Both his lineal and adoptive descendants—who are all collectively known today as the House of Fubara Manilla Pepple—serve by tradition as one of Bonny's most powerful chieftaincy families.
This was largely due to the fact that Fubara left the stewardship of his house in the hands of an able regent, the ex-slave Ibanibufuria.
This latter aim wasn't always achieved, partly due to the fact that the king - far from being a neutral arbitrator in the house chiefs' squabbles - was himself an active participant in the trade that invariably caused them.
The new king continued the official policy of bolstering his own position that had been the hallmark of his brother's reign, consolidating the twin powers of both the kingship and the Opubo Annie Pepple house in the process.
By the time that the Fubara Manilla Pepple regent Ibanibufuria was succeeded by his adopted son Chief Iringeresibo, a civil rupture seemed guaranteed.
Iringeresibo led the Bonny forces as a war chief in that engagement, and ultimately lost his life during the fighting.