HALLMARK OF 1918 IN NIGERIA

THE ADUBI WAR

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The Adubi war of June-July 1918 in the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, took place because of the imposition of colonial taxation. Direct taxes was brought by the colonial government along with other existing forced labour obligations and fees. On 7 June, the Colonial government arrested 70 chiefs from the local regions and issued an ultimatum that resisters should lay down their arms, pay the taxes and obey the leadership. On 11 June, a band of soldiers, recently returned from East Africa, were brought in. On 13 July, Egba rebels pulled up railway lines at Agbesi and derailed a train. Other rebels demolished the station at Wasimi and killed the British agent, also, the Oba Osile, the African leader of the north-eastern Egba district, was attacked.
Hostilities between the 30,000 rebels and colonial troops continued for about three weeks, but by 10 July, the rebellion had been put down and the leaders killed or arrested. About 600 people were killed, including the British agent and the Oba Osile, though some say that this may have been due to a dispute over land and unconnected to the uprising. The incident led to the abrogation of Abeokuta independence in 1918.

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