Nigeria: 400 Years After, Descendants of Slave Merchant Say They're Proud

24 August 2019

Calabar — The descendants of the foremost slave merchant in what is today's Niger Delta region of Nigeria, King Eyo Honesty, have said that they cannot regret the active and frontline role their precursor played in the 1800s in being a big time slave merchant. They said they are rather proud that he played that role since it was what trended at that time.

They said they are proud because the man was generally adjudged to be an honest man in his way of life and in business dealing with the white men whereas others were dubious.

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