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#FactCheck

Who Actually 'discovered' the River Niger?

It's widely believed that Mungo Park 'discovered' the River Niger.

However, there are some unanswered questions to the 'discovery'.

Firstly, history had it that he 'asked' the locals (villagers) for direction to the river. If he was the one that actually 'discovered' the river, how come some people directed him there? Have they not been there before him? How can some people direct him to where he wanted to 'discover'?

Secondly, the locals are believed to be bathing, fishing and fetching water from the 'undiscovered' river. If he was the one that actually 'discovered' the River first, he should be the one to first bath or swim in the river. But this is not so.

Lastly, while some people believe that he discovered the River 'mouth', others believe he discovered it for the British. Why is there no generally accepted direct answer to the question "What did Mungo Park discover"?

Nope, he met the river there. He only gave it publicity.

Burna Boy already gave an answer...

They lied to us that mungo discovered River Niger.
was he the first man to tread on the river or walk past it?
I'd say NO!
what bout the locals way back?

That shii still sounds funny to me. No be only discover na Discovery Channel.

You come person village from Yankee say you discover their river. So all the people wey done de use am since na recover dem recover am. Ode mugoyor

Ademola47:
#FactCheck

Who Actually 'discovered' the River Niger?

It's widely believed that Mungo Park 'discovered' the River Niger.

However, there are some unanswered questions to the 'discovery'.

Firstly, history had it that he 'asked' the locals (villagers) for direction to the river. If he was the one that actually 'discovered' the river, how come some people directed him there? Have they not been there before him? How can some people direct him to where he wanted to 'discover'?

Secondly, the locals are believed to be bathing, fishing and fetching water from the 'undiscovered' river. If he was the one that actually 'discovered' the River first, he should be the one to first bath or swim in the river. But this is not so.

Lastly, while some people believe that he discovered the River 'mouth', others believe he discovered it for the British. Why is there no generally accepted direct answer to the question "What did Mungo Park discover"?

Why do we major so much in the minor as Nigerians??

Is this still an issue?

Ahmed0336:
Nope, he met the river there. you only gave it publicity.

Publicity in what sense?
Because the villagers knew it was in existence already.

So if I come out one day and say I discover one River in Abeokuta or Osun, and then tell the British about it, I will be credited as its discoverer.

Ademola47:
#FactCheck

Who Actually 'discovered' the River Niger?

It's widely believed that Mungo Park 'discovered' the River Niger.

However, there are some unanswered questions to the 'discovery'.

Firstly, history had it that he 'asked' the locals (villagers) for direction to the river. If he was the one that actually 'discovered' the river, how come some people directed him there? Have they not been there before him? How can some people direct him to where he wanted to 'discover'?

Secondly, the locals are believed to be bathing, fishing and fetching water from the 'undiscovered' river. If he was the one that actually 'discovered' the River first, he should be the one to first bath or swim in the river. But this is not so.

Lastly, while some people believe that he discovered the River 'mouth', others believe he discovered it for the British. Why is there no generally accepted direct answer to the question "What did Mungo Park discover"?

No he wasn't the first to discover the river Niger. The tale is false. Annoying things is that they made us learn it by heart.

He was the first non native to discover it.

drnoel:


No he wasn't the first to discover the river Niger. The tale is false. Annoying things is that they made us learn it by heart.

I thought as much.

Fidelismaria:
He was the first non native to discover it.

No, he was the first European to reach the Niger. This fact is true and is widely accepted. The rest are all lies

Mungo Park was the first true Christian to enter that part. So he indeed discovered the land and its people in the eyes of God for the first time.

Lalasticlala please help move to front page for more opinions

Most Nigerian leaders are wicked and heartless.

Mungo Park discovered the River Niger?

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If I come to your house, sees your daughter and names her "Amaka", does it mean that I discovered your daughter? Yeah that's what Mungo Park did with river Niger.

Ok, he was the first white man to discover it... Only whites are allowed to "discover" things.
Think Christopher Columbus.

I think he discovered the source....



Ofcourse the river has always been there

Noted

that nigga couldnt even discover that he was going to die in naija let alone discover the river niger

Hmmm









See my signature

To the western world.

The natives discovered it first but mango park discovered it for the western world.

The river niger has a native name but i have forgotten it, will post it after.

Reading his book titled "Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa" is an eye opener and a very interesting read.
We still have a copy of this book written in 1799!


Mungo Park encountered a group of slaves when traveling through Mandinka country Mali:

Excerpts :

They were all very inquisitive, but they viewed me at first with looks of horror, and repeatedly asked if my countrymen were cannibals.
They were very desirous to know what became of the slaves after they had crossed the salt water.
I told them that they were employed in cultivating the land; but they would not believe me; and one of them putting his hand upon the ground, said with great simplicity, "have you really got such ground as this, to set your feet upon?"
A deeply-rooted idea that the whites purchase Negroes for the purpose of devouring them, or of selling them to others that they may be devoured hereafter, naturally makes the slaves contemplate a journey towards the Coast with great terror, insomuch that the Slatees[a] are forced to keep them constantly in irons, and watch them very closely, to prevent their escape

Omambala river have been in existence that before a white man came and forcefully change the name to River Niger which means RiVer Black,this name was coined from slave trade ,as a river popularly used for slave trade on blacks
It was named after black which means black river,
They end up naming Nigeria after the black river
NIGER Area,which means black area
Las las they removed history and now shouting Minho pack discovered river Niger
So those fishing on that river for years before mungo park great grandfather was born discovered sand abi?
Niger=nigga
Nigga=black
River Nigga =black (slaves )river
Niger area =black area

No.

Aaronsrod:
Mungo Park was the first true Christian to enter that part. So he indeed discovered the land and its people in the eyes of God for the first time.

Listen to yourself. So God had nothing to do with black people until our white "saviors" came for us? The same Europeans that enslaved us? The indigenes there were the eyes of Satan or what?

Who be mungo park?

How is it possible one man discovers a river... Aren't there settlers around the water already.


Why does he has to claim discovery?

Buhari discovered it in 1908

I heard he was the one who sacrificed himself for the bridge to be built. Chikinna

Discover jack

Some of the very rubbish "facts" thrown at us in History classes