{"id":119887,"date":"2023-03-03T12:12:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=119887"},"modified":"2023-03-03T12:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T12:12:21","slug":"who-owns-found-lagos-iyabo-ojo-quizzes-historians-sparks-debate-amongst-netizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/03\/03\/who-owns-found-lagos-iyabo-ojo-quizzes-historians-sparks-debate-amongst-netizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Who owns, found Lagos? \u2013 Iyabo Ojo quizzes historians, sparks debate amongst netizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Controversial Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has sparked a debate amongst netizens over her question about who owns and founded Lagos state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/03\/03\/not-again-netizens-lament-as-yomi-fabiyi-revisits-issues-with-iyabo-ojo-mentions-baba-ijesa\/\">The film actress<\/a> took to her Instagram page minutes ago to tell a short story about how Lagos was reportedly founded and asked historians if she got it right. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/02\/27\/why-i-refused-to-support-tinubu-like-my-colleagues-actress-iyabo-ojo-video\/\">Iyabo Ojo wrote<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHistorians let&#8217;s dialog&#8230;.. we learn every day, &#8230;.. who owns Lagos, who found Lagos..<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Is this true history true:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people in the 15th century, who called it &#8220;Oko&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Under the leadership of the Oloye Olofin, the Awori moved to an island now called Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the 16th century, the Awori settlement was conquered by the Benin Empire and the island became a Benin war-camp called &#8220;Eko&#8221; under Oba Orhogba, the Oba of Benin at the time. Eko is still the native name for Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built&#8230;&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her post sparked a debate amongst her fans with some stating that <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Oba of Benin<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> is one of Oduduwa\u2019s 7 sons, hence Lagos belongs to Yoruba people; others said Lagos is no man\u2019s land. 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The film actress took to her Instagram page minutes ago to tell a short story about how Lagos was reportedly founded and asked historians if she got it right. 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