Ejigbo Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
LGA and town in Osun State, Nigeria
About Ejigbo
The average elevation is 426 metres (1,398 ft). Ejigbo is an ancient settlement, which, according to oral history, was founded by Akinjole Ogiyan right after the old Oyo. Ogiyan has a rich pedigree, as a descendant of Oduduwa and the ruling family of Ile-Ife. Together with his brothers, particularly the Akire - the founder of Ikire-Ile, Ogiyan left Ile-Ife to establish their own town. The fact that the Ogiyan is from Ile-Ife, is confirmed by "Ejigbo Mekun," the name of a market in Ile-Ife. Akinjole was the paramount ruler and prescribed authority over many other small villages that settled around settlement. Over time, Ejigbo has become subsumed in the GreaterLagosmetropolitan area. The indigenes of Ejigbo are a well-travelled people. They have a long history of international emigration,
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