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JAMB Government 1983 Question 38

Question 38

Colonial Administration

Lagos became a Crown Colony in

  1. A.1900
  2. B.1914
  3. C.1886
  4. D.1861
  5. E.1862
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Answer: D (1861)

Explanation

Britain annexed Lagos in 1861 and it became a British Crown Colony; a colonial government with a Legislative Council followed in 1862.