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Borno occupied and incorporated into Northern Nigeria

Borno, which had always retained its independence from Sokoto, was occupied by British forces and brought into the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria in 1904.

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1904

Borno occupied and incorporated into Northern Nigeria

Borno, which had always retained its independence from Sokoto, was occupied by British forces and brought into the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria in 1904.

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Borno, which had always retained its independence from Sokoto, was occupied by British forces and brought into the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria in 1904. Its incorporation followed the conquest of the Sokoto Caliphate the previous year.

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