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- ↑ Fasinro, Hassan Adisa Babatunde. Political and cultural perspectives of Lagos. University of Michigan. p. 61.
- 1 2 Mann, Kristin (2007-09-26). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760--1900. Indiana University Press, 2007. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9780253117083.
- ↑ Smith, Robert (January 1979). The Lagos Consulate, 1851-1861. University of California Press, 1979. pp. 14–17. ISBN 9780520037465.
- ↑ Yemitan, Oladipo. Madame Tinubu: Merchant and King-maker. University Press, 1987. p. 8.