Based on the novel The Lekki Headmaster, what significant historical location did the students visit in Badagry?

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During the school excursion to Badagry, the students visited multiple significant historical locations: the First Storey Building, the Slave Market, and the Point of No Return. All three sites are real historical landmarks in Badagry, Lagos State, that bear witness to the transatlantic slave trade and early colonial contact in Nigeria.

The First Storey Building is the earliest multi-storey structure in Nigeria, built by missionaries in the 19th century. The Slave Market is where enslaved Africans were gathered and traded before being shipped across the Atlantic. The Point of No Return marks the final departure point on the coast where enslaved people were loaded onto ships, never to return to their homeland. The novel uses this excursion to connect the students with Nigeria's history and to draw a subtle parallel between the forced migration of the slave trade era and the voluntary but pressure-driven migration (Japa) of the present day.