Igando

Igando is a community situated in the northwest of Lagos City and a district of Alimosho Local Government, the biggest constituency in Lagos City. It is connected by road linkages to Ikotun and to Iyana-Oba.

Understand
Igando was founded about 600 years ago, by the Bini people who migrated from Eru-Etan village. Oral tradition lists that the founder of Igando village were Ezeba-Onimaba, Oko-Osi and Eshidana. These three founders: Oko-Osi, Eshidana and Ezeba-Onimaba reached a point where there were three anthills, called ‘Igan-Odo” in Yoruba. The oracle, when consulted, told them to settle in the area. The place of the anthills -”Igan-odo” were then called ”Igando”.

Igando is divided into four areas, namely: Imoba, Isalu, Idojigbo and Isunbajon. Each area is headed by a traditional white-cap chief. Igando since its creation has had the following rulers: Oba Eshidana, Oba Ezeba Onimaba, Oba Oro-Otan Onimaba, Oba Oyero, Oba Kafaru Shodeke, Oba Ogunbewon and the incumbent, Oba Lasisi Gbadamosi (1978- till date). The main occupation of the people is farming and trading. The Igando market is fairly large and offers fresh produce and other wares at fairly cheap prices.

The primary language of this area is Yoruba, although majority of the population also speaks English.

Get in
From under the bridge at Ikeja, you can get a bus directly to Igando.The bus going that route (takes Igando/Ikotun) costs about ₦700. Alternatively, you can take a bus to Egbeda and then another one to Igando.

You can take Uber, if you are coming from the International airport. Uber or Bolt will charge about ₦5000 due to the distance and possibility of heavy traffic.

Get around
Transport is primarily by bus or tricycles (commonly called Keke). Fares depend on distance, but generally do not exceed ₦400 no matter the distance (Feb 2024).