Ashipa

Ashipa, the founder of the Lagos royal dynasty but uncrowned as Oba of Lagos,^[2] whom all Obas of Lagos trace their lineage to,^[3] was an Awori Chieftain from Isheri. Ashipa was rewarded with title of Oloriogun (war chief) after returning the body of one Asheru, a Benin war captain to Benin^[4][5] and received the Oba of Benin's sanction to govern Lagos.^[6] Some Benin accounts of history have the Ashipa as son or grandson of the Oba of Benin.^[7] According to the Lagos traditional account however, Ashípa (Yoruba: Aṣípa) was a local native, an Awori Yoruba chieftain of Isheri.

Aṣípa
1st Oba of Lagos
Oba of Lagos
Reign	c. 1682 – c. 1716[1]
Successor	Ado
Born	Ashipa (Yoruba: Aṣípa) Isheri Olofin, Aworiland
Died	1716 Lagos
Burial	Lagos
Issue	Ado
House	House of Olofin
Father	Unknown
Religion	Ifá

Ashipa received a sword and royal drum as symbols of authority from the Oba of Benin on his mission to Lagos. Additionally, the Oba of Benin deployed a group of Benin officers charged with preserving Benin's interests in Lagos. These officers, led by Eletu Odibo, were the initial members of the Akarigbere class of Lagos White Cap Chiefs.^[5]