The Glover Hausas or Glover's Hausas
or Glover's Forty Thieves
was a local military group, primarily consisting of freed
Hausa slaves assembled by
John Hawley Glover
Sir John Hawley Glover (24 February 1829 – 30 September 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Governor of Lagos Colony, Governor of Newfoundland, and Governor of British Leeward Islands.
Naval career
He entered the service in 1841 ...
in 1863 to protect the
Royal Niger Company from marauding incursions of the
Ashantis
The Asante, also known as Ashanti () are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations. Twi is spoken by over nine million Asant ...
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The local group later metamorphosed to the
Nigerian Army of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
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See also
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Nigerian Army Day
References
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History of Lagos
Military history of Nigeria