History reveals that Forçados and neighbouring Burutu played a significant role in slave trade era.

The Forçados slave wharf is one of the longest in Africa; it was built by the Portuguese in 1472, and renovated by Royal Niger Company in 1886 when they took over the town.

All the structures discussed are just a few of those built by the Portuguese and the British, who settled in Forçados and Burutu to do business.

Forçados was the administrative headquarters that hosted the Portuguese, and played a vital role in the colonial era in Nigeria.

The community today has a total human population of approximately 2000 inhabitants, predominantly Ijaws, with fishing as their main source of livelihood.