SeniGambia History Corner
On Gambia Colonial Chiefs: Maranta Sonko He ruled Lower Niumi as a hereditary chief, whose ancestors were Kings of Niumi before he ceded his territory to the British in the Treaty of Essau of 1893 for an annual stipend of £110. Henceforth, Maranta was no longer King of Niumi, but simply chief of Upper Niumi…
