Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that according to a telegram received from the Governor of Lagos, the British Haussas occupied Bena, in the Lagos Hinterland, on the 6th of February.
The French arrived on the 9th of February and ordered the lowering of the Union Jack. This was refused, and the French withdrew and encamped outside the town. The French have also established a military Post at Wae, in the Hinterland of the old Coast, and have marched past a British post at Nussa in despite of Major Northeote's protest.
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