NORTHERN NIGERIA.

Evening Star, Issue 12765, 19 March 1906, Page 7

NORTHERN NIGERIA.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Ccpyrighi. LONDON. March 17. Upwards of 1,000 Munsbis were killed during the operations in the drive on the MunstuV reserve (Northern Nigeria). [On January 11 last Reuter's Agency reported that on his arrival at Lokoja Sir Frederick Lugard received a telegraphic report from the Binne that the Mnnshis, a truculent cannibal tribe on thut river, bad risen, and were intending to attack the post of Amagedi. No further details were given. Since then a large force of the" 2nd Battalion Northern Nigerian Regiment under Colonel Hasler had been despatched to the disturbed region. During the past summer there "was a good deal of trouble in opening up the Bautshi plateau owing to the sition of the many cannibal tribes inhabiting the region. Last year it -was explored for the first time, order was restored, and the people accepted British rule. A Resident with a garrison was established in the north-west of the territory at Bulcuiu, whence . the. whole of the plateau can be controlled. The district of Basa, the scone of the murder of Captain O'Riordan, still continues unruly, and recently the Resident, with a liandfuJ of police, was surrounded by a mob of 3,000 savages. By the display of great tact and courag-; he succeeded in escaping. He had only six native police with hira at the time, and communication with Lokoja was established by means of ygnalliHg with lamps.] THE MtfNSHIS SUBMIT. LONDON, March 18. (Received March 19, at 8.50 a.m.) The rebel natives,dofeated at Sateru numbered 2,000, and were well entrenched. Captain Goodwin commanded the British force, whioh consisted of 500 men with a Maxim. The Munshi tribe have submitted.