Yoni Chiefdom

The Yoni Chiefdom is a Chiefdom of Sierra Leone located in Tonkolili District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.[1] It is centred on Yonibana and the Yoni people are part of the Temne ethnic group.

British invasion of 1887

Francis de Winton led the British Yoni Expedition against the Yoni Chiefdom following a number of disputes with the British allies in the area.[2]

References

1. Tarawalie, Alusine (2019-11-25). "THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SYSTEMS IN SIERRA LEONE: ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE YONI CHIEFDOM". Research Papers.
2. Ijagbemi, Adelẹyẹ (1974). "The Yoni Expedition of 1887: A Study of British Imperial Expansion in Sierra Leone". Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria. 7 (2): 241–254. ISSN 0018-2540. JSTOR 41857011.