Historical Origin of Peoples in Lagos State – Basic 1 History Lesson Note (First Term)

First Groups of People in Lagos

Lagos State has many groups of people. They came at different times.

1. The Awori People (The Idejo)

• They were the first people in Lagos
• They came from Ile-Ife
• They are called the original owners of Lagos land

2. The Edo People

• They came from Benin Kingdom
• They came after the Awori people
• A prince from Benin came to Lagos

3. The Ijebu People

• They came from Ijebu land
• They are Yoruba people
• They came to trade in Lagos

4. The Egun People

• They came from Badagry area
• They speak Egun language
• Some live in Lagos today

Who Came First?

1. First – Awori people
2. Second – Edo people
3. Then – Ijebu and Egun people

Multiple choice exercise 

1. The first people in Lagos were _____. 

1. a) Awori people
2. b) Hausa people
3. c) Igbo people

1. The Awori came from _____. 

1. a) Ile-Ife
2. b) America
3. c) Ghana

1. The Edo people came from _____. 

1. a) Lagos
2. b) Benin Kingdom
3. c) London

1. The Ijebu people came to Lagos to _____. 

1. a) fight
2. b) trade
3. c) sleep

1. Who came to Lagos first? 

1. a) Egun
2. b) Ijebu
3. c) Awori

HOMEWORK 

1. Ask your parents: What group of people are we from?
2. Draw the map of Lagos State.
3. Write the names of the four groups of people in Lagos.
4. Ask: What language do we speak at home?