Arrangements for invasion of Benin are well under way. These are being led by Kenneth Campbell Assistant District Commissioner for Sapele. Mr. Campbell is well known for his meticulous attention to detail and hard work on any project¹. The success of this expedition is very important to him as it gives him an opportunity to impress the new Consul-General for the protectorate, Mr Phillips.
Benin Intelligence is made aware of these developments by Itsekiri spies and their own spies, one of them being a man named Basilli. Basilli a Benin indigene is based in Sapele and works for the Niger Coast Protectorate.
Footnote
¹Mr Boisragon in his book, had this to say about Mr. Campbell - ‘All arrangements for the expedition had been made by officials at Sapele, and most excellent arrangements they were, especially on the part of poor Kenneth Campbell, who was in charge of the carriers, and had worked like a slave at setting everything in perfect order.’
References
1) Boisragon A, The Benin Massacre, 1897; p59 - 61, p73, p87 - 88, 105 - 106.
2) Phillips, J.R. , 17 Nov 1896. Dispatches to Foreign Office from Consul-General, Catalogue of the Correspondence and Papers of the Niger Coast Protectorate, 268 3/3/3, p. 240. National Archives of Nigeria Enugu.
3) Roth H.L.,Transcript of the Trial of the king, (appendix 11); 1903
4) Transcript of the Trial of Ologbosheri; Roth (27 June 1899).
5)
THE BENIN MASSACRE ITS PROBABLE CAUSE. Hobart Newspaper (3rd March 1897), page 3. Retrieved from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9392982
6) THE BENIN MASSACRE - WHY THE EXPEDITION WENT TO BENIN;
Publication: Guardian 1821 - 2000; Date: Jan 18, 1897, Section: None; Page 5.
Benin Intelligence is made aware of these developments by Itsekiri spies and their own spies, one of them being a man named Basilli. Basilli a Benin indigene is based in Sapele and works for the Niger Coast Protectorate.
Footnote
¹Mr Boisragon in his book, had this to say about Mr. Campbell - ‘All arrangements for the expedition had been made by officials at Sapele, and most excellent arrangements they were, especially on the part of poor Kenneth Campbell, who was in charge of the carriers, and had worked like a slave at setting everything in perfect order.’
References
1) Boisragon A, The Benin Massacre, 1897; p59 - 61, p73, p87 - 88, 105 - 106.
2) Phillips, J.R. , 17 Nov 1896. Dispatches to Foreign Office from Consul-General, Catalogue of the Correspondence and Papers of the Niger Coast Protectorate, 268 3/3/3, p. 240. National Archives of Nigeria Enugu.
3) Roth H.L.,Transcript of the Trial of the king, (appendix 11); 1903
4) Transcript of the Trial of Ologbosheri; Roth (27 June 1899).
5)
THE BENIN MASSACRE ITS PROBABLE CAUSE. Hobart Newspaper (3rd March 1897), page 3. Retrieved from http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9392982
6) THE BENIN MASSACRE - WHY THE EXPEDITION WENT TO BENIN;
Publication: Guardian 1821 - 2000; Date: Jan 18, 1897, Section: None; Page 5.