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History 2, May/June 2008  
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question 6

(a)   Mention any three British consuls who served in Nigeria.
 (b)   Highlight four consequences of company Rule on Nigeria.

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Observation

Very unpopular among the candidates and the performance was also very poor.  The British consuls were:  John Beecroft, Burton, Hopkins, Hewett, Johnson, etc.

In the part (b), the candidates were expected to highlight the following points:

  1. it laid the foundation for the British acquisition of Nigeria;
  2. its activities led to loss of sovereignty of some Nigerian Nation states eg Benin;
  3. it carried it out effectively the administrative function granted it by the charter that established it;
  4. its operation of trade monopoly considerably ruined the economic life of Nigerians;
  5. it laid the foundation of the modern police force by setting up the Niger Constabulary, etc.

 

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