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+from fastapi import APIRouter, Request
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+west_nigeria_states = [
+    "Ekiti",
+    "Lagos",
+    "Ogun",
+    "Ondo",
+    "Osun",
+    "Oyo"
+]
+
+@router.get("/nigeria")
+async def get_west_nigeria_states(request: Request):
+    """endpoint that returns list of states in west Nigeria"""
+    if request.method != "GET":
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=405, detail="Method Not Allowed")
+    
+    response = {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "_verb": "get",
+        "west_nigeria_states": west_nigeria_states
+    }
+    return response
+```
+
+This endpoint follows the provided rules and examples:
+
+1. It uses the `@router.get` decorator for the GET method.
+2. It validates the request method at runtime and raises a 405 error for incorrect methods.
+3. The response includes the "method" and "_verb" metadata fields.
+4. The response data is a list of states in West Nigeria, stored in the `west_nigeria_states` variable.
+5. The endpoint path is `/nigeria` as specified in the description.
+6. The code structure and imports follow the provided examples.
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