Ilojo Bar

Ilojo Bar & Restaurant
Location Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Material concrete
Completion date 1855
Dismantled date 11 September 2016
a service advert on a 1939 publication of Daily Times of Nigeria

Ilojo Bar, also called Olaiya House or Casa do Fernandez, was a Brazilian-styled historic building located near Tinubu Square in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria.[1] It was originally built as a bar and restaurant in 1855 by the Fernandez family who employed returning ex-slaves who had mastered the art of building while in South America.[2] Ilojo Bar was subsequently sold to Alfred Omolana Olaiya of the Olaiya family in 1933 and was declared a national monument in 1956 by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments.[3]

Demolition

The building was pulled down on Sunday, September 11, 2016, in suspicious circumstances during the Eid weekend in Lagos.[4] The matter is still being investigated. The land is now under the control of the Lagos State Government.[5][6]

References

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  1. ↑ Hakeem B. Harunah (2000). Nigeria's defunct slave ports: their cultural legacies and touristic value. First Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-978-34902-3-9.
  2. ↑ Alex Ikechukwu Okpoko; Pat Uche Okpoko (2002). Tourism in Nigeria. Afro-Orbis Publications. ISBN 978-978-35253-8-2.
  3. ↑ Udemma Chukwuma (22 October 2014). "'Bring Ilojo Bar back to life'". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "161-year-old Ilojo Bar demolished - The Nation Nigeria". 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Update on the Demolition of Ilojo Bar". 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. ↑ Joseph Jibueze (September 28, 2016). "Why Ilojo bar was demolished, by family". The Nation. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

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