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THE DEFAMATION OF EFUNROYE TINUBU'S LEGACY: A REPENTED SLAVE TRADER BY Anago Osho

Madam Efunroye Tinubu's legacy is indeed complex, reflecting the nuanced history of Africa during the colonial era. Initially, she was a slave trader, leveraging her connections with Europeans and royalties to trade slaves, gunpowder, palm oil, and other goods. However, after encountering former slave returnees from the Americas who shared their horrific experiences, she underwent a significant transformation. These returnees, bearing slave branding on their bodies, exposed Tinubu to the atrocities of slavery, prompting her to shift allegiance and support African resistance against European colonizers. Her resistance involved supplying gunpowder and ammunition to Africans in the hinterland, ultimately leading to her expulsion from Lagos. Madam Tinubu's actions against European interests were likely viewed as a threat, resulting in her banishment to Badagry, where she lost two sons to malaria, and later Abeokuta, where she died in 1887. The misrepresentation of Madam Tinubu'...