Ragewa na Legas

Reduction of Lagos ko Bombardment of Lagos wani aikin sojan ruwa ne na Burtaniya a ƙarshen 1851 wanda ya haɗa da Royal Navy ta bombarding Legas (a halin yanzu Najeriya) a ƙarƙashin hujja na murkushe Cinikin bayi na Atlantic da kuma kawar da Sarki (Oba) na Legas, Kosoko, don ƙin kawo ƙarshen cinikin bayi.

Yawancin abubuwan da suka shafi juna sun ba Gwamnatin Burtaniya da karfin gwiwa don aikin soja a kan Kosoko. Wadannan sha'awa sun hada da sha'awar Burtaniya don maye gurbin cinikin bayi tare da madadin cinikin "daidai", sha'awar mishan na Burtaniya don yada Kiristanci, da kuma tsoron cewa wasu mazaunan Legas, da aka sani da mutanen Saro, waɗanda aka 'yantar da su daga Cinikin bayi na Atlantic, za a tsananta musu kuma a sake bautar su.

Daga bisani Birtaniya ta kori Kosoko kuma ta maye gurbinsa da Akitoye, wanda a baya ya rasa kursiyinsa ga Kosoko kuma ya nemi Birtaniya su taimaka masa ya dawo mulki. A sakamakon haka, Akitoye ya yi alkawarin kawo karshen cinikin bayi. A shekara ta 1852, Akitoye da John Beecroft sun sanya hannu kan Yarjejeniyar Tsakanin Burtaniya da Legas.

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