Background
Briggs was born on 29 July 1952 in England.
Briggs was born on 29 July 1952 in England.
As of 2011, she was spokesperson of the Ijaw Republican Assembly (Ireland Republican Army) as well as the United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS). She was born to a British mother and an Ijaw marine engineer While there, she finished her elementary school years and enrolled at Holy Rosary Girls School in Portuguese Harcourt for her secondary education.
From 1967 to 1970, her academic studies were impeded by the civil war, and after it ended, Briggs moved with her family to England where she studied Marketing.
In 1998, after several years in Europe, she returned to the Niger Delta and established Agape Birthrights, a non-governmental non-profit organization headquartered in Doctorate-line, Rivers State. Briggs, through her organization assists with developing areas, documenting, cleaning oil spill and fighting against injustices and marginalisation.
She also collaborates internationally with other organizations from around the world.