Origin Of Awori

The story is that Olofin Ogunfunminire, and his followers that left the palace of king Oduduwa in Ile-Ife and migrated South ward along a river
Olofin is one of Oduduwa's son. Olofin had some family problems which made him to consult ifa,who advised him to vacate Ile-Ife to a distant land.
The oracle instructed Olofin to dig a portion in his father's house where he would found a mud plate and a beaded crown.
As instructed by the oracle, Olofin dug and found the items as predicted by the Ifa.
Ifa instructed Olofin to sacrifice a black ram and ended up sacrifice a white ram which later turned to black.
He then used it to sacrifice before placing the sacred plate on the river, which he sailed after ifa directed Olofin,they should settle where the plate would finally sink. Several days after leaving Ile-Ife the plate suddenly stopped at Olokemeji near present-day Abeokuta.
And seventeen days,it began moving again. It later stop for another seventeen days at Oke-Ata. At the end of seventeen days,the plate began moving again only to stopped again at southern outskirts of Abeokuta. Where it stayed for another seventeen days. At this location, some of Olofin's followers decided to remain,led by a man named Osho-Aro-bi-Ologbo-egan. The mud plate continued again down the river,only to stopped for the fourth time at Isheri where it remained for much a longer period of time.
Owning to this, Olofin began instructing his followers to begin setting up a permanent settlement,but after 289 days(17*17) the plate began moving again. And when it did, only few followers joined the Olofin to follow the plate. The rest of the group decided to stay behind. They had only journeyed for two days when the plate stopped briefly at Iddo in Lagos.
It was at Idumota in central Lagos the mud plate sank into the bottom. After whirling on the water, when Olofin returned to his group at Iddo,they are said to asked him where the plate was. He answered "Awo ti ri" meaning the "plate has sunk" this is how the name Awori is said to have come into being.
The Awori could be group into two major division. These are the early Awori and latter Awori groups, among the early Awori group settlement are Isheri, otto-Olofin, Iddo, Ebute-Meta,Apa, Ibereko as well as Otta and Ado-Odo in Ogun state.
The formation of Isheri was the nucleus of other settlement such as Agboyi, Ogudu,Ojo, Ado-Ode.
The latter settlement include Ojo, Itire,Mushin,Isolo, otto-Awori, Ijakin, Ilogbo Elegba Ilogbo-Eremi, Iworo,Agbara.
Other Awori group also settle in other parts of Lagos Island such as Itoko, Ikoyi, Iru, Ajiran and other parts of Lagos by the lagoon.
Awori are the original Indigenes of Lagos.
Awori Yoruba dialect remained a uniform among the various groups. Oro, Egungun, Gelede festivals are the major festival.
We have Awori people in Badagry also. Awori people are into farming and fishing. Those that lives in coastal areas of Lagos are fisherman. Awori people practice traditional religion aside christianity and Islamic Religion. Masquerades are a major part of Awori tradition; Ogogo, Eyo masquerades and Kulodo are popular among Awori.