Consecration of the Shitta-Bey Mosque

The consecration of the Shitta-Bey Mosque took place on the 5th of July, 1894 in the presence of Sir. Gilbert T. Carter, the Governor; Mr. John Augustus Otonba Payne, Mr. J. S. Adelabu Leigh, Mr. Richard Beale Blaize of R. B. Blaize Stores, Marina; Oba Oyekan I, Captain J. P. L. Davies of Wood House, Broad Street; and Edward Wilmot Blyden amongst other individuals.