Mobee Royal Family Slave Relics Museum Badagry — Attraction in Lagos State

My Visit to Mobee Slave Museum, Badagry – A Powerful Experience

I recently visited the Mobee Slave Relics Museum in Badagry, and it was a deeply emotional and eye-opening experience. The museum, although small in size, holds a massive piece of history. Walking through the artifacts, chains, and stories told by the guide gave me a chilling glimpse into the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade.

What struck me most was how real and personal everything felt. The guide was knowledgeable and passionate, explaining the role Badagry played during the slave era, and how the Mobee family was involved. Seeing original shackles, trade items like mirrors and alcohol, and reading the names of those lost made history feel alive — and painful.

It’s not just a museum; it’s a call to remember, to learn, and never to forget.

Pros:

Knowledgeable and passionate guides

Authentic artifacts and powerful storytelling

Important cultural and historical education

Cons:

Some areas could benefit from renovation or better preservation

More signage or interactive elements would enhance the experience

Overall, I highly recommend visiting the Mobee Slave Museum to anyone interested in African history, slavery, or cultural heritage. It’s a humbling experience that left a lasting...

Here's one of Badagry's most important tourist site.

It's a tiny room which tells the history of slave trade from the view point of Chief Mobee, one of the most powerful six white cap Chiefs in Badagry at the time.

Chief Mobee was actually a popular and very influential chief who actively engaged in the slave trade during his reign. His real name does not have Mobee in it. It was a name he got during the slave era. You see, whenever the white slave traders came around, his default mode of welcoming them was by saying “e mu obi je”. A yoruba statement which loosely means pick cola nut and eat. He never fails to do this every time they come. And since the whites don’t really understand him, they started calling him chief “mu obi” which later transcended to Mobee and before long,...

First time here and genuinely amazed as to how much history there is in this place. I was part of a group tour and when the tour guide narrated the history behind Mobee Slave Museum, you could hear the gasps from group. People where awed at our history and the torment our forefathers went through.

A guided tour/visit to the museum will cost N500.

That been said, Mobee Slave Museum and Badagry as a whole holds so much history of Lagos/Nigeria, which should easily make this town a major tourist attraction, due to the relics from the colonial era. It is essential that 'we' as a community/nation pay attention to those things that led our present day realities, so that we can continue to build better foundations for those...