Adubi War
Conflict in the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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On 11 June, a party of soldiers, recently returned from East Africa, was brought in to help police in the area to keep the peace. On 13 June, Egba rebels pulled up railway lines at Agbesi and derailed a train. Other rebels demolished the train station at Wasinmi and murdered the British agent, the Oba Osile, David Sokunbi Karunwi II, the African leader of the north-eastern Egba district. Hostilities between the 30,000 rebels and colonial troops continued for about three weeks at Otite, Tappona, Mokoloki and Lalako but by 10 July, the rebellion had been put down and the leaders were killed or arrested.
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Aftermath
About 600 people were killed, including the British agent and the Oba Osile, although this may have been due to a land dispute and unconnected to the uprising. The incident led to the abolition of Abeokutan independence in 1918 and the introduction of forced labour in the region; imposition of the direct taxes was postponed until 1925. Military personnel who suppressed the revolt received the Africa General Service Medal.