Epe

Epe is an Ijebu Yoruba settlement on the edge of a lagoon east of Lagos. Tradition tells of a hunter named Huraka who came with his family and companions to settle here; others later joined them from Ijebu Ode. The waterside position helped the town grow, and its market served the communities around the lagoon. Waterways connected Epe with Lagos and the Ijebu country, carrying traders and travellers between the settlements along the coast.