Omupo
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Omupo | |
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Town | |
  Omupo Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 8°16′29.18″N 4°47′45.14″E / 8.2747722°N 4.7958722°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kwara State |
| LGA | Ifelodun LGA |
| Government | |
| • Olomu of Omupo | HRM, Oba Muhammed-Yakub Adebayo Buari (Ilufemiloye II) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicity | Yoruba (Igbomina) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Website | http://www.kwarastate.gov.ng/ (Kwara State website) |
Omupo (or Omu-ipo) is a rural Igbomina town in the Ifelodun local government area of south-eastern Kwara State, Nigeria.[1] It is near a fortified archaeological site.[2] In February 2017, two children were killed in the town by practitioners of Yoruba religion.[3]
Location
Omupo is 191 miles (308 km) southwest of Abuja, 24 miles (38 km) southeast of Ilorin, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Ajasse Ipo, 10 miles (15.9 km) northeast of Offa, 138 miles (222 km) northeast of Ibadan and 217 miles (350 km) northeast of Lagos.
History
Early settlers migrated from Ife, source of the Yoruba people. The town was founded by Ikuojenrola Adebari Alomole, the surviving son of Ifá priest Awogbola Olomu Aperan. Olomu Aperan was a prince of the Obadio royal family, one of eight autonomous monarchs who met in Ife. He left home during the early 14th century to protest the denial of his request to ascend the throne of Obadio because he had lost most members of his immediate family to an epidemic. Efforts to persuade him not to leave because of his advanced age were fruitless, but he was reminded of the repercussions of his defiance on his burial rites if he died while traveling: his children would have to pay the traditional fees generation after generation, wherever they might settle. However, he left with his supporters. After many years in the wilderness he met Fagbamila Ajagun-nla, the first Orangun of Ila, at Igbo Ajagun-Nla and established a kingdom with him.[4]
Past and present rulers
Awobimpe - Regent (more than 50 years)
Oba Ladubo - 1728-1788
Oba Oyewusi Ayinla - 1788-1832
Oba Makaaye Adungbelogun I - 1832-1858
Oba Oyelegbin - 1858-1876
Olomu Ododo - 1876-1887
Oba Adekanye - 1887-1896
Oba Muhammad - 1896-1896 (7 months)
Oba Awerijaye I - 1896-1908
Oba Adeosun - 1908-1912
Oba Olomu Aderohumu Oyehanbi - 1914-1939
Oba Olomu Buhari - 1939-1947[5]
Oba Afolayan - 1948-1948 (6 months)
Oba Erubola Ajiboye Ajide - 1948-1960
Oba Abdullahi Alao (Awerijaye II) - 1960-1974
Oba Jimoh Olarinoye (Makaaye II) - 1974-2009
Oba Yakubu Adebayo Buari (Ilufemiloye II) - June 12, 2010-till date
Education
Christianity reached Omupo in 1926 through Offa/Igbomina Anglican Diocese. The first primary school in Omupo was established by the Anglican Church in 1942. Omupo Moslem Community built a primary school in 1956.
Projects
The following projects were commissioned through communal efforts:
- Omupo Poster Agency (1958)
- Pipe-borne water (1961)
- Omupo Grammar School (1967)[6]
- Electricity project (1974)
- Omupo Cottage Hospital (1981)
- Omupo Town Hall (1981)
- Omupo Muslim College (1994)
- Omupo Constituency was created in 1979 for the purpose of election into the Kwara State House of Assembly.
References
- ^ "Satellite map of Omupo, with labels". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Usman, Aribidesi (Winter 2007). "Enclosed Walls in Northern Yorubaland, Nigeria". Africa Update Newsletter. Central Connecticut State University. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Azeez, Biola (16 February 2017). "Suspected ritualists behead two children in Omupo, Kwara". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Bello, Abdul-Rahoof Adebayo. “A short history of Omupo". National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos. 2007
- ^ olomubuari.com Olomu Buari Dynasty
- ^ ogsoldstudents.weebly.com omupo Grammar School old students
External links
- The Growth of Islam in Pre-colonial Igbomina, informaworld.com
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