1861 forced cession of Lagos Island to the British Empire
The Treaty of Cession, 6 August 1861 or the Lagos Treaty of Cession was a treaty between the British Empire and Oba Dosunmu of Lagos (spelt 'Docemo' in English documents) wherein Dosunmu, under the threat of military bombardment, ceded Lagos Island to Britain, whilst retaining the title and powers of Oba, subject to English laws.
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Oba and signing a treaty that established Lagos as being under British protection. Ten years later, the forced LagosTreatyofCession led to the formal...
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terms of the treaty but under the threat to unleash violence on Lagos by Commander Bedingfield, Dosunmu relented and signed the LagosTreatyofCession. Some...
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terms of the treaty, but under the threat of having Commander Bedingfield bombard Lagos, he relented and signed the LagosCessionTreaty. Lagos proved...
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