Adeniji Adele

Oba Adeniji-Adele II
Oba of Lagos
Adeniji Adele II
Oba of Lagos
Reign	1949 - 1964
Coronation	1949
Predecessor	Falolu Dosunmu
Successor	Adeyinka Oyekan

Born	Adeniji Adele (1893-11-13)13 November 1893 (N.S.: 13 November 1893) Lagos, Nigeria
Died	July 12, 1964(1964-07-12) (aged 70)
Religion	Islam

Musendiku Buraimoh Adeniji Adele (November 13, 1893 - July 12, 1964) was the Oba (King) of Lagos from October 1, 1949 to July 12, 1964.^[1]^[2]

Life

Adele was born in Lagos in 1893, the grandson of Oba Adele Ajosun, his father was Buraimoh Adele, a Lagos merchant and mother was Moriamo Lalugbi. He studied at Holy Trinity Primary School, Ebutte-Ero and then at CMS Grammar School, Lagos. After his secondary education, he joined the colonial service as a trainee surveyor, after completing his training, he was posted to Kano as a surveyor. He served as a land surveyor with the Cameroon Expeditionary Force during World War I. Adele later worked with the treasury department and became a chief clerk in 1937.

References

↑ "LAGOS (Yoruba State)". Retrieved September 19, 2015.
↑ "Oba of Lago". Retrieved September 19, 2015.

Obas of Lagos

Ado (1630–1669)
Gabaro (1669–1704)
Akinsemoyin (1704–1749)
Eletu Kekere (1749)
Ologun Kutere (1749–1775)
Adele Ajosun (1775–1780)
Eshilokun (1780–1819)
Idewu Ojulari (1819–1832)
Adele Ajosun (1832–1834)
Oluwole (1836–1841)
Akintoye (1841–1845)
Kosoko (1845–1851)
Akintoye (1851–1853)
Dosunmu the Great (1853–1885)
Oyekan I (1885–1900)
Eshugbayi Eleko (1901–1925 & 1932)
Ibikunle Akitoye (1925–1928)
Sanusi Olusi (1928–1931)
Falolu Dosunmu (1932–1949)
Adeniji Adele (1949–1964)
Adeyinka Oyekan (1965–2003)
Rilwan Akiolu (2003–present)

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