“OSHODI TAPA DOES NOT OWN EPETEDO, IT’S 21 COMPOUNDS” – EPETEDO UNION


There’s been a raging controversy over who really owns the popular Epetedo area of Lagos Island. In recent times, hoodlums allegedly sponsored and ordered by popular members of the Oshodi Tapa family in Lagos Island including Chief Kabiru Oshodi aka Olori Eyo and Baba Surakatu Oshodi have been involved in violent land and property grabbing, assault, brandishing of dangerous weapon, disturbance of public peace and other violent activities in the area.


This behavior from the Oshodi Tapa family, according to many sources, is premised on the claim that they own the Epetedo area.

However, notable personalities from Epetedo insist that Oshodi family does not own the area.

They revealed that, in fact, the progenitor of the Oshodi Tapa family was originally a 6 year old slave boy from Nupeland who was bought by the kind hearted Oba Eshinlokun of Lagos at Badagry during the thriving days of slave trade, and as such are shocked by the attempted historical revisionism going on.

As part of investigations to unravel the truth, Our Editor, ISRAEL BOLAJI-GBADAMOSI had an Exclusive Interview with ALHAJI IMAM RAHMAN MOGAJI, the Executive Secretary-General of Epetedo Union, a foremost association of descendants of Epetedo founded in 1927.

Imam Rahman Mogaji is a foremost activist, Islamic cleric, historian of repute and prominent son of Epetedo area from the Balogun Momoh Mogaji Oloko Compound. According to him, he has witnessed the issues first hand and has been involved in the moves for peace in the area. READ ON.

Please Introduce Yourself

I am Alhaji Abdulrahman Ayinde Mogaji, the Chief Imam of Mogaji Central Mosque, Freeman Street, Epetedo area of Lagos Island and also the Executive Secretary-General of the Epetedo Union, established in 1927.

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