In 1906, 113 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-2855 occurred via the Northern Nigeria District Office, Sokoto
RegID | LA-E-2855 |
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Case Name | Return of Freed Slave Homes |
Year | 1906 |
Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
Court | Northern Nigeria District Office, Sokoto |
Trial Outcome | Asylum |
Enslaved Total | 113 |
Liberated Africans Total | 113 |
Registered Total | 0 |
Notes | Tho Native Courts of the Sokoto Province have freed 106 slaves during the year. The total number of slaves freed during the year is 113, as against 45 for 1905. |
Sources | "Slavery: Sokoto," Colonial Reports - Annual: Northern Nigeria, 1906-07 (London: Darling & Son, 1907), 27. |
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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. | West Africa (unspecified) |
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 | |
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
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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. | Central Savanna of Africa |
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 | Sokoto |