HISTORY:Detronment Of Nigeria Kings By British Colonizers

    By Victor Olubiye


  Above is King of Benin, Oba Ovonramwen on the Britìsh yacht HM Ivy on his way to exıle in Esien, Calabar.

▪️Here is my compilation based on my research , might have omitted some or added one or two wrongly :

▪️List of Nigeria rulers dethrọned by the colonial Britısh:

1. Oba of Benin Ovoranwen Nogbaisi (1888 – 1897)
2. Emir of Kano Aliyu Ibn Abdullahi Maje Karofi (1903)
3. Emir of Ningi – Dan Yaya (1902)
4. Timi of Ede – Abibu Lagunju (1892)
5. Akarigbo of Remo – Oyebajo (1915)
6. Alase of Remo, High Chief Awolesi (1916)
7. Osemawe of Ondo – Oba Adekolurejo Jimosun II (1925)
8. Oba of Lagos – Ibikunle Akintoye & Kosoko (1845 & 1853)
9. Emir of Zaria, Mal. Muḥammad Kwasau 
10. Emir of Katsina, Mal. Yero dan Musa
11. Emir of Bida,  Etsu Abubakar Ma'asaba.
12. Emir of Gwandu, Mallam Muhammad Aliyu
13. Emir of Gumel, Mallam Sarki Abubakar

▪️These rulers were dethroned during the colonial period due to various reasons, including cònflicts with the British authorities or their allies.
Some who were not dethrơned, were made warrant chiefs.

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