Imagbon is a town located in
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. Ogun State borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo State and Osun State to the north, Ondo State to the east, and the Republic of Benin to the ...
, Nigeria.
It is located to the western frontiers of
Ijebu-Ode, on a river tributary to the
Lagos Lagoon. Imagbon is the Home town to Nigerian BusinessMan Damilola Adedoyin Adebajo, he is also the creative director of TOWNBOY LLC
Imagbon War
It is the site of the definitive
Imagbon War, also referred to as the Anglo-ljebu War,
that occurred in 1892 between
Yoruba
The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...
forces and the Imperial
British military
The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, su ...
.
The military were assisted by protectorate treaty imposed on
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...
that enabled them to raise funds and troops supported by imported guns. A war memorial exists that commemorates the Imagbon War.
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References
Further reading
The British-Ijebu war of 1892 (The battle of Imagbon)
''Daily Mail'' (Nigeria).
External links
"The Sad Story Of The Imagbon Community"
Sahara Reporters.
Geography of Nigeria
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