Briggs was born on 29th of July,1952 in England. She was born to a British mother and an Ijaw marine engineer. At an early age, she was taken to live with her paternal grandmother who raised her alongside her father in Abonnema, Rivers State. While there, she finished her elementary school years and enrolled at Holy Rosary Girls School in Port 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 and a non-profit organization,having its headquarter in D-line Rivers State. Briggs, through her organization she has helped some developing areas to documents cleaning of oil spillage and fighting against injustices and marginalisation. She also collaborates internationally with other organizations from around the world.