A former President of the Association of Lagos State Indigenes, Chief Layi Ajayi-Bembe, in this interview with BAYO AKINLOYE says the real owners of Lagos are the Binin, not the Yoruba.

WHAT IS YOUR LINEAGE AS A LAGOSIAN?
My grandfather was Ajayi Bembe; the eighth Obanikoro of Lagos – my father was the last of his children. My mother was the first child of Gbajabiamila (of Olowogbowo fame) – of course, of Lagos. When it comes to the ownership of Lagos, it is sad when people talk about Lagos being no man’s land or Lagos being part of Yoruba land – I consider that position to be an abomination. Yes, because of the affinity or geographical location of Lagos, we’re nearer to the South-West (the Yoruba) than to other regions. It should be stated that Lagos has always been independent of the West. When I returned from England, (Chief Obafemi) Awolowo was in prison; before I came back to Nigeria, there had been agitations that Lagos wasn’t part of the West. No doubt that a lot of us speak Yoruba – in my family, we’re Bini. Oba of Lagos (Rilwan Akiolu) was completely right that the early settlers in Lagos were the Awori and the Binin. We’re talking about the Island of Lagos.

Extending it to the east of Lagos, you have Oshodi, the Tapa (from Niger State) were there. And, of course, we knew one another. I don’t understand why some of our brothers in the West think that we can be enslaved by them. In all my years, I have not seen what Afenifere has done for Lagos to inspire me because during the last constitutional conference, they were not talking about Lagos; they were talking about themselves. Don’t forget that the so-called Edo State was part of the West before. But to say Lagos is part of Yoruba land is not fair; it is not charitable. And whenkabiyesi now said, Lagos is Bini, not only because we came from Benin, there are signs and relics of Benin all over Isale Eko. And obas (in Lagos) – we don’t call them ‘obas’, we call them ‘eleko’. My grandfather said in 1903 that when there was a dispute of which traditional rulers should wear crowns – my grandfather was at that meeting. Ooni of Ife had to come all the way from Ife to Lagos upon the invitation of Governor (John Hawley) Glover. And the question they asked him (Ooni) was, ‘Who are the obas that should wear crowns?’ He mentioned them – Lagos was not part of the list. We don’t wear crowns in Lagos. I remember, Pa Edegbele – that’s Prof. Edegbele’s father – when he said ‘oba’ is alien to Yoruba land that only the Bini use that title, there was a furore over that. But Edegbele was right. Note that politicians have done a lot of havoc in Yoruba land more than in other regions of the country. Nobody is going to doubt the hegemony of the Sultan of Sokoto in the North. But the Yoruba are fond of creating problems among themselves in Yoruba land. Permit me to digress: look at the recent installation of some kings in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. A governor created 21 kings, for what? Is that what the people need at a time when the masses are hungry, civil servants are owed salaries and basic amenities are not available? It now appears there are more rulers than the ruled.

Are You Saying Lagos Belongs To The BININ PEOPLE?
Lagos belongs to us – the Binin. When you get to Enuowa, they (the inhabitants) pay homage to Oba of Benin there. Enuowa is in Lagos; Idumota is like a Bini name; Iduntafa is Bini name; Idunmagbo is Bini name; Iduganran is Bini name; tell me, what further proof do you want (that the Bini own Lagos)? Why have some people tried hard to erode our identity and the labour of our ancestors? Today, if you go to the Lagos State Secretariat, you’ll hardly see the original indigenes of the state hold a prominent position. So, why are people crying about the quota system? You don’t ‘quotarise’ knowledge. Whatever is the case, I believe that the indigenes of Lagos – by the way, I was president of Association of Lagos Indigenes for almost 15 years – we know how our resources were plundered and carted away. Look at the fiasco called ‘Lagos @50’. The state government doesn’t recognise the true indigenes of Lagos State. Some of the indigenes work with them for the purpose of getting whatever they can get from the government. Some people are trying so hard to maintain the stupidity that Lagos doesn’t belong to anybody – that’s annoying.

WHAT ABOUT ALHAJI FEMI OKUNNU’S VIEW OF THE AWORI BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF LAGOS?
I am not a lawyer but Femi Okunnu is a lawyer – a Senior Advocate of Nigeria for that matter. On the issue of the original owners of Lagos, my attention was drawn to an article focused on the Idunganran celebration. Mr. Femi Okunnu happened to be my mentor; he was an inspiration to me particularly when I returned from England. He was not only elder ‘brother’ to me because we lived close together. They were living at No. 1 Ido Olowu Street and I was living at No. 7 Ido Olowu Street. I have known him for a long time. I remember when he came back from England as a young and vibrant lawyer. When Femi Okunnu himself was the Federal Commissioner for Works during the military regime, he was the one who actually acquired the area where you have the National Theatre, Iganmu. From whom did he acquire it? He got it from the indigenes; my grandfather had a place there. We must have a good perspective of history. People should learn not to mutilate history. The owners of Lagos are not the Yoruba; they are the Bini. We are Bini; there’s no ambiguity about that. To prove it further, the obas or the elekos, when they died, their bodies were taken to Benin for burial for a time. Tell me, who owns the land then?

WHO ARE THE AWORI? The Awori and the Binin are the same. If an Awori spoke to me when I was young, I understood him. My parents spoke Awori. The Awori are partly from Dahomey and partly from Benin. My forebears came from the riverine area through the Bight of Benin and settled in Badagry for a long time before moving down to Lagos. And when they moved down to Lagos where did they go? They went to Idunsagbe – a place famed for Bini culture and tradition. I am an Awori. Tell me, which state did they create for the Awori now? If you say the indigenous people of Lagos State are the Awori, then the Awori are the Bini. We must put history in its right perspective. The right perspective is that Lagos does not belong to the Yoruba; it belongs to the Bini. According to the Lyttleton Constitution, the West was created; the North was created and Lagos was made a colony and it later regained its independence.
Some may argue that the original Lagosians didn’t protect their legacy, allowing every Tom, Dick and Harry to hold sway politically and economically.

It is true that Lagos is open to everybody that could bring ideas. But when it comes to certain elements within the political spectrum in Nigeria… Look at it this way, will it surprise you that a representative of Lagos who calls himself a Lagosian representing the state in the National Assembly went to Kogi State to vie for the governorship? Isn’t that insulting? Some are even saying once (Osun State Governor, Rauf) Aregbesola has completed his tenure in Osun, he will come back to Lagos to contest a senatorial seat. We called Bola Tinubu, sat him down and told him how we accepted him and he let us down. I know the role I played when Bola Tinubu was coming in; when I gave him my second cousin, (Musiliu) Obanikoro to go along with him (I don’t talk to that one (Obanikoro) again after he had his hand in something embarrassing; because you don’t disgrace your family). I am not looking for anything from them. It is very wrong that people should trivialise the affairs of Lagos. For example, we kicked against (Prof. Wole) Soyinka being made the chairman of the Lagos @50 celebration. But nobody listened to us. Look at the fiasco; was it a success? Who bothered about it? People who will not celebrate the living are celebrating the dead – it doesn’t go beyond that. You acquire land from me for a public purpose and the next thing you did was to share it with your siblings, friends and other loved ones. It is really sad for people to proclaim Lagos as no man’s land. Lagos is so accommodating; it is only here you see an Igbo man being made a commissioner. Even the Yoruba that are shouting, how many Lagosians are in their cabinets? They all live in Lagos; we know them. Some of them benefitted from the liberty Lagos offers. But ask them: what have they done for their host communities? Can you imagine Orji Kalu, who bought land here, saying Lagos belongs to nobody? They just talk.

DON’T YOU THINK PROF. WOLE SOYINKA DESERVED TO HAVE BEEN THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LAGOS @50 CELEBRATION?
I am not used to Soyinka and I don’t want to be acquainted with him. It is unfortunate that because he was made the chairman of Lagos @50, he began to insult people, claiming that his father had a land in Lagos. We traced the land – one plot of land – and discovered that the land was bought from my grandfather. People like him go around insulting others. Has he not insulted Femi Okunnu before? Tell me who Wole Soyinka has never insulted? He is part of the Tinubu group. Is he not an Ogun man? I don’t think he has a right to say that Lagos is no man’s land. Who is he to say that? I think Okunnu knew better; I don’t think he meant what he said the way the press reported him. What he said is that Lagos is ‘part’ of Yoruba land; he didn’t say it was owned by the Yoruba. We need to be discreet in our definition. Geographically, we’re in the West and culturally, we speak Yoruba. If an Igbo man speaks Yoruba fluently, does that make him a Yoruba? Go to Lagos State House of Assembly and count how many of them are truly Lagos indigenes. Again, Okunnu was an active participant in the creation of Lagos State together with (Philip) Asiodu and Alison Ayida. They facilitated the creation of the state; there was a western state then. If Okunnu had advocated the merger of Lagos with the western region then, one would have thought otherwise. Wole Soyinka didn’t want Lagos to be created at that time. Soyinka used to be very radical but having got into the group of Bola Tinubu’s scientific imposition, he has been mellowing down. Soyinka would be the one that would stand for the truth when people were accused of certificate forgery and other ills. He was always at the forefront; he has become a turncoat. What happened to him? I respected him; he may not know me and he doesn’t need to know me.

SO, YOU THINK OKUNNU IS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE EARLY SETTLERS OF LAGOS?
I believe Okunnu was actually agitating for the indigenes. He was president of Lagos State indigenes before me – we have Isale Eko Descendants Union, which we all belong to. All I am saying is this: Lagos is not part of Yoruba. The settlers are Bini. Wasn’t Benin part of the West before until the Mid-West was created? The Bini agitated for that, insisting that we’re not part of the Yoruba. Why can’t the Yoruba leave us alone for God’s sake? My grandfather went to court in 1889 to claim all the lands that belonged to him. He got a judgment. Then some people said, these lands were too much for one family – the place now called Ikorodu Road, they acquired it – for how much? For £27,000! My grandfather wasn’t around; he’s dead. But they forgot that this man gave them a land to build the first police barracks in Lagos. How could Bola Tinubu come all the way from wherever he came from (Kafaru brought him to me, turn Lagos into a place for Osun people in the secretariat). They’re radicalising the owners of Lagos with the way they’re acting. By the time they stand up you’ll be shocked. What are the people asking for? Give them what they deserve. Show them some respect. Okunnu did a lot for Lagos State; most parts of Victoria Island were sand-filled by the Federal Government. He and his colleagues at King’s College were able to excise Victoria Island and gave it to Lagos. In fact, Okunnu has done more for Lagos than any governor. Okunnu had his roots in Isale Eko.


Comment your views ?

And where does Benin come from?

And who is the original owner of Benin?

Ballack1:
And who is the original owner of Benin?

Na Yoruba man (Oranmiyan) coin the word Benin (from ile ibinu). Na Yoruba give Benin monarch the Oba title (which was a departure from the Ogiso title). The first Oba of Benin was a Yoruba man. And lastly, no person from present day Benin ever was or is an Omo onile in Lagos. Drops mic.

Ballack1:
And who is the original owner of Benin?

Don't mind them. Warped up post up there. Early settlers were the bini fishermen who paddled their canoes via the edge of the river banks to lagos...does that make them the owners of our land? I hope Ibos in amuwo odofin too or hausas at sabo and agege areas won't say they're the original owners of Lagos tomorrow after travelling nearly 1000 of miles to settle here.

In ondo state, we have the Ijaws at the riverine area, especially at Ęse Odo LGA. They migrated and settled there. They can't say they're the original owners of Ondo tomorrow. Human migration is a normal thing.

The argument of whether Yorubas own Benin kingdom is a story for another day.

The Awori are the owners of Lagos. It was founded by a Benin prince. You can confirm this from the present Oba of Lagos.

This article is not long at all ..

Akayi Nembe should go and bring Benin prostitutes in Italy and Benin cult boys to come and occupy Lagos nah. Useless old fool

We know now, even the Igbo man that founded Alaba international market in 1965 said it too

Any body can say what ever they want.

When he mentioned Oba and Eleko

I think he is confused

Yes .....it's very true.

Edo owner of Lagos

APCNig:
Akayi Nembe should go and part Benin prostitutes in Italy and Benin cult boys to come and occupy Lagos nah. Useless old fool

Lagos belongs to benin. deal with it.

i can bet my last card that u're not from lagos.

Trash..... Lagos is no man's land,period!!!

The first oba of lagos is oba ado a benin prince 1 said it before and sum "Owo mi da and omoniles" wanted to crucify me

The Binis were not the only ones in Lagos, we had Aworis and other Yoruba subgroups too. Even Egun people mostly found in Togo and Benin Republic were there in present day Badagry and parts of Epe.

Moreover the part Binis were was 'Eko' which is Lagos Island, a fraction of present day Lagos State. Some slaves from Portugal too claim ancestry to Lagos so saying Binis own Lagos is false. They migrated there and took lands for themselves.

AlaafinOfOyo:
The Awori are the owners of Lagos. It was founded by a Benin prince. You can confirm this from the present Oba of Lagos.

Lagos was founded by the Awori Yoruba

Yorubas also migrated to Lagos like others. What helped Yorubas is the proximity to Lagos but are all immigrants as well.

Eriokanmi:
Don't mind them. Warped up post up there. Early settlers were the bini fishermen who paddled their canoes via the edge of the river banks to lagos...does that make them the owners of our land? I hope Ibos in amuwo odofin too or hausas at sabo and agege areas won't say they're the original owners of Lagos tomorrow after travelling nearly 1000 of miles to settle here.

In ondo state, we have the Ijaws at the riverine area, especially at Ęse Odo LGA. They migrated and settled there. They can't say they're the original owners of Ondo tomorrow. Human migration is a normal thing.

The argument of whether Yorubas own Benin kingdom is a story for another day.

DMerciful:
Yorubas also migrated to Lagos like others. What helped Yorubas is the proximity to Lagos but are all immigrants as well.

True. We're all sojourners on earth

Nothing like Awori Yoruba. Yoruba are Oyo people. Aworis are a distinct people. Yoruba propaganda media wants everyone to believe that the entire SW are all Yoruba when other regions have missed ethnicities

christistruth01:



Lagos was founded by the Awori Yoruba

DMerciful:
Nothing like Awori Yoruba. Yoruba are Oyo people. Aworis are a distinct people. Yoruba propaganda media wants everyone to believe that the entire SW are all Yoruba when other regions have missed ethnicities

The Awori will soon arrive on this thread to Shred you to bits and Pieces for daring to say they are not Yorubas

Even the first Oba of Lagos was an Awori man From Isheri Olofin

Your argument doesn't have half a leg to Stand on

Keep your Long Throat to your Region

Lagos was already taken 600 years ago by the Yorubas

Cc. Tao11




https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/awori-people-a-brief-history-and-belief-of-the-original-indigenes-of-lagos/chjn7zt.amp


Awori People: A brief history and belief of the original indigenes of Lagos
October 26th 2021, 8:34:00 am

King Oduduwa had given Olofin a mud plate, instructing him to place it on the water and follow it until it sank into the river.

Awori people
Awori people
The Aworis are the original indigenes of Lagos.

Origin of Awori people

Legend has it that Prince Olofin and his followers left the palace of King Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and migrated southward along a river.



It is said that several days after leaving Ile-Ife, the plate suddenly stopped near Olokemeji near present-day Abeokuta. And after seventeen days, it began moving again.

It would later stop for another seventeen days at Oke-Ata.


At the end of seventeen days, the mud plate began moving again, only to stop again on the southern outskirts of present-day Abeokuta, where it stayed for another seventeen days.

It was here some of Olofin's followers decided to remain. This group of people was under the leadership of a man named Osho Aro-bi-ologbo-egan.

The mud plate would continue again down the river, only to stop for the fourth time at Isheri, where it remained for a much longer period of time.

Owing to this, Olofin began instructing his followers to begin setting up a permanent settlement, but after 289 days (17 x 17) the plate began moving again.

And when it did, only a few followers joined Olofin to follow the plate. The rest of the group decided to stay behind.

They had only journeyed for two days when the plate stopped briefly at Iddo in Lagos.

It was at Idumota in central Lagos that the mud plate sank into the bottom. After whirling on the water.

When Olofin returned to Iddo to meet his group, it is said that they’d asked him where the plate was. And in answering, he said, "Awo Ti Ri" meaning "The plate has sunk". This is how the name Awori is said to have come into being.


The Awori is a tribe of the Yoruba people speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. And they are presently found in both Ogun State and Lagos State, Nigeria.

Ok


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The contraption is falling and Benin nation rises.

https://www.nairaland.com/6828943/benin-kingdom-disassociate-fake-maps


Ọba gha tọ kpere isẹ

Benin should go and claim it physically

Before 600yrs ago, who was there?

Did the Oba of Lagos not say his ancestry is from Benin?

christistruth01:



The Awori will soon arrive on this thread to Shred you to bits and Pieces for daring to say they are not Yorubas

Even the first Oba of Lagos was an Awori man From Isheri Olofin

Your argument doesn't have half a leg to Stand on

Keep your Long Throat to your Region

Lagos was already taken 600 years ago by the Yorubas

Cc. Tao11




https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/awori-people-a-brief-history-and-belief-of-the-original-indigenes-of-lagos/chjn7zt.amp


Awori People: A brief history and belief of the original indigenes of Lagos
October 26th 2021, 8:34:00 am

King Oduduwa had given Olofin a mud plate, instructing him to place it on the water and follow it until it sank into the river.

Awori people
Awori people
The Aworis are the original indigenes of Lagos.

Origin of Awori people

Legend has it that Prince Olofin and his followers left the palace of King Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and migrated southward along a river.

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Olofin is one of Oduduwa's son

It is said that several days after leaving Ile-Ife, the plate suddenly stopped near Olokemeji near present-day Abeokuta. And after seventeen days, it began moving again.

It would later stop for another seventeen days at Oke-Ata.


At the end of seventeen days, the mud plate began moving again, only to stop again on the southern outskirts of present-day Abeokuta, where it stayed for another seventeen days.

It was here some of Olofin's followers decided to remain. This group of people was under the leadership of a man named Osho Aro-bi-ologbo-egan.

The mud plate would continue again down the river, only to stop for the fourth time at Isheri, where it remained for a much longer period of time.

Owing to this, Olofin began instructing his followers to begin setting up a permanent settlement, but after 289 days (17 x 17) the plate began moving again.

And when it did, only a few followers joined Olofin to follow the plate. The rest of the group decided to stay behind.

They had only journeyed for two days when the plate stopped briefly at Iddo in Lagos.

It was at Idumota in central Lagos that the mud plate sank into the bottom. After whirling on the water.

When Olofin returned to Iddo to meet his group, it is said that they’d asked him where the plate was. And in answering, he said, "Awo Ti Ri" meaning "The plate has sunk". This is how the name Awori is said to have come into being.


The Awori is a tribe of the Yoruba people speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. And they are presently found in both Ogun State and Lagos State, Nigeria.

DMerciful:
Before 600yrs ago, who was there?

Did the Oba of Lagos not say his ancestry is from Benin?

No

christistruth01:



The Awori will soon arrive on this thread to Shred you to bits and Pieces for daring to say they are not Yorubas

Even the first Oba of Lagos was an Awori man From Isheri Olofin

Your argument doesn't have half a leg to Stand on

Keep your Long Throat to your Region

Lagos was already taken 600 years ago by the Yorubas

Cc. Tao11




https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/awori-people-a-brief-history-and-belief-of-the-original-indigenes-of-lagos/chjn7zt.amp


Awori People: A brief history and belief of the original indigenes of Lagos
October 26th 2021, 8:34:00 am

King Oduduwa had given Olofin a mud plate, instructing him to place it on the water and follow it until it sank into the river.

Awori people
Awori people
The Aworis are the original indigenes of Lagos.

Origin of Awori people

Legend has it that Prince Olofin and his followers left the palace of King Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and migrated southward along a river.



It is said that several days after leaving Ile-Ife, the plate suddenly stopped near Olokemeji near present-day Abeokuta. And after seventeen days, it began moving again.

It would later stop for another seventeen days at Oke-Ata.


At the end of seventeen days, the mud plate began moving again, only to stop again on the southern outskirts of present-day Abeokuta, where it stayed for another seventeen days.

It was here some of Olofin's followers decided to remain. This group of people was under the leadership of a man named Osho Aro-bi-ologbo-egan.

The mud plate would continue again down the river, only to stop for the fourth time at Isheri, where it remained for a much longer period of time.

Owing to this, Olofin began instructing his followers to begin setting up a permanent settlement, but after 289 days (17 x 17) the plate began moving again.

And when it did, only a few followers joined Olofin to follow the plate. The rest of the group decided to stay behind.

They had only journeyed for two days when the plate stopped briefly at Iddo in Lagos.

It was at Idumota in central Lagos that the mud plate sank into the bottom. After whirling on the water.

When Olofin returned to Iddo to meet his group, it is said that they’d asked him where the plate was. And in answering, he said, "Awo Ti Ri" meaning "The plate has sunk". This is how the name Awori is said to have come into being.


The Awori is a tribe of the Yoruba people speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. And they are presently found in both Ogun State and Lagos State, Nigeria.

On point.. Awori coined from Yoruba words awo-ti-ri.

I wonder why an Igbo from across river Niger will feel he knows better than Yorubas that inhabit the West. It's just sickening.

DMerciful:
Nothing like Awori Yoruba. Yoruba are Oyo people. Aworis are a distinct people. Yoruba propaganda media wants everyone to believe that the entire SW are all Yoruba when other regions have missed ethnicities

Whatever you say to make you happy but it diminishes you when you make conjesture words and call it history.

Pocket all those nonsense you say about Awori and Lagos State.

For your information, Awori, Ijebu and Egun are owner of all Land in Lagos and all can trace thier origin from other Yoruba ancient towns. For instance most of Awori have their lineage linked with Ife, other have their origin from Egba. For example most of town and villages in Ife are exact names you found in some towns and districts in Lagos.

Not only that, there are festival that brings all these towns together. Do you even know there are some dinstincts words you can only found in Ife and Awori language. My people yearly travel to Ife as well receive Ife traditional to celebrate many festivals.

So dont dabble into issue you know nothing about. Staying 100years in Yoruba land can never make you a Yoruba person, you won't understand our culture and heritage because we are distinct people

christistruth01:



The Awori will soon arrive on this thread to Shred you to bits and Pieces for daring to say they are not Yorubas

Even the first Oba of Lagos was an Awori man From Isheri Olofin

Your argument doesn't have half a leg to Stand on

Keep your Long Throat to your Region

Lagos was already taken 600 years ago by the Yorubas

Cc. Tao11




https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/awori-people-a-brief-history-and-belief-of-the-original-indigenes-of-lagos/chjn7zt.amp


Awori People: A brief history and belief of the original indigenes of Lagos
October 26th 2021, 8:34:00 am

King Oduduwa had given Olofin a mud plate, instructing him to place it on the water and follow it until it sank into the river.

Awori people
Awori people
The Aworis are the original indigenes of Lagos.

Origin of Awori people

Legend has it that Prince Olofin and his followers left the palace of King Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and migrated southward along a river.



It is said that several days after leaving Ile-Ife, the plate suddenly stopped near Olokemeji near present-day Abeokuta. And after seventeen days, it began moving again.

It would later stop for another seventeen days at Oke-Ata.


At the end of seventeen days, the mud plate began moving again, only to stop again on the southern outskirts of present-day Abeokuta, where it stayed for another seventeen days.

It was here some of Olofin's followers decided to remain. This group of people was under the leadership of a man named Osho Aro-bi-ologbo-egan.

The mud plate would continue again down the river, only to stop for the fourth time at Isheri, where it remained for a much longer period of time.

Owing to this, Olofin began instructing his followers to begin setting up a permanent settlement, but after 289 days (17 x 17) the plate began moving again.

And when it did, only a few followers joined Olofin to follow the plate. The rest of the group decided to stay behind.

They had only journeyed for two days when the plate stopped briefly at Iddo in Lagos.

It was at Idumota in central Lagos that the mud plate sank into the bottom. After whirling on the water.

When Olofin returned to Iddo to meet his group, it is said that they’d asked him where the plate was. And in answering, he said, "Awo Ti Ri" meaning "The plate has sunk". This is how the name Awori is said to have come into being.


The Awori is a tribe of the Yoruba people speaking a distinct dialect of the Yoruba language. And they are presently found in both Ogun State and Lagos State, Nigeria.

The guy is an ignoramus who is just going about fooling himself

Your village is your village, Lagos is a cosmopolitan area that belongs to everybody!

Ttalk:


Whatever you say to make you happy but it diminishes you when you make conjesture words and call it history.

Pocket all those nonsense you say about Awori and Lagos State.

For your information, Awori, Ijebu and Egun are owner of all Land in Lagos and all can trace thier origin from other Yoruba ancient towns. For instance most of Awori have their lineage linked with Ife, other have their origin from Egba. For example most of town and villages in Ife are exact names you found in some towns and districts in Lagos.

Not only that, there are festival that brings all these towns together. Do you even know there are some dinstincts words you can only found in Ife and Awori language. My people yearly travel to Ife as well receive Ife traditional to celebrate many festivals.

So dont dabble into issue you know nothing about. Staying 100years in Yoruba land can never make you a Yoruba person, you won't understand our culture and heritage because we are distinct people