in early June 1915. A force of around 600 rebels, led by Sabukki, a local prince, occupied Bussa. The rebels were armed with bows and arrows and succeeded in capturing and killing half the members of the new Native Administration established just three months previously. The remaining members of the Administration fled the district. Although small, the rebellion caused panic because the British authorities were so short of troops. Suppression of the Rebellion The local British District Official, Hamilton-Brown, received news of the rebellion on 16 June. The fighting with German forces in the Kamerun campaign limited the forces which were at his disposal but Hamilton-Brown managed to levy a small force from the West African Frontier Force (WAFF) and the Nigerian police. The government force moved into Bussa and skirmished with the rebels, although no soldiers were killed and only 150 shots were fired. Sabukki fled to nearby French Dahomey but the rebellion did not spread into the French colony. See also Adubi War - a 1918 uprising in Nigeria African theatre of World War I Chilembwe uprising - a 1915 uprising against British rule in Nyasaland Women's War - a 1929 uprising by women in southern Nigeria against British-imposed Warrant chiefs References Bibliography Further reading African resistance to colonialism Conflicts in 1915 History of Nigeria Rebellions against the British Empire 1915 in Africa Riots and civil disorder in Nigeria 1915 in Nigeria Rebellions in Africa Nigeria in World War I 20th-century rebellions June 1915 events