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1903: British Conquered Northern Nigeria

The mud-walled city of Kano in Northern Nigeria was captured by the British on February 3rd, 1903. They subjugated Northern Nigeria after a British resident of Southern Nigeria was killed and his murderer escaped North.

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Once Kano fell, the leaders of the various tribes of Northern Nigeria, therefore, agreed to indirect British control.

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Tadese Faforiji is the founder of Tadexprof, a travel and nature site covering world's destinations worth visiting. He started the site covering local travel in Nigeria and has since expanded it into US national park guides, with plans to document more of the world firsthand going forward.