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EWES OF NIGERIA THE MISSING FACTS' INTRODUCTION The political entity known as Nigeria, now the Federal Republic of Nigeria came into formal existence on 11th January 1914 with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern British Protectorates. Before that date,Nigeria was made up of a number of large ancient kingdoms and other independent Small communities covering part of the sudanic belt and spreading to the Atlantic Ocean of the South, with such kingdoms and their traditional governments commanding the respect of their subjects through dialogue and the virtue of love and peace. The history of Nigeria therefore is a story of fusion (through peace) and migration several years ago. It was a story of rise and fall of empires, a story of the infamous slave trade and it's replacement with legitimate trade in tropical produces. It was indeed a story of the expansion of British influence and the birth of nation which gained her independence from the British on 1st October 1960, became a republic in October.

THE PEOPLE AND ORIGIN The people of Badagry are actually Ogu/Ajah/Ewe people erroneously referred to as Egun/Aganyi and speak Ogungbe Ogu/Ewe language respectively. They are people from four main stocks namely: Whras, Whedahs, Whemes and the Ga/Ewe/ Ajah respectively. It is believed that they migrated from ILE-IFE  around the  mid-twelfth century 1275 and journeyed through the present day Republic of Benin, Togo and finally to Ghana. They are actually a subset of the larger Yoruba nation. The Ewe/Ogu people have their kith and kins in the Republic of Benin Former Dahomey, Republic of Togo and today's Ghana  former Gold Coast  and in the Egbado South area of Ogun State of Nigeria. Some of those who moved out later came back to Nigeria. These small group who later moved back, settled along the Coastal line Lagos State stretching, from Sreme Seme Border  going Victoria Island, to Epe beaches in Lagos State Nigeria. Their affinity to the coast may not be unconnected with their old trade of salt making,fishing and Coconut farming. The Ewe communities on the coast line of Lagos state have always been the first settlers and indigenes of Badagry Kingdom in Lagos and CITIZENS of Federal Republic of Nigeria. They form part of the rural communities in Lagos state. These communities along the Beach stretch from Sreme Seme Border through Tarkwa Bay to EPe beaches. They have been involved in traditional Salt making,fishing occupation and the planting of Coconut trees for well over centuries. In fact the oldest Coconut trees in Nigeria were planted by the Ewe speaking group. EWE SPEAKING COMMUNITIES IN LAGOS STATE

BADAGRY Local Government Area