Lt. Baban 'Yanmata: 3rd August 1955

The young British Lieutenant of the Motor Transport section, popularly known as Baban ‘Yanmata: the father of Girls. In this photograph dated 3rd August 1955, he was with Titi Zaria and Ya Maiduguri. Ya Maiduguri, the Kanuri Girl in the picture, was the daughter of Malam Mustapha Yerwa.

Rural Women from southern Cameroon: 1960

30th May 1960: On The Ship to Cameroon

Baba was the foremost in line of the three soldiers in the second picture that looked straight at the camera.

Colonial Nigeria Military Uniforms: Excerpts

Excerpts from a Festival in Enugu South-Eastern Nigeria: December 1956

A Festival in the Congo: August 1961

To the Amarya of (RSM) Ahmadu Dosso

At the back of this picture Baba wrote, on the 1st of January 1953, “A young man gave it to me and requested that I give it to the Amarya of (RSM) Ahmadu Dosso”.