Don’t Refer to Lagos as No Man’s Land Again, Say Osoba, Akiolu
May 25, 2017

Former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba; Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu and others wednesday faulted claims by non-Yoruba ethnic groups that Lagos “is no man’s land.”

Also, former Federal Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Femi Okunnu, lamented that the creation of states after the administration of General Yakubu Gowon had created more problems than solved diverse challenges confronting Nigeria.


The leaders expressed their views at a public lecture organised to mark the 50th anniversary of Lagos State at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, noting that it was not only embarrassing, but also confrontational to claim that Lagos “is no man’s land.”

The lecture, with the titled: ‘Lagos: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,’ was attended by the state’s military administrators, Brig.-Gen. Mobolaji Johnson, Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, Air Comm. Ebitu Ukiwe and the state’s first civilian governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande.

Other speakers, who faulted the claim that Lagos is no man’s land, included first Town Clark of Lagos City Council, Sen. Habib Fasinro; former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olusola Oguntade, and Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Prof. Hakeem Danmole.

The speakers said the claim was not only misleading, but equally confrontational, noting that it abused the history of indigenous people of Lagos as the Aworis, Egbas, Binis, Ijeshas, Nupes, Brazilian returnees.

On this ground, specifically, Osoba said: “We need to understand that there were early settlers in Lagos. So, whenever some people say that Lagos is no man’s land, I laugh because I know that there were true land owners in Lagos.”

Akiolu provided some historical facts to buttress Osoba’s position, noting that Lagos should not be referred “to as no man’s land because our forefathers were the founding fathers of the state.”

The monarch explained that his forefathers had been living in the territory of Lagos several years, even before the Europeans and others came to Lagos.

Danmole, who provided insight into the history of Lagos, said Lagos Island to the indigenous population is called Eko, whose origin was well known traditional, but controversial accounts.

Nevertheless, according to him, it is important to note that one version of the name relates to the advent of Aworis, while the other is connected to Benin adventures in Lagos.

Despite this controversy, Danmole said, what is fairly certain is that the Awori settlement in Lagos was earlier than that of the Benin, which eventually subjugated the emergent settlement.

He said: “Written records insist that Olofin, the leader of the Awori at Iddo divided Lagos among his children. Although many versions exit with regards to the number of children of Olofin, these children established various settlements within the Island and beyond.”

Unlike the Awori, Danmole said the accounts of Benin’s relations with Lagos were fundamental to the evolution and eventual administration of the emergent settlement.

Also at the public lecture, Okunnu lamented that after 12 states created by the Gowon administration; successive military administration damaged the country built by their founding fathers with creation of additional states.

He said: “I wished that we have held on to the 12 states structure initially created by the Gowon administration. If the country held on to the structure, the ongoing demand for restructuring by some Nigerians would not have been necessary.”
Okunnu argued that the creation of additional states further brought ethnicity and religious differences that has become a huge problem for the country.

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Lagos Is No Mans Land

Lagos will 4 ever be a no man land in Nigeria.

There is even plan to throway that yeye stool u take dey disturb us inside lagoon.

Oba Lagoon!

Lagos has no indigenous owners, all the settlers migrated there with time, Egun migrated from Benin republic, Aworis from Ogun,Yorubas from hinterland,Slaves returnees, other tribes,The Bini empire capture it and rule over it until the colonial masters snatch it away from them.
Lagos is no mans land.

Odingo1:
Lagos has no indiginous owners, all settlers migrated there with t

So is everywhere except the garden of Eden!

IgbosAreGreat:

Ok, Lagos indigenes, Aworis, Egbas, Binis, Ijeshas, Nupes, Eguns I guess these are tribes that settled earlier These are tribes that settled later, Igbos, Hausas/Fulanis, Ijaws etc, these tribes made Lagos what it's, all northern politicians both dead and alive has structures and investments in Lagos, same with Igbos and other tribes, Lagos is no man's land, except your guys are ready to face these tribes.



Oba of Ife didn't come

Those claiming that Lagos is a no man's land and those laying claim to ownership of Lagos should work to make Nigeria a better place instead of indulging in an unproductive cum retrogressive cold war.

How does Nigeria become better when we still fight over a shadow?How can someone sensible fight over a place that is just 5% developed instead of fighting to develope a whole?

Are you now saying lagos belongs to yoruba alone when Oba Akiolu graciously bequeathed the lagoon to the Igbos? Lagos belongs to all of us now except you are saying that our territory (the lagoon) is not a part of Lagos. Eko oni baje o!!!

mexxmoney:
Are you now saying lagos belongs to yoruba alone when Oba Akiolu graciously bequeathed the lagoon to the Igbos? Lagos belongs to all of us now except you are saying that our territory (the lagoon) is not a part of Lagos. Eko oni baje o!!!

I think you have a point

Lagos is a no man's land. Any contrary opinion should - in Oshimhole's voice - go and die.

Odingo1:
Lagos has no indigenous owners, all the settlers migrated there with time, Egun migrated from Benin republic, Aworis from Ogun,Yorubas from hinterland,Slaves returnees, other tribes,The Bini empire capture it and rule over it until the colonial masters snatch it away from them.
Lagos is no mans land.

but the land is in which region?? south East or south south? ? If Nigeria divide now Igbo will carry Lagos to Biafra? or Hausa will move Lagos to Arewa?. what is the full meaning of Ikeja?..

laurel03:
but the land is in which region?? south East or south south? ?

Why can't these people champion for a separate country where Lagos will ceased to be a no mans land?

Lets give the Igbo(s) the exclusive right to call it "no man's land" to console them and make them happy since they've loss port Harcourt ownership to their ijaw masters and ikwere too.....

Those guys really need it,they can kill themselves if they don't....

FKO81:

Lagos is state and Eko is town inside Lagos. Akiolu is king of Eko not Lagos state.

Plenty Igbo will commit suicide after reading this. Chai Yorubas are wicked, showing no more mercy for red mud immigrant from the land where it sun will never rise.

Odingo1:
Lagos has no indigenous owners, all the settlers migrated there with time, Egun migrated from Benin republic, Aworis from Ogun,Yorubas from hinterland,Slaves returnees, other tribes,The Bini empire capture it and rule over it until the colonial masters snatch it away from them.
Lagos is no mans land.

I've heard this version before but since the land is close to yoruba's they claimed it.

This news will serious leave the ever mischievous flattieyeasterners perplexed and deflated.

But they will still find a spin to it and stick to their useless guns even if it is for the sake of taunting their Yoruba masters for the fun of it.

FKO81:

I said it (in my previous post) ! They have started struggling for breath!!

When the Oba was interviewed about this fake news, he referred to those behind it as idddiots!!!

That Lagos needs to be knocked down and rebuilt

oba lagoon can kiss a rats azz... Biafra here we come

Lagos is no man's land


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laurel03:
Lagos is state and Eko is town inside Lagos. Akiolu is king of Eko not Lagos state.

Akiolu is not oba of Lagos he is not my king he is oba of Eko . people don't know

Lagos is a no man's land Oba of Lagos is just a useless vagabond tout

Any place developed with Niger Delta wealth remains a No Mans Land

Chiaka:
Any place developed with Niger Delta wealth remains a No Mans Land

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Ekiti , Kano and Ebonyi states inclusive. Because all of these with others are/were developed with ND money

ok Lagos is "All man's land"