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A HISTORY OF THE YORUBA NATION

A HISTORY OF THE YORUBA NATION

ByMoyo Okediji

Who are the Yoruba people?

A mayor of the British army, Alfred Burdon Ellis, who served in West Africa for about two decades, published a book about the Yoruba people in 1894, the same year that he perished of malaria fever.

He wrote the following in the book:

“The territory now inhabited by the Yoruba tribes is bounded on the west by Dahomi, on the south-west by Porto Novo and Appa, on the south by the sea, on the east by Benin, and on the north by the Mohammedan tribes from the interior, who have within recent times conquered and

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ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY, 1982: (Part Thirty-Six)

ByMoyo Okediji

***Reader’s Note:

I was informed that I should complete the ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY series before moving on to the next series, THE RETURN.

I will therefore return to the ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY, and continue with Part Thirty-six. To refresh the memory of our readers, I have placed parts Thirty-five and Thirty-four at the end of Part Thirty-six.

THE PAID OFFICERS BOAST…

THE PAID OFFICERS BOAST…

ByMoyo Okediji

THE PAID OFFICERS BOAST THEY DID THE KILLING, MAIMING AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTIES

To those who obey orders to kill and maim:

To those whose salaries, allowances and food are from the business of death:

Let nobody convince you that you could kill another HUMAN, and remain alive and well.

Let nobody persuade you that killing and maiming people is a legitimate job.

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