Lagos Colony

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Was a British colonial possession centred on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria.

Establishment

August 1861: Lagos was annexed under the threat of force by Commander Beddingfield of HMS Prometheus who was accompanied by the Acting British Consul, William McCoskry.

August 1861: Lagos was annexed on 6 August 1861 under the threat of force by Commander Beddingfield of HMS Prometheus. Prior to the arrival of the British, the Oba of Benin had "the undisputed right to crown or confirm the individual whom the people of Lagos elected to be their King".

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1891: By 1890 the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was created. At this point most petty Kingdoms of southern Nigeria were already under British rule.

August 1891: A treaty was signed placing the kingdom of Ilaro under the protection of the British queen.

February 1893: Carter signed a treaty of protection with the Alafin of Oyo.

August 1893: Acting Governor George Chardin Denton signed a protectorate agreement with Ibadan.

January 1894: In 1893 the British made a tour of Yorubaland signing treaties.

June 1899: Northern Nigeria was partitioned between Great Britain and France by the Anglo-French Convention of 1898.

January 1901: In the aftermath of prolonged wars between the mainland Yoruba states, the British Lagos Colony established a protectorate over most of Yorubaland by 1900.

March 1906: The Lagos Colony was incorporated into Southern Nigeria in February 1906.