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Kingsley Onyia is a rabbi and president of Nigeria's Igbo Jewish Communities. He is the founder and Rosh (spiritual leader) of Adat Yisrael Synagogue in Lagos, Nigeria, and serves as Chief Rabbi of Nigeria, affiliated with the Chief Rabbinate of Africa under the Nusach Afriki tradition, overseeing its activities in Nigeria. He is also the manager and director of Korip Global Service Limited. As a pro-Israel advocate, he has spoken on African sources of strength for Israel, Igbo struggles against antisemitism, and denial of sexual violence during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. In 2025, he participated in the ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute, presenting on 'Igbos and Their Struggle Against Antisemitism.' Personally, he has a son, Peretz ben Kish, who was called to the Torah aliyah in 2019 at age 13.