ABSTRACT
No. 5.-Notes on LAGOS, 1851-1908. IN October, 1851, the British Government gave instructions to the
British Naval Commander in the Bight of Benin to expel the Slave Trade Chief, Kosoko, and his people from Lagos. These instructions were carried out in January following, when Kosoko was deposed and expelled from Lagos, his town destroyed, and the friendly chief, Akitoye, established in the seat of power at Lagos in his stead.* Kosoko wasJ howf;vel. a1l0wed to reside at Epe, by permission of the King of Jebu; but in 1861 he was allowed by the British Government to return to Lagos.
