Because of the shell fire flowing out of the cannon, the British troops’ use of it against Oba Kosoko during the battle was known as Ogun Ahoyaya, or Boiling Battle.
This cannon is still present in front of the Obas Palace at Iga Idunganran, Lagos, along with three more. The sounds produced by this cannon, which was fired upon Lagos in 1851 by British forces, are onomatopoeic and give rise to the name Agidingbi in Lagos. The roar was so powerful that it could be heard all the way to Badagry and the Lagos mainland. As a result, the name was kept, and a portion of Lagos still goes by it today.
This is how Agidingbi got its name in Lagos.
