Coal was discovered in Enugu in 1909 and that led to the founding of Port Harcourt 3 years later. By 1915,the first export of Enugu coal left for Britain through Port Harcourt.

A railway was built between Enugu and PH within 3 years...

passing through places like Aba,Umuahia etc.

This is the economic principle that led to the founding of Enugu, Aba, PH and most cities in the East. By 1917, Enugu was made a 2nd Class township.This was just 8 years after coal was discovered in those hills and...

people started flocking to this area with huge economic promises.

Early in 1929, the colonial government decided to relocate the entire headquarters of all of Southern Nigeria from Lagos to Enugu to be closer to the booming "goldmine" of the colony.

This move was bigger than the move from Lagos to Abuja in 1991.

Then in November-December,same year, Agwu probably visited his people again and the 'revolution' (Ogu Umu Nwanyi/Women's war/Aba Women Riots) started against the 'caliphate' and 'Ruga' policy of the time

( Warrant Chiefs and taxation of women) resulting in the killing of more than 55 women to subdue the revolution.The colonial government was rattled. Women kwa?

Today there is no single stone marking the graves of the "revolutionary" women of 1929.Nobody in Nigeria remembers

their names or have ever seen their faces.

Then came the "revolution" that started in Iva Valley,Enugu coal mine in November 1949 where 21 miners were massacred by colonial authorities to put down a rebellion. Today, there is no single stone marking the graves of those...

Iva Valley "revolutionaries" in Nigeria today.Nobody has seen their faces either.

Mbe Nwaniga.

We should correct this.

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