowned Ijaw leader, Prof. Mondy Selle Gold has recreated the life and times of late Niger Delta activist, Late Isaac Adaka Boro in his new book launched on Amazon.
The new book, entitled “Isaac Adaka Boro: The Unfinished Project – The Lion of the Niger Delta (Vol. I) opened fresh vista on Boro’s role in the Niger Delta advocacy for resource control and environmental justice.
The scholar, a United States based professor of Finance in the 403 page book published by Pine Book Writing examined the historical facts from a scholarly perspective.
The book, published on December 13, 2025 is available on soft and hard cover editions distributed by Amazon, a global online retailer.
According to the author, in the turbulent tides of Nigerian history, few names ignite the spirit of justice like Major Isaac Adaka Boro.
The book cast in an era of political betrayal and environmental plunder, and martyred on the frontlines of war, Boro was more than a revolutionary, he was the unyielding Lion of the Niger Delta.
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His defiance against marginalization and exploitation continues to burn as an enduring symbol of resistance and self-determination.
Gold who is also President of Ijaw Diaspora Council asserts that this is no ordinary biography.” It is an unflinching intellectual excavation of Boro’s life, mission, and legacy, one that fearlessly confronts and clarifies the major controversies surrounding him.
“For the first time, a book fully explores and addresses the debates about where Boro was born, the location and circumstances of his death, who was responsible for his killing, and the actual date he fell”
Gold deployed meticulous research and eyewitness accounts, and resolves decades of uncertainty and misrepresentation.
With penetrating insight, the author also reveals Boro as both visionary leader and devoted family man, blending the public figure with intimate portraits from those who knew him best. His wife, children, and younger brother offer moving, first-hand recollections that uncover the tender humanity behind the fearless defiance.
Elevating this volume beyond personal testimony is the rare perspective of distinguished national figures who intersected with Boro’s life, General Dr. Yakubu Gowon, His Eminence King Alfred Diete-Spiff, and Brigadier General Godwin Alabi-Isama, offering statesmanlike, cultural, and military reflections that anchor Boro’s story within Nigeria’s larger history.
Isaac Adaka Boro: The Unfinished Project – The Lion of the Niger Delta (Vol. I),confronts unresolved struggles for resource control, autonomy, and equity in the Niger Delta. It demands that history be faced honestly, that injustice be named without fear, and that the mission Boro began be carried forward.
Gold noted: “Boro’s voice was never silenced. His legacy still calls. Will you answer?”
