Places to be sightseen include but are not limited to:
1. First Storey Building in Nigeria
Going down the history lane, the foundation of the first storey building in Nigeria was laid in 1842 and the house was completed in 1845 in Badagry, Lagos State. History has it that the ancient structure was erected by Reverend Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society (CMS). The structure was occupied by Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African C.M.S Bishop when he undertook the translation of the Holy Bible from English to Yoruba. It was also used as Vicarage for saint Thomas Anglican church.
2. First Primary School in Nigeria
The primary school of 1843 was named Nursery of Infant Church. In 1845, it became St. Thomas’ Anglican Nursery and Primary School. The school was housed in the first story building in Badagry before moving to its location in Topo, Badagry where the relic of the old building can still be seen today.
3. Mobee Slave Trade
This ancient town of Badagry was founded around l425 A.D. Before its existence, people lived along the Coast of Gberefu and this area later gave birth to the town of Badagry. It is the second largest commercial town in Lagos State, located an hour from Lagos and half-hour from the Republic of Benin. The town of Badagry is bordered on the south by the Gulf of Guinea and surrounded by creeks, islands and a lake.
The ancient town served mainly the Oyo Empire, which was comprised of Yoruba and Ogu people. Today, the Aworis and Egun are mainly the people who reside in the town of Badagry as well as in Ogun State in Nigeria and in the neighbouring Republic of Benin.
3. Point of No Return
Beyond the Badagry marina is a historic Island where slaves were held before being sold during the dark days of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade,
Today, nothing betrays the agony of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade that occurred over 400 years ago on the island off Badagry known as the Point of No Return. Under reclamation, the shoreline has become a relaxation spot for visitors while speedboat drivers wait eagerly to take curious tourists on a voyage across the lagoon that relives the most inhumane slave trade ever recorded in the continent. It takes about three minutes to get to the other side of the lagoon by speedboat and it’s a different world entirely from the ancient town of Badagry. Badagry is home to many historical sites in Nigeria especially during the slave days. The Point of no Return holds the record of one of the most brutal act meted out to the slaves during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.