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Soldier Idumota

Coordinates: 6°27′40″N 3°23′15″E / 6.46111°N 3.38750°E / 6.46111; 3.38750
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Soldier Idumota
Sojadumota
 Nigeria
For soldiers who died during World War I and World War II
Unveiled1948
Location

Soldier Idumota (Yoruba: Sojadumota) sometimes called Unknown Soldier, is a cenotaph located in Idumota, a suburb of Lagos, in Lagos State, Nigeria. It was built and erected in 1948 by the Nigerian government to commemorate the soldiers who died during World War I and World War II.[1]

References

  1. ^ Florence Gaub (2010). Military Integration after Civil Wars: Multiethnic Armies, Identity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Routledge. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-136-89603-3.

6°27′40″N 3°23′15″E / 6.46111°N 3.38750°E / 6.46111; 3.38750