WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LAGOS
Lagos ( / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH -gohs , / ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY -gos ) [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] is a port and the most populous city in Nigeria . It is the second fastest-growing city in Africa and the seventh in the world. [ 10 ] The population of Lagos according to the Lagos State Government, was 17.5 million. these figures are however disputed by the Nigerian Government and judged unreliable by the National Population Commission of Nigeria. [ 11 ] The latest reports estimate the population at 21 million, making Lagos the largest city in Africa. [ 12 ] Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people . Under the leadership of the Oloye Olofin, the Awori moved to an island now called Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island. In the 15th century, the Awori settlement was attacked by the Benin Empire following a quarrel, and the island became a Benin war-camp called "Eko" under Oba Orhogba, the Oba of Benin at the time. [ 9 ] [ 13 ] Lag...
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