MADAME EFUNROYE TINUBU Born around 1805-1887 By Idowu Ohioze For well informed Yorubas and ardent students of history, the name “Tinubu” should readily call to mind the commendable exploits of one of West Africa’s greatest women liberators: Madam Efunroye Tinubu. Though she set out as a trader in domestic slavery, she eventually fought for the liberation of slaves when she encountered the great human tragedy that slavery is. She fought European slave traders for the freedom of slaves sold and bought in Lagos and environs. An Egba by birth, Madam Tinubu sacrificed for a better Lagos. And banishment to Abeokuta from Lagos was her punishment. Hers was a case of a beneficiary of a condemnable system who saw the evil in it and fought against it. Today, Tinubu Square in Lagos Island attests to her bravery.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 13:58:18 +0000
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