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Benin City: A Prove That Nigeria Was Better Than London In Terms Of Security Etc by Wisemfon(m): 11:45am On Oct 04, 2020 |
Benin city when compare to London!!! When the Portuguese first “discovered” the city in 1485, they were stunned to find this vast kingdom made of hundreds of interlocked cities and villages in the middle of the African jungle. They called it the “Great City of Benin”, at a time when there were hardly any other places in Africa the Europeans acknowledged as a city. Indeed, they classified Benin City as one of the most beautiful and best planned cities in the world. In 1691, the Portuguese ship captain Lourenco Pinto observed : “Great Benin, where the king resides, is larger than Lisbon; all the streets run straight and as far as the eye can see. The houses are large, especially that of the king, which is richly decorated and has fine columns. The city is wealthy and industrious. It is so well governed that theft is unknown and the people live in such security that they have no doors to their houses.” In contrast, London at the same time is described by Bruce Holsinger, professor of English at the University of Virginia, as being a city of “thievery, prostitution, murder, bribery and a thriving black market made the medieval city ripe for exploitation by those with a skill for the quick blade or picking a pocket”. The early foreign explorers’ descriptions of Benin City portrayed it as a place free of crime and hunger, with large streets and houses kept clean; a city filled with courteous, honest people, and run by a centralised and highly sophisticated bureaucracy. what is the story now ![]() Can we still claim these ![]() |
Re: Benin City: A Prove That Nigeria Was Better Than London In Terms Of Security Etc by Wisemfon(m): 11:53am On Oct 04, 2020 |
Wisemfon: Now crime and hunger is the part of our daily life pitiful Nigeria!!! |
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