The ongoing tribal arguments amongst Lagosians over the ‘ownership’ of the State is gradually escalating.
Due to the controversy that the issue is whipping up, Arise TV journalist, Rufai Oseni, decides to weigh in on the issue.
Taking Over Lagos
The journalist shares in the conversation days after some politicians in Lagos State alleged that there’s an agenda by the Igbo ethnic group to take Lagos from Yorubas.
These politicians promote the narrative that Igbos, through the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, want to take over Lagos.
The Real Owners Of Lagos
Oseni says Lagos was a British colony until it was ceded to a Lagos Monarch.
According to him, some of the developments in the state were made by the British.
He shares a photo showing the treaty cessation document between the then British government and Oba Dosunmu.
Furthermore, Oseni refused to acknowledge the position that “Lagos is no man’s land,” or that “it is a Yoruba land”.
He says; “This Land called Lagos was owned by the British for 99years, from 1861-1960….Most of the initial development was done by the British.”
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“A Colony is said to be a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country. Lagos was a British Colony!”
“Up till 1960, most Lagosians were British subjects.
“On Independence, most of them opted to Join the Nigeria Federation, they could have got British passports if they wanted.”
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“The Treaty of Cession, 6 August 1861 or the Lagos Treaty of Cession was a treaty between the British Empire and Oba Dosunmu of Lagos (spelt ‘Docemo’ in English documents)”.
