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has the traditional checkered board design, with pieces named after Lagos royalties and chieftains like Erelu- Kuti of Lagos as the Queen Mother, the Oba of Lagos as the king, the Adamu Eyo as the rook, Omo Ogun Eko as the pawn, Eletu-Odibo as the bishop and
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is an onomatopoeia for the sounds made by the artillery guns that was fired by
British forces on Lagos in 1851. The sound was so loud that it was heard in as far away as Badagry and the mainland of Lagos. The name was thus retained, and a part of Lagos today now bears it as its official name.
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