Akitoye

Akitoye
Oba of Lagos
Reign1841 - 1845
1851 - 1853
Coronation1841
PredecessorOluwole 1st term predecessor
Kosoko 2nd term predecessor
SuccessorKosoko 1st term successor
Dosunmu 2nd term successor
BornLagos
DiedLagos
Burial
Lagos
FatherOlogun Kutere
ReligionIfá

Akitoye (died September 2, 1853), sometimes wrongly referred to as Akintoye, reigned twice as Oba of Lagos; first, from 1841 to 1845, and a second time, from 1851 to 1853. His father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Osinlokun and Adele.[1]

  1. ^ Mann, Kristin (2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900. Indiana University Press, 2007. p. 45. ISBN 9780253348845.