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: Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria | Statement: [Frederick Lugard, governedTerritory, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria]

Target entity: Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Context triple: [Frederick Lugard, governedTerritory, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria]

• A. Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria chosen
  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.
• B. British Protectorate of Northern Nigeria
  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.
• 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.