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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
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
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 and 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
48. Owode Apa Badagry - Oganogbodo-Akereyaso/Asese Alapa
50. Ajido - Aholu sagbe from Allada
51. Oworoshoki - Ajumogijo
52. Iworo/Imeke - Ajagunosin/Adejori isejoye
53. 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).
54. Ejinrin - Loofi Ogunmude founded Ejinrin around 1619
55. Eputu Lekki - Ogunfayo
56. Orimedu Ibeju/Lekki - Ladejobi left Ife to Okegun then crossed the Lekki Lagoon.
57. Akodo - Oyemade Ogidigan
58. Offin - Liyangu of Ife.
59. Ibonwon - Soginna from Ijebu ode.
60. Ijede - Ajedeu
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