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.
[7] According to the Lagos traditional account however, Ashípa (Yoruba: Aṣípa) was a local native, an Awori Yoruba chieftain of Isheri.
Ashipa received a sword and royal drum as symbols of authority from the Oba of Benin on his mission to Lagos.
These officers, led by Eletu Odibo, were the initial members of the Akarigbere class of Lagos White Cap Chiefs.