KING OF LOKOJA

William Balfour Baikie was a surgeon, naturalist, linguist, writer, explorer and government consul who mapped and charted large sections of the Niger River system, as well as the overland routes from Lagos and Lokoja. Although he was born 4,000 miles away in Orkney, Baikie was designated the King of Lokoja by the ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate. This book describes the man and his accomplishments and reveals how he is so fondly remembered by Nigerians and yet largely forgotten by the rest of the world.