Madam Tinubu

Madam Efunroye Tinubu was an active adversary of the British Colonial Government of Nigeria who was banished by them from Lagos to her native Abeokuta. She was a former slave trader who, once she realised the differences between domestic slaving and the inhumane treatment of slaves in Europe and the Americas, became an active opponent to all slave trade.

Madam Tinubu became the first "iyalode" of Egbaland (Abeokuta and its surroundings) and was able to build a small financial empire through trading in arms and salt. She is considered an important figure in Nigerian history due to her political significance as a strong female leader. She died in 1887.

Tinubu Square on Lagos Island (previously Independence Square) is named after her.

External links

* [http://www.tanimola.de/engl/madam_tinubu.htm Brief Biography]