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Human Settlement in Kwara State
About Oke Onigbin
The founder of modern Oke-Onigbin, Baba Akoo, was, according to oral history, said to have migrated from another Igbomina settlement known as Ikosin. This was because of a misunderstanding about who would become the next king of the town. Baba Akoo wanted to avoid an intertribal war and so migrated to settle in what was then known as Oke Igbo with his wife. He then erected a staff in front of his house, on which he typically hung his hunting pack. After moving in, Akoo's wife asked him who would be their mediator in the event of any misunderstanding between the two of them as no third party was available. He said to his wife that if she could make it to the staff erected during a quarrel, he would no longer touch her. The staff is now referred to as "Igi Dudu," and is the origin of the com
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