"Nana Olomu (1884-94), the last and best known governor of the Benin river, in his struggle against the advance of colonial rule, had to fight a violent war against the British though he was eventually captured and exiled to Calabar." General History Of Africa VI Africa in the Nineteenth Century until the 1880's editor J.F.Ade Ajayi
Nana Olomu (also spelled Olumu) (1852–1916) was an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. He was the fourth Itsekiri chief to hold the position of Governor of Benin River.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Olomu The Itsekiri (also called the Isekiri, iJekri, Itsekri, Ishekiri, or Itsekhiri) are an ethnic group of Nigeria's Niger Delta area, Delta State. The Itsekiri presently number just under 1 million people and live mainly in the Warri South, Warri North and Warri South West local government districts of Delta State on the Atlantic coast of Nigeria. Significant communities of Itsekiris can be found in parts of Edo and Ondo states and in various other Nigerian cities including Lagos, Sapele, Benin City, Port Harcourt and Abuja. Many people of Itsekiri descent also reside in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.The Itsekiris are closely related to the Yoruba of South Western Nigeria and more widely to the Urhobo and Edo peoples.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsekiri_p... What brought about this war between Nana Olomu and the British? The Berlin Conference!
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