The Lagos monarch, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has allegedly said that Lagos is not part of Yoruba land

- Oba Akiolu had in a week ago reportedly snubbed Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi

Barely one week after he reportedly snubbed Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi when they met at a function, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has allegedly released bombshell, saying Lagos is not part of Yoruba land.



The purported statement read: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.


Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu
“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.

“It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.

“Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori's, Bini's, Yoruba's, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone.

“Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.

“The Awori's and Bini's are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori's are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori's were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini's who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head.

“The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.

“Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father's Kingdom in Benin are the today's Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.

“In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini's were treated by the Awori's who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori's and demanded explanation.

“On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.

“The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko.

"From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.



The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.

“The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built.


The palace is called Idugaran meaning "palace built on pepper farm" Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini's settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called "Isale Eko". "Isale literally means bottom ". Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos)

The statement further states that: “Until the coming in of the Benin's 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.

“About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori's and Bini's. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).

“Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King.

Oba Akintoye, a descendant of Prince Ado whose mother was the first queen from Awori ascended the throne as Oba of Lagos in 1841, he attempted to ban slave trade with the help of the British, but the local merchant, the Aworis, Bini's and a few Yorubas who were already integrated and married to Awori's and Bini's strongly opposed the intended move and disposed and exiled the king and installed Akintoye's brother Kosoko as Oba, at exile in Europe, Akintoye met with British Authorities who had earlier banned slavery in 1807 the British decided to support the deposed Oba to regain his throne.

“With the success of the British intervention in 1851, Akintoye was reinstalled as Oba of Lagos. In practical terms, however the British influence over the Benin Empire had become absolute, and then years later in 1861 Lagos was formally annexed as a British Colony.

“This led to the fight of the British and the Bini King, the leader of the Benin Empire for years, which finally led to the fall of the Empire and the capturing of Oba Ovonramwen.

“Oba Akintoye of Lagos was the first Oba not to be buried in Benin. Prior to this, all the Kings of Lagos were buried in Benin. They passed on taxes to the Oba of Benin until the British settled in.

Until today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the Obas in Lagos because the Binis believe that wherever they or their offspring are they are senior. The status of the Oba of Lagos is different from other Obas most of whom were given back their crowns and staff of office only within 40 years ago.

“Those who got their lands back was the original land owners they were mostly descendant of Prince Ado others children of the Olofin.”


https://www.naij.com/1102404-oba-akiolu-drops-bombshell-owns-lagos.html

Oba Akiolu on the loose. Is he trying to establish his stool by justifying that Lagos is a 'no man's land"?

Yinmu. It's too late for anyone to rewrite the history of the tiny Lagos Island stretch (not even the entire Lagos state), certainly not insignificant and puny binis. Shiorrr. Ijeshas don already displace whatever is left of bini bloodline in the stool tey tey.

Eyin boys, won tun ti debi o.

9jakool
YonkijiSappo
aljharem
walexy100
Olu317

no b ipod talk am ....na una Oba nailed it





just watch how afonjas blame ipod for this

make i buy two plot of land here

Lol so YORUBAS ARE LAND GRABBERS ?

Igbos TO AKIOLU BE LIKE...

Chai Nnamdi kanu is always right.
Lalasticlala this deserves fp

Bombshell indeed!
He will hear from the real ancestors.
Omo-ale ti n f'owo osi juwe ile baba e!

So does that give him the justification to disrespect someone?

Me chilling and waiting the westside to disprove this fact..

Re-naration of history we've read this before nw. No be this same story dey wikipedia. why some people come dey mustubate for the matter

Could this be the true History or a distorted one?

So na bini's own lagos
no i mean lagos is a no man's land
i knew it, all the oba's in yoruba land are decendants of bini

Lol - I have learnt over time not to take anything that comes from that LIE-J.com website serious. They can lie ehhhn, lol!

First When did the Baale of Idumota say that? lol Lies, If he utters any such statement, the Idejo White cap chief Institution of the Aworis whom he represents will simply call a council and dethrone him.

Second Lagos is 100% Yoruba land.
No amount of false peddling of half baked or false news will change that.



Awa la l'eko... Ipinle Eko, ilu aromisa legbe legbe! Ko de ni Baje lai lai

Oba Akiolu, but why?

Destined2win:


Oba Akiolu on the loose. Is he trying to establish his stool by justifying that Lagos is a 'no man's land'?

what did he say that is not true? Can u lay claim to a land that doesnt have a yoruba name 'eko' is edo not yoruba, while lagos is portuguese. Portharcourt is english while Igweocha is Igbo. Name is the strongest proof of indigeneous ownership of a land.

Rtd policeman.. It is well

Noneroone:
what did he say that is not true? Can u lay claim to a land that doesnt have a yoruba name 'eko' is edo not yoruba, while lagos is portuguese. Portharcourt is english while Igweocha is Igbo. Name is the strongest proof of indigeneous ownership of a land.

Why is he now trying to become a history teacher after everybody has blasted him on the ooni issue. He is subtly trying to tell everyone that he is not under ooni's jurisdiction

O boy see exposure... Akiolu is not part of Ife Dynasty.

E no send Ife.

Very funny

The oba of Lagos is such an arrogant king,this story is just to waive aside the fact that ooni of Ife Is the most senior king in yoruba land that is why he is caving out Lagos as part of Yoruba land.Though the story he narrated are historical facts bt as of today Lagos is part of Yoruba land and the ooni is the number 1 monarch in yoruba land so respect him stop been arrogant. Bt whn the OKOROS (ibos) submitted that Lagos is no man's land the oba of Lagos was the first to rain fire and brimestone,calling it an attempt to steal their land bt nw,u have agreed that no particular tribe can claim abt the development of lagos meaning it is a no man's land cos the Ibos played major impact to the development of Lagos frm inception till date

A big slap on the Yoruba nation this is

YonkijiSappo:
Lol

First When did the Baale of Idumota say that? lol Lies, If he utters any such statement, the Idejo White cap chief Institution of the Aworis whom he represents will simply call a council and dethrone him.

Second Lagos is 100% Yoruba land.

Abegi. Baale is too dignified a position for that tout. More like head of hunters. Olu'Ode.

irepnaija4eva:
Lol so YORUBAS ARE LAND GRABBERS ?

Igbos TO AKIOLU BE LIKE...

lol, everyone saw through you when you created this thread, not as if we are surprised anyway, who doesn't know that Igbos have no moral compass or stability... Baale of Isale Eko who was their mortal enemy 1 month ago can become their best friend tomorrow if he says anything against other Yorubas or something that romances their fragile Egos.

FFK comes to mind. Hated by them yesterday, loved by them right now... probably to be hated again tomorrow.

Oba of lagoon for man of the year 2017

...

Sick joke.

OoduaVanguard:
Sick joke.

No. More like awada kerikeri.

Ghen ghen, Lagos is not Yoruba land.

Hmm. Chisos.