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1 Places of Interest found in Akwa Ibom

Bridge of No Return
Bridge of No Return

Bridge of No Return

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Akwa Ibom

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History of Bridge of No Return Bridge of No Return. Named by the locals of old, this is an existing remainder of the horrors of the Save Trade era. The bridge is infamous as the last point of discharge of slaves into the waiting slave ships that eventually sailed them into slavery. As the name suggests, no slave who walked the bridge ever returned. Security/Safety of Bridge of No Return This is a very safe location. What To Bring Before heading to Bridge of No Return, here are some helpful things to take along with you: Camera to capture the sights and take selfies with Best Features A popular tourist attraction, also at this bridge are the slave dungeons made up of containers of cast concrete with two tiny holes at each end to enable occupants receive air. This is where the most stubborn slaves were kept before shipment for the purpose of weakening their resolve. The Dungeons have partitions, so that each cubicle holds one slave. Apart from the dungeons, there are warehouses for goods that were later turned into slave warehouses. This was where the slaves were kept in preparation for their shipment.