60 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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