THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT THAT LED TO MACAULAY’S IMPRISONMENT, TWICE, BY THE COLONIAL POWER WAS

• A. his criticism of British rule through the Lagos Daily News
• B. his constant opposition to the expansion of the British rule
• C. the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London ✓
• D. the attempt to silence British officials through the platform of the NNDP

The answer to the question is: C. the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London

The particular incident that led to Macaulay’s imprisonment twice by the colonial power was the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London.

Herbert Macaulay, a prominent Nigerian nationalist and political leader, played a significant role in the struggle for independence from British colonial rule. One of the incidents that led to his imprisonment was his successful defense of Oba Esugbayi Eleko in London. In 1930, Oba Esugbayi Eleko, the traditional ruler of Lagos, was deposed by the British colonial authorities for refusing to sign a document that would have ceded his kingdom’s land to the government. Macaulay, who was a lawyer, traveled to London and successfully defended Eleko’s case before the Privy Council. This act of defiance and humiliation of the British officials led to Macaulay’s imprisonment.