(a) Name any three British consuls in Nigeria up to 1900.
                    (b) Outline any four factors which prevented the early take over of the
                        administration of Nigeria by Europeans.  

                             This was a straightforward but unpopular question. Very few candidates
                      were able to identify correctly the names of the consuls. However, they
                      could  not identify four factors that prevented the early takeover of the
                      administration by the Europeans. They, instead, stated the effects of the
                      abolition of slave trade. These points were expected from the
                     candidates:
                    
                        (a)        (i)         Consul Philip
                                    (ii)        Consul Johnston
                                    (iii)       Consul Freeman
                                    (iv)       Consul Fraser
                                    (v)        Consul Beecroft, etc.
                                   

(b)        (i)         The Climate and the environment took a heavy toll on
them and as a result, British officials went home during the rainy season.  The Nigeria rulers usually launched their attacks during this time.
                                                (ii)        The kings and their subjects raided the businesses of
 British traders to discourage them from staying on.
                                                (iii)       Nigerian leaders engaged in guerrilla warfare and
                                                            surprised attacks to destabilize and discourage the
 Europeans.
(iv)       The rivalry between the British and the French was a major set-back as neither party wanted the other to have control of the area, etc.