Adubi War

Adubi War
Map of West Africa in 1914
Date June 13, 1918 – July 1918 Location Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire British Nigeria	Egba rebels
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Unknown	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	30,000
Casualties and losses
2 killed	598 killed 70 Egba chiefs arrested

The Adubi War (known locally as Ogun Adubi or Egba Uprising) was a conflict in June and July 1918 in the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria ostensibly because of the imposition of colonial taxation.^[1] Direct taxes were introduced by the colonial government along with existing forced labour obligations and fees. On 7 June, the British arrested 70 Egba chiefs and issued an ultimatum that resisters should lay down their arms, pay the taxes and obey the local leadership.