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Bida and Ilorin become targets of British advance

British and company forces pushed against Nupe and Ilorin power in the middle Niger area during the late 1890s.

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1896

Bida and Ilorin become targets of British advance

British and company forces pushed against Nupe and Ilorin power in the middle Niger area during the late 1890s.

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British and company forces pushed against Nupe and Ilorin power in the middle Niger area during the late 1890s. These campaigns opened central routes to stronger imperial control.

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