In 1863, 40 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-852 occurred via the British Consular Court, Lagos
| RegID | LA-E-852 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Hausa Armed Police |
| Year | 1863 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Court, Lagos |
| Trial Outcome | Asylum |
| Enslaved Total | 40 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 40 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Commonly known as "Glover's Hausas" or "The Forty Thieves, Freeman began to recruit the Armed Hausa Police Force without waiting for approval of the Colonial Office in February 1863. This unit was the origins of Nigeria's military. While it is not known the exact number of conscriptions due to a lack of sources, the unit grew over time. E. Adeniyi Oroge has shown that by "the Hausa being recruited by the Lagos administration were "exiles from their country who have been taken in war and sold into slavery." By the end of 1864 the Hausa Force had 100 men. In May 1865, its strength was 237, which had risen to 300 by February 1866. |
| Sources | Qatamba, "The Gold Coast Police," The Police Journal 5, 1 (1932): 94-100; W. D. McIntyre, "Commander Glover and the Colony of Lagos, 1861-73," Journal of African History 4, 1 (1963): 57-79; M. Kirk-Greene, Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria 3, 1 (1964): 129-147; C. Ukpabi, "The Origins of the West African Frontier Force", Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria 3, 3 (1966): 485-501; E. Adeniyi Oroge, "The Fugitive Slave Question in Anglo-Egba Relations 1861-1886," Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria 8, 1 (1975): 61-80. |
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| X Capture | |
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| Y Capture | |
| Ship Status | Unknown |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Western Bight |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Lagos |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1863-02 |
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| Navy | |
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| Sentence Date | 1861-04-30 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | Western Bight |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Lagos |