Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Protectorate of Northern Nigeria | Statement: [Royal Niger Company, territoriesBecame, Protectorate of Northern Nigeria]

Target entity: Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
Context triple: [Royal Niger Company, territoriesBecame, Protectorate of Northern Nigeria]

• A. British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria chosen
  The British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was a colonial territory in West Africa established by Britain in the early 20th century that later became part of modern Nigeria.
• B. Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
  The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was a British colonial entity in West Africa that unified several previously separate territories into what later became the modern nation-state of Nigeria.
• C. Dominion of Nigeria
  The Dominion of Nigeria was a British Commonwealth realm that existed from Nigeria’s independence in 1960 until it became a republic in 1963, with the British monarch as its ceremonial head of state.
• D. Niger Coast Protectorate
  The Niger Coast Protectorate was a British colonial territory in the late 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria, serving as a base for expanding British influence and trade along the West African coast.
• E. Lagos Colony
  Lagos Colony was a British colonial territory centered on the port city of Lagos, which later became a key component of modern Nigeria.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target predicate: territoriesBecame
Context triple: [Royal Niger Company, territoriesBecame, Protectorate of Northern Nigeria]

• A. wasCoreTerritoryOf
  Indicates that a region historically formed the central or most important territorial area belonging to a particular political or cultural entity.
• B. historicalSovereigntyEndedBy
  Indicates that a former sovereignty or ruling authority over an entity came to an end as a result of the specified event, action, or successor power.
• C. territoryAcquired
  Indicates that one entity has gained control, ownership, or possession of a geographic area from another entity.
• D. colonialTerritoryInvolved
  Indicates that a colonial territory is involved or implicated in a particular event, process, or relationship.
• E. annexedTerritory chosen
  Indicates that one political entity has formally incorporated another territory into its own sovereign domain.
• F. None of above.