Mohammed Shitta Bey

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title: Mohammed Shitta Bey
text: Mohammed Shitta-Bey, alias Olowo Pupa, was the first titled Seriki Musulumi of Lagos. He was a prominent Nigerian Muslim businessman, aristocrat and philanthropist who was involved in commerce across Lagos and the Niger-Delta region. He was also a patron of the Shitta-Bey Mosque in Lagos, and served as a leader in the Lagos Muslim community until his death. He is known to be one of the founding fathers of legitimate commerce in precolonial Nigeria; as at the time of his death he was the most pro
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description: Nigerian Muslim businessman
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Shitta_Bey
date created: 2016-12-19T18:25:21Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T11:49:03Z
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