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,” the plate had sunk into the soil. That was the sign that the adventurers had finally gotten to the Promised Land. They then assumed the alias, “Awori,” by which they are identified today.
Amodu Tijani, Oluwa of Lagos and direct descendant of Olofin, explained to the colonial masters in 1900 that land in Yorubaland is held in trust by those who are alive, on behalf of the dead ancestors and the unborn. In 1861, when the rest of Nigeria was no more than a missionary field or trading post, Lagos was annexed by the British after 11 days of skirmishes with King Dosunmu. In 1862, Lagos formally became a British colony. That is why indigenes of Lagos say, “Gedegbe l’Eko wa,” that Lagos is a standalone and not a part of Southern Nigeria Protectorate.
While the Nigeria-Biafra Civil War raged, the Federal Military Government joined Lagos to the Badagry, Ikorodu, Ikeja and Epe Divisions of Western Nigeria to form Lagos State. So, most of Lagos State was a part of Western Nigeria.
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