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in 1886 when they took over the town. The Royal Niger
Company built a prison in 1887 and it was the first in West Africa. The famous Forçados sea wall was built in 1616, also by the Portuguese, to protect their houses from flooding. The Portuguese also built a windmill in 1472. The abandoned Burutu
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All the structures discussed are just a few of those built by the
Portuguese and the British, who settled in Forçados and Burutu to do business. The structures discussed above and many more are still visible, but are fast decaying due to lack of maintenance by the government.
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The Forçados
Infectious Diseases General Hospital, built in 1890, was the first in Nigeria and West Africa. Newly trained medical personnel from abroad began their first medical work in Forçados. The hospital still functions partially, renovated by
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Portuguese built a slave dungeon in 1475, where slaves were kept before being exported to Europe and America. The Forçados slave wharf is one of the longest in Africa; it was built by the Portuguese in 1472, and renovated by
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Forçados was the administrative headquarters that hosted the
Portuguese, and played a vital role in the colonial era in Nigeria. The community today has a total human population of approximately 2000 inhabitants, predominantly
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Forçados (Forcados) is a small town in
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