The 7 Best Things to do in Badagry, Lagos State

THE FALLEN AGIA TREE MONUMENT. Under the fallen Agia tree located in the middle of Obada market, Christianity was first preached in Nigeria on September 24, 1842 by Rev Thomas Birch Freeman (Methodist) and the First Christmas service in Nigeria was jointly anchored by himself and Rev Henry Townsend (Anglican). The tree fell on the 20th June, 1959 and replaced with a monument.

BRIEF HISTORY OF BADAGRY Badagry was founded around 1425 A.D. before its existence, people have been living along the Coast of Gberefu, which later gave birth to Badagry. Fishing, Farming, salt making from ocean water were the main occupation of the people. The natives believe that Badagry was founded by a famous farmer called ‘Agbedeh’ who lived at Gberefu Sea Beach and maintained a farm land across the lagoon in the present Badagry. ‘Greme’ means farm in Ogu language and the people who visited Agbede’s farm, when asked, would say they went to ‘Agbedegreme’ meaning agbede’s farm. The word was later coined to Agbadarigi by the Yoruba settlers and was later corrupted to Badagry by the European slave merchants before the end of the senteenth century. The people of Badagry are heterogenous. They are mainly Ogu of Whydah, Whra, Wheme and Ga/Ewe clans who migrated from the former Dahomey and Awori-Yoruba who are descendants of Oduduwa of Western Nigeria. The traditions of

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Badagry as the 'door of civilization of Nigeria' has lots of historical buildings of interest now converted into tourist attractions. such as, 1) DISTRICT OFFICER’S RESIDENCE. Constructed in 1870. 2) BADAGRY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Former District Officer’s Office built in 1863. Converted into museum in 2002 and contains slave trade history collections. 3) FIRST STOREY BUILDING IN NIGERIA; Anglican Missionary House built in1845. 4) TOPO ISLAND CATHOLIC MISSION RUINS. Established in the 1870s. 5) SERIKI ABASS SLAVE BARACOON; Slaves cell built by Brazilian slave merchants in 1840. 6) ST. THOMAS’ ANGLICAN PRIMARY SCHOOL; First Primary School in Nigeria. Founded In 1843. and lots more

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VLEKETE SLAVE MARKET. The slave market was established in the 1502, it was held every five days. The market was located in the heart of the town. Named after the Vlekete divinity, “the goddess of ocean and wind” worshipped by the people, it also served as a customary court during the pre-colonial era and one of the prominent figures tried here was Richard Lander; a British emperor in 1825. It was