In what five ways did the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade change the lives of the people of Nigeria?

        This was a popular question and the candidates who answered it performed averagely. They had a fair idea of the question. However, a few discussed the history of abolition rather than the  effects of abolition on the lives of the people of Nigeria. Yet, the general performance in this question was above average. The candidates were expected to state the following:
(i)        Rulers, kings, agents e.t.c. who over the years, derived great economic benefits refused to accept the need for change and therefore continued the trade.  This refusal to stop caused them to clash with the British.
(ii)       The fact that other Europeans continued the trade, confused the people of Nigeria and many of the rulers continued the slave trade and slavery up to the 1900 inspite of the British abolition.
(iii)       Coastal states developed as administrative centres of the
            British.