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1899 Land Lease Agreement
- When
- 21 February 1899
- Where
- Abeokuta, Nigeria
The Alake of Egba signed an agreement on 21 February 1899 to lease lands for railway construction from Aro to Abeokuta.
The agreement was signed by the Alake of Egba, identified as Gbadebo I, with the British Governor of Lagos Colony. This facilitated the construction of a railway through Egba territory. The legacy row incorrectly names the ruler as 'Gdadebo II' and misplaces Abeokuta in southeast Nigeria.
Sources
- Lagos Colony Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
- Abeokuta Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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