Gberefu Island
| Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Gberefu | |
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  Gberefu Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Close to Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 6°25′01″N 2°52′59″E / 6.417°N 2.883°E |
| Administration | |
| State | Lagos State |
| Local government area | Badagry |
| Demographics | |
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| Additional information | |
| Gberefu Island was opened as a slave port in 1473. | |
Gberefu Island also known as Place of No Return is a populated historical island located in Badagry, a town and local government area of Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria.[1] Symbolized by two poles slightly slanted towards each other and facing the Atlantic Ocean, the island was a major slave port after it was opened in 1473 during the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade era.[2] According to Nigerian historians, as many as 10,000 slaves were believed to have been shipped to the Americas between 1518 and 1880 from this island.[3]
People
Gberefu Island is headed by a chief and it is also made up of ten communities including Daloko, Hungbo, Fowler, Gbogbobawa, Sukena, Hausa, Gbaragada, Konfidame, Yovoyan and Ilaje most of which are farmers and fishermen.[4][5] The Ilajes, Eguns and some Ghanians form the three major tribes occupying the island.[4]
Tourism
Since Gberefu Island is an historic site, it has attracted several tourists around the world thereby increasing its notability.[6] According to a 2015 statistics released on The Guardian, a total number of 3,634 people visited the island in 6 months.[7]
Bibliography
- Africa Today. Afro Media. 2006.
- Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani (2010). The African diaspora: historical analysis, poetic verses, and pedagogy. Learning Solutions. ISBN 978-0-558-49759-0.
- Tigani E. Ibrahim; Babatope O. Ojo (1992). Badagry, past and present: Aholu-Menu-Toyi 1, Akran of Badagry, reign of peace. Ibro Communications Limited.
References
- ↑ Abiose Adelaja (30 August 2014). "Badagry Slave Route faces environmental degradation". Premium Times. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Gberefu: Echoes of slaves' footsteps". The Nation. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Black Americans face slave legacy in Nigeria". News24. 30 May 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- 1 2 Jeremiah Madaki (7 July 2014). "Gberefu, the Island by 'The Point of No Return'". New Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Upgrade Our Ruler, Community Pleads With Fashola". P.M. News. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ Ada Igboanugo (11 August 2002). "Badagry Beach…And Beyond the 'Point of Return'". Thisday. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ News Agency of Nigeria (6 July 2015). "3,634 tourists visit Point-of-No-Return Island in 6 months — Official". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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