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“No Man’s Land?”

60 LAGOS TOWNS AND THEIR YORUBA 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) ImageImageImageImage
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.In ora/Orile iganmu - Kueji/Isikoko ojora

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

9.Ikoyi - Onikoyi Adeyemi/Efunluyi
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