Thank you for this post OP. I learnt a lot of information that i never knew before. Will surely visit the place soon.

nonye6194:
History of Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison/Freedom Park:


In 1861, the British gunship, Prometheus,threatened the then Oba of Lagos, Oba Dosunmu who acceded and handed over Lagos to the then Queen of England, Victoria, effectively making Lagos Island a colony of the British. 
With the annexation and subsequent colonisation of Lagos, and then Nigeria, in 1876, the colonial government passed the 'prison's ordnance' that introduced their own concept of crime and criminal justice to the colony, to enforce order and protect their economic interests.

Because the British criminal justice system allowed for the creation of the penal system, this prompted the design and construction of prisons.
Hence in 1872, eleven years after Lagos island was ceded, the British built Her Majesty’s Prisons – which later came to be known as the 'Broad Street Prisons'.

(Pictured below: enlarged print of the original Plan of the Prison

About the Prison)

The Oba's life was really in danger. He had only three options - sign the document to cede Lagos to the British empire or have your domain invaded or die.

chloride6:
Who be Dr. Bello?

Ahmadu Bello

Ralphlauren:
Reminds me of my trip to Alcatraz island

na lie. Where the pictures?

DisGuy:


Ahamdu Bello?

Who dash monkey banana?

The colonisers deliberately chose military recruits from northern Nigeria in order to have a disconnect between the local population and the personnel tasked with imposing law and order and violently suppressing any resistance to their rule. 

That was their modus operandi in all their colonies - divide and rule. They chose the most militant and submissive ethnic group and use them to conquer the rest. They'll then hand over power to such people. In Uganda, they used Idiamin's tribe. Idiamin was their best friend!. Do you all know that Idiamin used to dine with the queen of England in her Palace?

Nice....i work on lagos island and i hang there virtually everyday after work........except Saturdays and Sundays.....due to the senseless heavy traffic when heading to the mainland....

Will chill with my big stout , smoke coming out of my mouth and nose and a massive grilled fish from jagzee restaurant....we call the fish ( fish of life) ...or sometime at the grill station...close to the main stage....

Also enjoy their live performances

nonye6194:
On Thursday, 20th September, 2018 my 'Tourism' Community Development Service (CDS) group, embarked a visiting tour to the Freedom park (formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison), which is located at Broad Street, Lagos island.

And here's how the day went:

I woke up at about 5:30am, prepared and left for the NYSC Secretariat at Surulere, which was our bus take off point at about 6:23am. Around 9:32am, our bus arrived and we left for Lagos island.

Good one Corper, I will really love to visit this place - Any volunteers? Will need two ladies and a guy to join me. We can spice it up with a movie and a nice meal, I won't mind footing the bills!

Mizwisdom:
I need to pay a visit

Let's talk about this interest!

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How u go use woman money marry another babe, use the change start business for her and decide to tell your woman?

People were honest at least back than it seems than today

Not from Oga naptu2? It can't be real then!

ThinkWISELY:
Celebrating foolishness and slavery

Corper's with empty skulls,the ones assigned here every year knows nothing

Olodos

Guy u no get chill o........corpers don do u strong tin ba

nonye6194:
On Thursday, 20th September, 2018 my 'Tourism' Community Development Service (CDS) group, embarked a visiting tour to the Freedom park (formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison), which is located at Broad Street, Lagos island.

And here's how the day went:

I woke up at about 5:30am, prepared and left for the NYSC Secretariat at Surulere, which was our bus take off point at about 6:23am. Around 9:32am, our bus arrived and we left for Lagos island.

So na hia our legend get inspiration for rat tinz
Cc immhotep DaBullIT Roger3D sarrki my ruv

So they had to bring Northerners to police and execute Westerners even back in the day. No be today.....

nonye6194:
The initial prison structure was built in 1882 with mud walls and grass thatch but did not last long as it was an easy target for anti-colonialists.

"They kept throwing fire into it and setting it ablaze and so then in 1885 the colonial government imported bricks from England and rebuilt the prison," says architect Theo Lawson.

"What was even more remarkable was the bricks were imported for £16,000 and that year the British spent £700 on education in the colony, so it shows the priority then was on law and order," says Mr Lawson, who drew up the plans to turn the former prison into Freedom Park.

But it's notable to state here that this brick fence remains the only non demolished structure of the former prison today, after over a century when the prison was constructed.

The anti-colonialists who destroyed the former fences would later be arrested by the force, who were made up of mostly Hausa speaking natives from the then Northern protectorate. The colonisers deliberately chose military recruits from northern Nigeria in order to have a disconnect between the local population and the personnel tasked with imposing law and order and violently suppressing any resistance to their rule.

In the years leading to Nigeria’s independence, the prison was a maximum security prison where political prisoners, amongst other prisoners were kept. The Broad Street Prisons held some of Nigeria’s foremost activists and nationalists like Sir Herbert Macaulay, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Lateef Jakande
and Michael Imodu who all served time there at one point or the other due to their political beliefs and activism.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was imprisoned here in 1963 while undergoing trials for charges of treasonable felony for purportedly conspiring to overthrow the federal government along with some other members of his Action Group political party. 

There’s even a myth that Chief Awolowo placed a curse on the place, the curse of which was responsible for the site being in a derelict, undeveloped state for decades until its transformation into a park.

(Pictured below:

Chief Awolowo


profiles other un-named prisoners who did time in the prison


Sir Herbert Macaulay

I like this man's stache gan )

Law and order my black ass.. They spent all that money to subjugate, oppress, rape our women and steal our resources.

Ralphlauren:
Reminds me of my trip to Alcatraz island

Ever heard of Sharkatraz?

Neddyogu:
So they had to bring Northerners to police and execute Westerners even back in the day. No be today.....

That got me.

Abookis have been whipping our yoruba buttocks since year 18gborodom. No be today

Blowback this should interest you.

nonye6194:

The infamous African church cathedral (aka CMS), 1890s

what's infamous about the African Church Cathedral?
Is it the walk from St. Paul's, Breadfruit?
why do you refer to it as CMS?
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina is the 'real' CMS.

BabbanBura:


Good one Corper, I will really love to visit this place - Any volunteers? Will need two ladies and a guy to join me. We can spice it up with a movie and a nice meal, I won't mind footing the bills!

left a contact at the end of my post, send a WhatsApp message or DM

johnie:


what's infamous about the African Church Cathedral?

Is it the walk from St. Paul's, Breadfruit?

why do you refer to it as CMS?

The Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina is the 'real' CMS.

Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina was what I was referring to. Just saw the mix up now and would correct it asap. it was a huge mistake egbon, forgive me.

I even have more pictures of that church than my own church walahi. That church is like old wine/vintage car. Classic

nonye6194:



Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina was what I was referring to. Just saw the mix up now and would correct it asap. it was a huge mistake egbon, forgive me.

I even have more pictures of that church than my own church walahi. That church is like old wine/vintage car. Classic

No problem!

You should also remove the word 'infamous' or replace it with 'famous.'

where we dey go next?

nonye6194:
Before we arrived at our destination, we passed a couple of historical buildings along broad Street that bears remembrance of the British colonial era. Among them were:

The infamous
Cathedral Church of Christ, 1946 *responsible for the popular CMS bus stop landmark on the....

What is infamous about the
Cathedral Church of Christ?

azpekuliar:

What is infamous about the Cathedral Church of Christ?

Famous*

azpekuliar:

What is infamous about the Cathedral Church of Christ?

Famous*

Lanretoye:
where we dey go next?

I have a post on JJT park soon in a few days. after that would be the national museum at onikan. Hopefully another before the year wraps


If you go join the private tour

johnie:


No problem!

You should also remove the word 'infamous' or replace it with 'famous.'

done

johnie:


what's infamous about the African Church Cathedral?

Is it the walk from St. Paul's, Breadfruit?

why do you refer to it as CMS?

The Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina is the 'real' CMS.

my elder brother was the Vicar's Warden for more than 20 years at Breadfruit

;DBruh

Yankee101:
How u go use woman money marry another babe, use the change start business for her and decide to tell your woman?

People were honest at least back than it seems than today

No be today mago mago love don start.
E don tey.

Onyedika007:
;DBruh

see this goat