British expansion accelerates in the last decades…

1876 CE to 1887 CE

British expansion accelerates in the last decades of the nineteenth century.

The early history of Lagos Colony is one of repeated attempts to end the Yoruba wars.

In the face of threats to the divided Yoruba states from Dahomey and the Sokoto Caliphate, as represented by the emirate of Ilorin, the British governor—assisted by the CMS—succeeds in imposing peace settlements on the interior.

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