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The Badagry Slave Market was established in the year 1502. It was held every 5 days. The Market was located in the heart of the town. It was named after the Vlekete divinity, the goddess of ocean and wind, worshiped by the people, it also served as a customary court during the pre-colonial era and one of the prominent figures tried here was Richard Lander, a British explorer in 1825. It was the major and most popular Slave market on the West African coast.