CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

It is generally acclaimed that western education was introduced in Nigeria by European Christian missionaries. This, by implication, applies to Isuikwuato. One would then chart the course of the European advent into the west coast of Africa. On this issue, two schools of thought have originated: the European school of thought and the African school of thought.

According to the European version, the missionaries came to the west coast of Africa to stamp out the obnoxious trade in slaves and also to put a final stop to other evils that accompanied it. This proved very difficult initially as the people reacted sharply to the attempt. They then thought that their aim could be achieved by focusing attention on the youths who, if detached from the larger society would contribute in no small measure in revolutionizing the society.1 This and other reasons were responsible for the establishment of schools in their areas of contact, like Isuikwuato, as a positive avenue for the extirpation of vices that they thought were the aftermath of the slave trade.

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