Lekki Lagoon

Lekki Lagoon forms part of the waterside country of Ijebu, east of Lagos. Epe stands on its northern shore, a settlement whose people used the lagoon for fishing and movement between neighbouring communities. The Ijebu kingdom's ports and routes linked the coastal waters to inland markets and to lands farther east. Canoes carried traders across a network of lagoons and creeks, where the distinction between land and water was part of everyday life.