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Idẹjọ
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Yoruba
thumb|right|Àwọn Ìdẹ̀jọ ni onílẹ̀ Èkó
Pronunciation
ìdẹ̀jọ
Proper noun
proper noun Ìdẹ̀jọ
The Idejo, also known as white cap chiefs, are the indigenous landowning chiefs that reside primarily in and around Lagos Island. In oral history, it is said that the Ìdẹ̀jọ came with Ọlọ́fin to Lagos. In recent times, some of these Ìdẹ̀jọ chiefs have become ọba.