>>9028958>old Nigerian flagNigeria didn't have a flag prior to 1916. Modern Nigeria wasn't even unified til 1914. The flag of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was introduced with the Seal of Solomon, as pointed out by
>>9028980(SoS and SoD seems to be used interchangeably with further reading)
Sir Frederick Lugard claims he chose the seal due to the presence of Igbo Jews...but their numbers and significance is of (((heated debate))). They were very much a minority.
>As to why it’s that symbol in the first place, it was either cultural diffusion or the pentagram was just an original flagPre-unification had heavy Islam influence for many years, and their texts say Solomon was a cool guy all round. Maybe.
