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British conquest · August–September 1894

The fall of Ebrohimi

Nana Olomu, the Itsekiri merchant prince who governed the Benin River trade, stood in the way of the Niger Coast Protectorate.

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Overview

Nana Olomu, the Itsekiri merchant prince who governed the Benin River trade, stood in the way of the Niger Coast Protectorate. A first attack on his stronghold at Ebrohimi failed; a naval force took it in September 1894. Nana escaped to Lagos and gave himself up, was tried at Old Calabar and exiled to the Gold Coast. He was allowed home in 1906.[1],[2]High confidence

Who took part

What happened

  1. August 1894 · Ebrohimi (approximate)

    The first assault repulsed

    Ebrohimi’s defences hold against the first attack.

  2. September 1894 · Ebrohimi (approximate)

    Ebrohimi taken

    A larger naval force takes the town.

  3. 1894–1906 · Accra (Gold Coast)

    Exile

    Tried at Old Calabar, Nana is exiled to Accra and allowed home only in 1906.

Kingdoms involved

Sources

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  1. Wikipedia contributors. Nana Olomu
  2. Ikime, Obaro. (1969). Niger Delta Rivalry: Itsekiri–Urhobo Relations and the European Presence, 1884–1936. Longman, London (cited elsewhere, not yet checked directly)