Sunday 25 June 2023

61 LAGOS TOWNS AND THEIR FOUNDERS

1. Isheri Olofin - Olofin Ogunfunminire and his retinue from Ife before moving on to Ebute Metta and Iddo

2. Iddo Island - Olofin Ogunfunminire (See above)

3. Lagos Island/Eko - Aromire, son of Ogunfunminire. Iduganran was the site of a pepper farm (Ereko or Oko).

4. Iru/Victoria island - Oniru Origefon traditionally part of the idejo land owning children of Ogunfunminire

5. Ikate/Elegushi - Elegushi Kusenla (Another member of the idejo class)

6. Otto/Mainland - Pawu ogboja oloto

7. Ijora/Orile Iganmu - Kueji/Isikoko ojora

8. Ajiran - Ojomu Ejo/Mogisho, brother to Olofin Ogunfunminire

9. Ikoyi - Onikoyi Adeyemi/Efunluyi

10. Ebute Lekki (Ileke) -  Lootu son of Labolo, grandson of Oba Alara of Epe.

11. Ibeju - Abeju Agbeduwa originally from ife through the coastal Ijebu area

12. Ajah - Olumegbon/Ogunsemo/Ojupon

13. Otto Awori - Aregi Ope, Iworu Oloja and Odofin, all part of the original Awori stream from Ife.

14. Ojo - Esugbemi/Erelu/Osu

15. Iba - Àyoká Oniba ekun

16. Mushin - Oduabore/Aileru

17. Isolo - Akinbaye/Alagbeji

18. Ejigbo - Fadu onimewon/Olojan

19. Ikotun - Ategbo Olukotun

20. Egbe - Kudaki/Akeja

21. Oshodi/isolo - Olusi onigbesa/Agedegudu

22. Ijegun - Ajibade Agbojojoye

23. Igando - Eseba onimaba/oko osi/Eshidana

24. Eleko - Sobokunren

25. Akesan - Ominuye/Aina òdofin

26. Ogba (Ikeja) - Owoeni Asade/Madarikan

27. Ogudu - Amosu from Ile ife

28. Ikeja - Amore/Ikudehinbu

29. Aguda/Surulere - Gboin /Odunburé

30. Itiré - Òtá Onitire

31. Ilasa - Àbere ijé

32. Onigbongbo - Ikunyasun Àwusefa 

33. Irewe - Edinni/Ojube/Oluwen

34. Ikosi-Kosofe - Aina ejo from Isheri

35. Idimu - Eletu Apataiko (Isa Aperindeja Olugoké)

36. Ilara-Epe - Tunse/Sabolujo/Alara Adejuwon

37. Ibonwon - Soginná from Ijebu

38. Ketu (kosofe) - Balogun oyero from Ketu-Ile

39. Ojokoro - Oniojugbelé Adeitan from Ota

40. Ikaare - Ikeja Ajija

41. Orile Agege - Efunmikan

42. Obele odan (Surulere) - Alago asalu

43. Ikorodu - Oga from Epe Sagamu

44. Epe - Uraka from Ife joined by Isein & Modu of Omu. they settled under a Popoka tree, that site became Poka township. Alaro (a woman) later joined. Then Ramope, Ogunmude and Oloja Shagbafara joined from Ijebu ode.

45. Odo Ayandelu - Ayandelu from Ile ife

46. Agbowa - Olayeni Otutubiosun son of Owa Otutubiosun who was Awujale, and grandson of Lafogido of Ife.

47. Igbogbo - Oshinbokunren

48. Meiran - Oroja from Ota

49. Imota - Ranodu from Ijebu

50. Owode Apa badagy - Oganogbodo-Akereyaso/Asese Alapa

51. Ajido - Aholu sagbe from Allada

52. Oworoshoki - Ajumogijo

53. Iworo/Imeke - Ajagunosin/Adejori isejoye

54. Badagy - Egun people from Popo, Allada, Wida and Weme who fled the wars of the Dahomey conquest of the coastal kingdoms of Allada and Igelefe (Ouidah) to come settle of Apa lands to their east.

55. Ejinrin - Loofi Ogunmude founded Ejinrin around 1619

56. Eputu Lekki - Ogunfayo

57. Orimedu Ibeju/Lekki - Ladejobi left Ife to Okegun then crossed the Lekki Lagoon.

58. Akodo - Oyemade Ogidigan

59. Offin - Liyangu of Ife.

60. Ibonwon - Soginna from Ijebu ode.

61. Ijede - Ajede

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