John Hawley Glover
| Captain John Hawley Glover Samfuri:Post-nominals | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sir John Hawley Glover (1829-1885) | |
| Haihuwa | 24 Fabrairu 1829 |
| Mutuwa | 30 Satumba 1885 (shekaru 56) London, England |
| Office | Governor of Lagos Colony |
| Gada daga | Henry Stanhope Freeman |
| Magaji | Cornelius Alfred Moloney |
| Samfuri:Infobox military person | |
Sir John Hawley Glover (An haife shi ranar 24 ga Fabrairu, 1829 ya mutu ranar 30 ga Satumba, 1885) jami'in Rundunar Sojojin Ruwa ta Birtaniya ne wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin Gwamnan Lagos Colony, Gwamnan Newfoundland, da kuma Gwamnan British Leeward Islands.
Aikin soja
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ya shiga aikin rundunar sojojin ruwa a shekarar 1841, kuma ya ci jarabawar samun muƙamin Laftanar a shekarar 1849, amma ba a ba shi wannan muƙami a hukumance ba sai watan Mayun shekarar 1851.
Ya yi aiki a wurare daban-daban, kuma ya ji munanan raunuka a wani artabu da sojojin Burma a Donabew a ranar 4 ga Fabrairu, 1853. A lokacin da yake Laftanar a rundunar sojojin ruwa, ya samu gogewa sosai a gabar tekun Afirka, sannan ya shiga balaguron binciken Dr. W. B. Baikie a kan Kogin Neja.[1] Haka kuma Glover ya jagoranci wani jirgin yaƙi mai ƙananan makamai wanda ke sintiri a Tekun Lagos (Lagos Lagoon) a shekarar 1861.[2]
Gwamnan Mulkin Mallakar Lagos
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A ranar 21 ga Afrilu, 1863, an naɗa shi mai kula da gwamnatin Lagos Colony, kuma a wannan matsayi, ko kuma a matsayin sakataren mulkin mallaka, ya ci gaba da aiki har zuwa shekarar 1872.[1] Salon mulkinsa a Legas ya kasance mai jawo cece-kuce a tsakanin jami'an Ma'aikatar Mulkin Mallaka ta Birtaniya, waɗanda suka zarge shi da "yin watsi da dukkan ƙa'idoji da umarni".[2]
Sai dai a wajen al'ummar Legas, Glover ya kasance abin so, har ma suna kiransa da suna Oba Globar saboda yadda ya rungumi wasu al'adun gargajiyar yankin. Ya kan sasanta rikice-rikice tsakanin mutanen Legas kai tsaye, ba tare da bin sabbin kotunan mulkin mallaka da aka kafa ba.
Ya ƙulla kyakkyawar alaƙa da fitattun 'yan Legas irin su Oshodi Tapa, Kosoko, da Taiwo Olowo, waɗanda a baya suka amfana daga cinikin bayi na Tekun Atlantika, sannan ya ƙarfafa su su shiga kasuwanci na halal. Abin lura shi ne, waɗannan mutane sun kasance abokan hamayyar Oba of Lagos, Dosunmu, wanda ya miƙa Legas ga Birtaniya a watan Agustan shekarar 1861 ƙarƙashin Lagos Treaty of Cession. A madadin haka, mutanen da Glover ya samu amincewarsu suna ba shi bayanan sirri da bayanan da suka taimaka masa wajen gudanar da mulki yadda ya kamata.[2]
Kafa tubalin Rundunar Sojin Najeriya da 'Yan Sandan Najeriya
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A ranar 1 ga Yuni, 1863, Glover ya kafa tubalin rundunonin da daga baya suka zama Rundunar Sojin Najeriya da Rundunar 'Yan Sandan Najeriya, ta hanyar tattara bayi goma 'yan Hausa da suka tsere.[3] An san wannan runduna da suna Hausawan Glover ko kuma Glover's Forty Thieves.[4]
Glover ya yi ƙoƙari sosai wajen gina dangantakar aminci tsakaninsa da Hausawan da ke ƙarƙashinsa. Shi da kansa ne yake horas da su, yana jagorantarsu, sannan yana zaɓar waɗanda za su gaje shi domin tabbatar da biyayyarsu. A sakamakon wannan aminci, ya ba su filaye da gidaje.[2] Haka kuma ya ƙara musu albashi tare da samar musu da kayan soja masu kyau domin nuna cewa su mutane ne 'yantattu kuma wakilan gwamnatin mulkin mallakar Birtaniya.[2]
Manazarta
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- 1 2 Chisholm 1911.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mann, Kristin (2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900. Indiana University Press, 2007. pp. 106–114. ISBN 9780253348845.
- ↑ Ayoade & Akinsanya (2013). Nigeria's Critical Election, 2011. Rowman & Littlefield, 2013. p. 23. ISBN 9780739175880.
- ↑ Anderson & Killingray (1991). Policing the Empire: Government, Authority, and Control, 1830-1940. Manchester University Press,1991. p. 107. ISBN 9780719030352.