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Christmas In Badagry 2

Badagry is a historical city, good for relaxation. It has so many historical places that can be visited during holidays.
The people of Badagry are known for their hospitality. Their popular snack, Ajogun, which is made from cassava, is best enjoyed with coconut water sipped from a straw inserted deep into the coconut.

Do you know that the first-story building and the first Primary school in Nigeria are in Badagry? The first place Christianity was preached, the Agia tree is also in Badagry. What about the Heritage Museum, ” The Point of No Return”? All these places are where you can visit in Badagry during your holidays. You will surely have fun and also learn more about the history of Nigeria.

I went to Badagry during the last holiday and I visited some of these places

1)Badagry Heritage
The Badagry Heritage Museum, also known as the Black Heritage is located along Marina in Badagry. It was built in 1863, and it was the first administrative office of the British Colonial Government.
The building became a museum in 2002 when it was inaugurated by the then Governor, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during the Black Heritage Festival. In the compound, there is a big statue of a male and female whose chains are broken. According to the narrator, the image signifies the end of slavery in Nigeria. A narrator is someone who gives detailed information about the place.

The transatlantic slave trade stared in Badagry in 1473 and ended in 1888. An average of 17000 slaves were exported annually to the United States and tge Carribeans.

The Badagry Heritage Museum is divided into sections.
a) The introductory section: this section gives a brief history of Badagry, its people, culture, rulers ,and past leaders of Nigeria.
b) The Capture section: this section houses the relics of slavery, like the big chains for names and hands, iron collar, padlocks, and some other instruments used to capture and torture the sslaves There are also pictures of some slaves in captivity in this section.
c) The transportation section: this section explains how slaves were transported from Badagry to Europe. It also has a replica of the ship used for transportation.
d) The Equipment section: this section house the safe, documents and money used by the colonial masters.
e) The Resistance and Punishment Section: this section shows the statue of a dog strangling a slave trying to escape. This is one of the ways slaves are disciplined for acts of stealing, disobedience, rebellion, etc.
f) The Integration section: this section shows how the slaves were adopted into their new environment by the slave dealers.

g) The Industry: this section explains how the slaves were captured, and kept in the slave barracoon until slaves were ready. After which they are examined and auctioned off at the slave market. The fit ones are then stamped with the initials of their master and sent off to the ship.
h) The Abolition: this section explains the end of slavery and also gives information about the people who fought for the abolition of slavery.

Interesting and educative, isn’t it? It’s a place to be. I will be giving you more information about the other places I visited in my next article.

Bye

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