Exploring Badagry's Slave History and Heritage Sites
Seriki Faremi Williams Abass Slave Museum
Visit the William Seriki Abass Slave Baracoon to learn about the history of slavery in Nigeria, including the cramped rooms where hundreds of slaves were kept and how slaves were priced.
Explore relics from the slave era and visit the resting place of Williams Seriki Abass, a prominent figure during that period.
Duration: 30 minutes, admission included
The Mobee Relics Museum
Explore artifacts such as chains, mouth guards, locks, and more at the Mobee Slave Relics Museum, all of which were used on slaves.
View relics and wreckage of items used during the time of slavery.
Duration: 30 minutes, admission included
First Storey Building in Nigeria
Visit the first storey building in Nigeria, constructed by missionaries in 1845, and learn about their activities in the country.
Discover the place where the Bible was first translated from English to Yoruba by Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
Duration: 20 minutes, admission included
Gberefu Island (Point of No Return)
Take a boat across a small lagoon to reach the sandy beach leading to the Point of No Return, where slaves were boarded onto ships bound for foreign countries.
Stop at the Attenuation Well, where slaves were made to drink magical waters believed to make them forget their identities.
Pause at the beachfront of the Point of No Return for rest and reflection.
Duration: 45 minutes, admission included
