Oto-Awori

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Oto-Awori
Oto-Awori
Local Council Development Area and town
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Oto-Awori
Location of Oto-Awori in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°26′40.848″N3°24′43.47″E / 6.44468000°N 3.4120750°E / 6.44468000; 3.4120750
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Lagos State
Government
  Oloto of Oto-AworiHRM Oba Josiah Olanrewaju Ilemobade Aina
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
ZIP
102101
Website oto-awori.com

Oto-Awori previously known as just "OTO" is a suburban community and a local government development council area located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Ojo local government area of Lagos State. Oto Awori was founded by Ayato which is the predecessor for today's Esau Oladega AINA (Kuyamiku) of the Oloja Ruling House of Oto Awori. Ayato the founder of Oto Awori from Ile-Ife, Oto Awori has been administered from Badagry since 1909 having apparently been placed for a few years in the Lagos District by the definition of boundaries thereof 1985. [1] [2]

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  1. "Oloto of Oto-Awori". Vanguard News. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. "Man remanded for hacking 63-year-old man to death". The Sun News. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  3. [Lagosstateuniversityofeducation.com Lagos State University of Education]