In fact, detachments from Ejigbo assisted the Ibadan army in the Osogbo, Ijaye, Jalumi, Offa, and Kiriji wars between 18. The following towns and villages, among others, were under him: Ika, Igbon, Olosinmo, Ologede, Inisa, Aato, Ijimoba, Afake, Ilawo, Inisa Edoro, Isundunrin, Olla, Ado Ori-Oke, Ayegunle, Idigba, Ibogunde, Songbe, Olorin, Osuntedo and Iwata.Īround 1835, Ejigbo came under Ibadan, when the Ibadan army moved to protect Osogbo from Ilorin invaders. He was the paramount ruler and prescribed authority over many if not all of them. Akinjole settled many other villages spread around Yorubaland. The fact that the Ogiyan is from Ile-Ife, is confirmed by "Ejigbo Mekun" the name of a market in Ile-Ife. Together with his brothers, particularly the Akire, the founder of Ikire-Ile, left Ile Ife with Oranya ( Oranmiyan) – the founder of old Oyo, to establish their own town. Ogiyan has a rich pedigree, as a descendant of Oduduwa and the ruling family of Ile-Ife. It was founded by Akinjole Ogiyan (abbreviation of "Ogiriniyan"), right after the old Oyo. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to Oshogbo, the capital of Osun State.Īccording to oral history, Ejigbo is an ancient settlement. Brief history of Ejigbo Akinjole Ogiyan Abidoye, The founder of Ejigbo LandĮjigbo is a major Yoruba city in Osun State of Nigeria. Usually, the rainy season lasts from April to October. The average annual rainfall is 52.35 inches (1,330 mm), though there are great deviations from this mean value from year to year. It has an area of 373 square kilometres (144 sq mi) and had a population of 132,641 at the 2006 census. The average elevation is 426 metres (1,398 ft).
The population is 138,357 according to the GeoNames geographical database. It is part of the Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency. It is about 40 km (25 mi) north-west of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, and about 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Ibadan. Ejigbo is strategically placed in the middle of the region, as 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Iwo, 30 km (19 mi) from Ogbomoso in the north and 24 km (15 mi) from Ede in the south-east. Ejigbo is a prominent city in Yoruba Land and the headquarters of Ejigbo Local Government Area, one of the oldest local government areas of Osun State in Nigeria.
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