Lagos belongs to Benin - Obanikoro's grandson declares, reveals why its monarchs never wore crowns.


The grandson of the eighth Obanikoro of Lagos has spoken on the issue surrounding the ownership of the state

- Engineer Layiwola Ajayi-Bembe said Lagos truly belongs to the people of Benin

- According to the octogenarian, it was agreed at a meeting in 1903 that Obas in Lagos should not wear crowns.

An octogenarian and grandson of the eighth Obanikoro of Lagos, Engineer Layiwola Ajayi-Bembe, has given a deeper insight into the history of Lagos and its relationship with Benin.

Layiwola also said that Obas in Lagos were historically referred to as 'Elekos' and did not wear crowns.

Speaking with Legit.ng's correspondent, Adeoye Adewunmi, in an exclusive telephone interview, Layiwola, who is the chairman of County and City Bricks, disabused the minds of people who believe that Lagos is 'no man’s land'.

Ajayi-Bembe explained that the decision of the Obas in Lagos not to wear crowns was resolved at a royal meeting held in 1903.

He further explained that Lagos belongs to the Bini (Benin) and not the Yorubas as it is misconstrued, adding that there are still relics of Benin all over Isale Eko.

The chairman, whose mother was the first child of Gbajabiamila (of Olowogbowo fame), identified Idumota, Iduntafa, Idunmagbo and Idunganran as Bini names.

He said:

“Obas (in Lagos) - we don’t call them ‘obas’, we call them ‘eleko’ and they don’t wear crown.

“My grandfather was at a royal meeting in 1903 when there was a dispute of which traditional rulers should wear crowns.

“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.
“Lagos is Bini, not only because we came from Benin. There are signs and relics of Benin all over Isale Eko.


Enuowa is in Lagos; Idumota is 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)?”


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Enuowa is in Lagos; Idumota is 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)?”


Now this is fact. Bini should learn to present facts like this when arguing.

No doubt Yorubas and binis have so much historically.

History of one is not complete without the mention of the other and vice versa

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I don't think so, I personally think Lagos state belongs to Tinubu and his household.

He's their god and has the power to decide what will happen and what won't happen.

People of South West should just create out a special new tribe for their god and personal savior Tinubu.

Lagos is no man's land

Who own the goat and the yam, the goat yam owner

No doubt about that. No Oba of Lagos ascends throne without the blessing of Oba of Benin.

This is serious

Gbagauuun! Oya, let fisticuffs begin now!

Lagosians is it true na you get Lagos?

Beninite let us hear you also

Who get Lagos ooh? Tinubu or Erewa?

Derrylatei:
This is serious

Nothing serious, he is talking about Lagos island ONLY, not Lagos as a whole, get your facts right.

259nine:
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For the one thousandth time Oba of Lagos himself telling you at 5.45 Minutes "Benin are not the owners of Lagos'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOsp9VLRFno


Why are some people coveting Lagos morning evening and Night time, in their dreams when asleep and when they are wide awake like this?

Fake News cannot make Lagos Your own Lagos is YORUBALAND no amount of wailing or weeping can change that fact.

Lagos is God's gift to Yoruba just as Onitsha is God's Gift to Igbos

Get over it

The thing will pain one ogbomoso imp claiming Lagos



The thing go sweet wise men from the East

Christistruth00:



For the one thousandth time Oba of Lagos himself telling you at 5 .45 Minutes "Benin are not the owners of Lagos'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOsp9VLRFno

Binin named it Eko and not Igodomigodo. The first Oba of Benin Eweka, his Father is Oranmiyan from Ile Ife. The Royal family Oba of Benin is the only link between Yoruba and Benin and NOT Igodomigodo.

jneutron4000:
Binin named it Eko and not Igodomigodo. The first Oba of Benin Eweka, his Father is Oranmiyan from Ile Ife. The Royal family Oba of Benin is the only link between Yoruba and Benin and NOT Igodomigodo.

Eko is the way the Yoruba Ijebu pronounced ereko after ereko Market on the Island where King Kosoko's European and Slave Markets were located and where he traded with the Ijebu who sold him slaves from the hinterland

Eko (ereko) means field in Yoruba and ereko ile is used to describe an Island

ereko Market is still on Lagos Island today!

There is Eko Ende (Field at the back ) and Eko Ajala ( Ajala's field) Towns in Osun State .

Eko Ende was one of the Locations of the Jalumi War of 1878 against the Ilorins

Lagos Island belongs to the Aromire family till today. Aromire was a son of Olofin an ile Ife Prince who was the first to settle Lagos with his followers. Aromire was a great lover of Water. He is said to have Swam to Lagos Island on first sighting it. .

The Oba of Benin needed a Port to do business with the Portuguese who advised him that Lagos Island was a good location so through an agreement the Awori Aromire family gave him Isale Eko part of the Island just as Sabon Gari is given to outsiders in Kano. The Oba of Lagos is not even the king of Lagos Island he is the King of Isale Eko which was the location of the international Slave Port . The Island belongs to the Aromire Chieftaincy family who are Awori that Migrated from ile Ife and are the Children of Olofin Ogunfunminire


The People of the Historically important Yoruba town of Otun Ekiti in Ekiti state migrated from Lagos in the 15th Century and share the same ancestry with the Awori of Lagos the revisionists are not aware of this History and are just making up lies as they go along.


Some people have tried to distort Awori History out of Selfishness.





From Osifekunde's 18th Century Slave Narrative

""nous l'a appelee Eco, et c'est ainsi que la designent les yebous... Benin, qui lui applique le nom Korame"

Translation:

"Eco(Èkó) is the name given to it by the yebous (Ijebu)... The Benin call it Korame"

Futhermore, the text says
".. Korame etait unie a sa metropole par la langue de terre resserree entre la grande lagune et la mer; mais des longtemps les yebous se sont empares..."
"Korame (Lagos) was formerly larger, included a metropolis between the Great lagoon and the sea but for a long time the yebous (Ijebu) seized this area"

Futher the text says
"dont l'extremite orientale a ete envahie par les pirates Ouyo; et Korame est restee isolee au bout de la grande lagune, continuant a recevoir du Benin"
"the Eastern part of this area was invaded by pirates from Ouyo(Oyo) and what is left of Korame is the isolated end towards the great lagoon, this is all that is controlled by Benin"

Yebosola:



Nothing serious, he is talking about Lagos island ONLY, not Lagos as a whole, get your facts right.

Even Lagos Island itself belongs to the Aromire Awori Royal Family of Ijora

Aromire was the son of Olofin Ogunfunminire who was Oduduwa's Grandson that Migrated from Ile-Ife and founded Lagos with the Awori Yoruba.

Christistruth00:



Eko is the way the Yoruba Ijebu pronounced ereko after ereko Market on the Island where King Kosoko's European and Slave Markets were located and where he traded with the Ijebu who sold him slaves from the hinterland

Eko (ereko) means field in Yoruba and ereko ile is used to describe an Island

ereko Market is still on Lagos Island today!

There is Eko Ende (Field at the back ) and Eko Ajala ( Ajala's field) Towns in Osun State .

Eko Ende was one of the Locations of the Jalumi War of 1878 against the Ilorins

Lagos Island belongs to the Aromire family till today. Aromire was a son of Olofin an ile Ife Prince who was the first to settle Lagos with his followers. Aromire was a great lover of Water. He is said to have Swam to Lagos Island on first sighting it. .

The Oba of Benin needed a Port to do business with the Portuguese who advised him that Lagos Island was a good location so through an agreement the Awori Aromire family gave him Isale Eko part of the Island just as Sabon Gari is given to outsiders in Kano. The Oba of Lagos is not even the king of Lagos Island he is the King of Isale Eko which was the location of the international Slave Port . The Island belongs to the Aromire Chieftaincy family who are Awori that Migrated from ile Ife and are the Children of Olofin Ogunfunminire


The People of the Historically important Yoruba town of Otun Ekiti in Ekiti state migrated from Lagos in the 15th Century and share the same ancestry with the Awori of Lagos the revisionists are not aware of this History and are just making up lies as they go along.


Some people have tried to distort Awori History out of Selfishness.





From Osifekunde's 18th Century Slave Narrative

""nous l'a appelee Eco, et c'est ainsi que la designent les yebous... Benin, qui lui applique le nom Korame"

Translation:

"Eco(Èkó) is the name given to it by the yebous (Ijebu)... The Benin call it Korame"

Futhermore, the text says
".. Korame etait unie a sa metropole par la langue de terre resserree entre la grande lagune et la mer; mais des longtemps les yebous se sont empares..."
"Korame (Lagos) was formerly larger, included a metropolis between the Great lagoon and the sea but for a long time the yebous (Ijebu) seized this area"

Futher the text says
"dont l'extremite orientale a ete envahie par les pirates Ouyo; et Korame est restee isolee au bout de la grande lagune, continuant a recevoir du Benin"
"the Eastern part of this area was invaded by pirates from Ouyo(Oyo) and what is left of Korame is the isolated end towards the great lagoon, this is all that is controlled by Benin"

Amazing, are you sure of this translation ?

nocomment2:


Amazing, are you sure of this translation ?

Yes

The only thing someone once disagreed was if Ouyo meant Oyo or Ijaw

Christistruth00:


Yes

Do you speak french ?
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k62093119/f11.image.r=Yebou

nocomment2:

Do you speak french ?

Some people tried hard to mis translate it but we got the real one

Christistruth00:



Eko is the way the Yoruba Ijebu pronounced ereko after ereko Market on the Island where King Kosoko's European and Slave Markets were located and where he traded with the Ijebu who sold him slaves from the hinterland

Eko (ereko) means field in Yoruba and ereko ile is used to describe an Island

ereko Market is still on Lagos Island today!

There is Eko Ende (Field at the back ) and Eko Ajala ( Ajala's field) Towns in Osun State .

Eko Ende was one of the Locations of the Jalumi War of 1878 against the Ilorins

Lagos Island belongs to the Aromire family till today. Aromire was a son of Olofin an ile Ife Prince who was the first to settle Lagos with his followers. Aromire was a great lover of Water. He is said to have Swam to Lagos Island on first sighting it. .

The Oba of Benin needed a Port to do business with the Portuguese who advised him that Lagos Island was a good location so through an agreement the Awori Aromire family gave him Isale Eko part of the Island just as Sabon Gari is given to outsiders in Kano. The Oba of Lagos is not even the king of Lagos Island he is the King of Isale Eko which was the location of the international Slave Port . The Island belongs to the Aromire Chieftaincy family who are Awori that Migrated from ile Ife and are the Children of Olofin Ogunfunminire


The People of the Historically important Yoruba town of Otun Ekiti in Ekiti state migrated from Lagos in the 15th Century and share the same ancestry with the Awori of Lagos the revisionists are not aware of this History and are just making up lies as they go along.


Some people have tried to distort Awori History out of Selfishness.





From Osifekunde's 18th Century Slave Narrative

""nous l'a appelee Eco, et c'est ainsi que la designent les yebous... Benin, qui lui applique le nom Korame"

Translation:

"Eco(Èkó) is the name given to it by the yebous (Ijebu)... The Benin call it Korame"

Futhermore, the text says
".. Korame etait unie a sa metropole par la langue de terre resserree entre la grande lagune et la mer; mais des longtemps les yebous se sont empares..."
"Korame (Lagos) was formerly larger, included a metropolis between the Great lagoon and the sea but for a long time the yebous (Ijebu) seized this area"

Futher the text says
"dont l'extremite orientale a ete envahie par les pirates Ouyo; et Korame est restee isolee au bout de la grande lagune, continuant a recevoir du Benin"
"the Eastern part of this area was invaded by pirates from Ouyo(Oyo) and what is left of Korame is the isolated end towards the great lagoon, this is all that is controlled by Benin"

Aworis, Ijebus Own Lagos 100%. Am just saying that even the so called Benin kingdom, the first Oba of Benin which is Eweka, is a son of Oranmiyan from Ile Ife. Ile Ife Prince Oranmiyan lineage birth the so called Benin Empire and before Ashipa even stepped into Lagos, we already have the Dejo chiefs which are Elegushi, Aromire, Onitiwo, Olooto, Ijora etc, Edos knows Lagos is no their land, we just have some idiots in Yorubaland that spew trash at time just for stupid reasons . Lagos is surrounded by Ogun state within Nigeria and even by Yorubas in Benin Republic to the external border of Nigeria so how did the Benins passed Ijebus and Egbas to found Lagos? They are using names as references . Oshodi is not a Yoruba name but because a man from Tapa helped we the Yorubas to fight the British, Chief Oshodi Landuji was made Balogun by Oba Kosoko, Now there is nobody in Lagos state that do not know Oshodi even his generation are regarded in Lagos.

Christistruth00:


Some people tried hard to mis translate it but we got the real one

How did you get "the real one" ?
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k62093119/f11.image.r=Yebou

nocomment2:

How did you get "the real one" ?

The matter has been settled

Ijebu call it Eko

Benin called it Kuramo after the first Portuguese name

The Ijebu have sized all the land except a piece at the tip of the Island (Isale Eko) where Benin still has influence

Christistruth00:


The matter has been settled

Not at all, who brought up the document and can you point me to the source please.
And still how did you get the real translation ?
I happen to be a maths teacher in france ...

"pirates ouyos" stands for "ijaw pirates", not oyo pirates.

Ok, I have had my fun with this scam artist named christistruth00. I am the person who actually found the historical document in question and posted it to nairalanda.
Here is the actual translation:

"Captain Horseley called it Eco, and that is how the yebous refer to it; but it is not their land: it belongs to Benin, whom have named it Korame, you can recognise the Curamo from older Portuguese reports, just like Eko represents the Ichoo from Holland Hydrographs. Long ago Korame was linked to its metropolis by a very narrow piece of land contained between the great Laguna and the sea; but it has been a while since the Yebous have seazed that very narrow piece of land of which the eastern extremity was invaded by ouyo pirates; and Karamé remained isolated at the extremity of the great Laguna, while it continues to receive from Benin it's governor or political chief."

The document comes from a book: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k62093119/f11.image.r=Yebou

@ Areafada, Gregyboy, Samuk, Davidnazee.

Very obviously the metropolis being talked about is Benin !
Macof why are you such a liar ?
For your info, "langue de terre" means : "very narrow piece of land". You don't speak French and your Google translation won't translate that, because it is an expression.
While discussing history with you guys yoruba, it always comes down to this: you must lie ! But why ? It is history, it has already happened, why try to create your alternate reality ?

For readers who only want the truth, the text is here for you, don't be lazy, translate it.

Also, when you see expressions like "langue de terre" you have to first look at its meaning in a French dictionary ( just type the expression on Google, it should give you the meaning in french), then you translate the meaning (which would be words in french) into English.
Don't believe me, just do the work and don't be lazy.


Also, as can be seen in the third caption, "ouyo" doesn't mean "oyo". Ouyo refers to a bunch of pirates whom were also called Jos. The ouyo pirates are most likely ijo people ! Gbam !

jneutron4000:
Binin named it Eko and not Igodomigodo. The first Oba of Benin Eweka, his Father is Oranmiyan from Ile Ife. The Royal family Oba of Benin is the only link between Yoruba and Benin and NOT Igodomigodo.

Oranmiyam was the first Oba of Benin.

jneutron4000:
Aworis, Ijebus Own Lagos 100%. Am just saying that even the so called Benin kingdom, the first Oba of Benin which is Eweka, is a son of Oranmiyan from Ile Ife. Ile Ife Prince Oranmiyan lineage birth the so called Benin Empire and before Ashipa even stepped into Lagos, we already have the Dejo chiefs which are Elegushi, Aromire, Onitiwo, Olooto, Ijora etc, Edos knows Lagos is no their land, we just have some idiots in Yorubaland that spew trash at time just for stupid reasons . Lagos is surrounded by Ogun state within Nigeria and even by Yorubas in Benin Republic to the external border of Nigeria so how did the Benins passed Ijebus and Egbas to found Lagos? They are using names as references . Oshodi is not a Yoruba name but because a man from Tapa helped we the Yorubas to fight the British, Chief Oshodi Landuji was made Balogun by Oba Kosoko, Now there is nobody in Lagos state that do not know Oshodi even his generation are regarded in Lagos.

according to our pained bloda flom acloss the Niger, Benin own ragos by jumping ondo and Ogun.

forgiveness:



Oranmiyam was the first Oba of Benin.

oranmiyan is like fatherchristmass, he was made up in a story.
ife is a village and the story around ife was made up, the oni is just a priest of a village, a link between ife and Benin empire would exist if and only if ife was a village under Benin empire.