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DECLARED MONUMENTS IN NIGERIA
Old West Africa Fortier Force Fort at Yashikera:
This Fort which is small than Okuta Fort was built between 1897 and 1900
to defend the Borgu frontier.
The remain a quite substantial and consist of a stone-built fort, 30
yards square with guard posts at three corners. The stone was originally
faced with mud, most of which has been washed away. There are traces of
mud huts inside the fort.
Declaration:
Declared Historic Sites on 23rd April, 1959 and the area within three
hundred feet of the perimeter of the wall of the fort.
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