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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)
“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)
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
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
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
