KNOW MORE ABOUT SLAVE TRADE IN NIGERIA

I felt I should write on this very place where I live, a very significant place in Nigeria.
"BADAGRY TOWN"
Badagry was Founded in the late 1720s by Popo refugees from the wars with the Fon people of Dahomey, A British trading post was also established there in the 1820s,
It is a town that shows the relationship between nigeria and europe. It was the slave port for the europeans were they come in a make slave trades.apparently that is what badagry is been known for.
But as we speak now Badagry has been a major tourist region were people come from all over the world to have a deep knowledge about the town.

Things you should know about Badagry
• Tourist area in badagry:

1. The first storey building in Nigeria
2. The slave market
3. The point of no return
4. Slave house and equipments used in enslaving them
5. What the Europeans brings in exchange for slaves. Etc
   
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   The 1st story building in Nigeria

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The slave port Badagry

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slave chains

• Occupation

1. Fishing
2. Coconut farming
3. Cassava plantaintion

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Badagry coconut plaintation

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