▁and ▁not ▁for ▁profit ▁organization ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁that ▁transl ates , ▁publish es ▁and ▁dist ributes ▁B ibles ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁ ▁several ▁local ▁Niger ian ▁languages ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁building ▁on ▁earlier ▁work ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Bible ▁Society , ▁the ▁American ▁Bible ▁Society , ▁and ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Bible ▁Society , ▁which ▁translated ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁Bible ▁in ▁the ▁E fik ▁language ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁Dr . ▁D are ▁A j ib o ye ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁General ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁Society ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Bible ▁Society ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁through ▁the ▁pione ering ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Dr . ▁Francis ▁E ze ogo ▁Ak anu ▁Ib iam , ▁the ▁first ▁ind igen ous ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁def unct ▁Eastern ▁Region . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁February , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Dr . ▁Ib iam ▁had ▁initi ated ▁a ▁consult ation ▁with ▁represent atives ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Church es ▁[ Ch urch ▁organizations ] ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁national ▁Bible ▁Society ▁in ▁Niger ia . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁of ▁that ▁meeting ▁that ▁The ▁Bible ▁Society ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁be ▁formed ▁which ▁consequ ently ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁formation ▁and ▁inaug uration ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Before ▁