| Aṣípa | |
| 1st Oba of Lagos | |
| Reign: | c.1682-1716[1] |
| Successor: | Ado |
| Birth Name: | Ashipa (Yoruba: Aṣípa) |
| Birth Place: | Isheri Olofin, Aworiland |
| Death Date: | 1716 |
| Death Place: | Lagos |
| Burial Place: | Lagos |
| Issue: | Ado |
| House: | House of Olofin |
| Religion: | Ifá |
Ashipa, the founder of the Lagos royal dynasty but uncrowned as Oba of Lagos,[2] whom all Obas of Lagos trace their lineage to,[3] was an Awori Chieftain from Isheri. Ashipa was rewarded with title of Oloriogun (war chief) after returning the body of one Asheru, a Benin war captain to Benin[4] [5] and received the Oba of Benin's sanction to govern Lagos.[6] Some Benin accounts of history have the Ashipa as son or grandson of the Oba of Benin.[7] According to the Lagos traditional account however, Ashípa (Yoruba: Aṣípa) was a local native, an Awori Yoruba chieftain of Isheri.
Ashipa received a sword and royal drum as symbols of authority from the Oba of Benin on his mission to Lagos. Additionally, the Oba of Benin deployed a group of Benin officers charged with preserving Benin's interests in Lagos. These officers, led by Eletu Odibo, were the initial members of the Akarigbere class of Lagos White Cap Chiefs.