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The pioneer Christian missionary to the Yoruba was the Rev. Henry Townsend, who reached Abẹ́òkúta in 1843 with his Sierra Leonean interpreter Andrew Wilhelm Desalu and was given a cordial welcome by Chief Sodeke of the Ẹgba.
“It was just about this time (A.D. 1843) that the Missionaries of the C.M.S. arrived at Abẹ́òkúta for inspection with a view to carrying on mission work in this country. The pioneer was the Rev. Henry Townsend a European missionary, with Mr. Andrew Wilhelm Desalu his interpreter, both from Sierra Leone. They met Chief Sodeke the Balógun of Itoku and leader of the Ẹ̀gbás to Abẹ́òkúta who received them with a cordial welcome. Mr. Townsend left Abẹ́òkúta after a short stay with a …”
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