However, it closed two years later and was replaced with the Iva Valley mines in 1917. The Go Slow strikeThe workers at Iva Valley [Pulse Nigeria]In 1941, the colonial government created Nigeria General Defense Regulations (NGDR), which banned workers from going on strike. The MassacreOn November 18, 1949, 50 armed riot police officers arrived at Iva Valley led by a Senior Superintendent of Police, F.S Philips. Nigerians at a rally in Trafalgar Square over the Iva Valley Massacre [Asiri Magazine]Eighteen prominent Nigerians created the National Emergency Committee (NEC) to coordinate a national response to this atrocity against humanity. The Iva Valley protest and massacre contributed to nationalist movements in Nigeria.

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2023 15:47 UTC