Nana Living History Museum, Koko, Nigeria
The magnificent national monument of the Nana Living History Museum is situated in Koko in Warri, a museum that was built by a powerful 19th century business man, Chief Nana Olomu Ebrohimi.
The Nana Living History Museum provides insight on the lives and times of the Itshekiri people especially during their contact with British explorers. Nana Olomu was an Itsekiri chief and merchant from the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. After to be exiled by the British imperialists, chief Nanna Olomu returned home to reetablish his trone and pre-eminence before he died. He was the fourth Itsekiri chief to hold the position of Governor of Benin River.
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