Oke-Onigbin
Encyclopedia
Oke-Onigbin lies at the heart of and is the major community in Isin
Local Government Area, Kwara State
, Nigeria
. It is mostly inhabited by Igbomina
people.
means hill or an upland, "Oni" signifies possession and "Igbin" means snail(s).
It is believed that the founder of current day Oke-Onigbin, "BABA AKOO" migrated from another Igbomina settlement known as "Ikosin" due to misunderstanding on the chieftancy title ELEMO to avoid inter-tribal wars several years ago.
The community has a shrine dedicated to the god Shango
, the god of thunder, who punishes wrongdoers and rewards the devout by giving them children.
The town has a traditional ruler known as Onigbin of Oke Onigbin. The office of traditional rulers in Oke-Onigbin is rotated among the ruling families. When a ruler dies, another ruler is chosen from the ruling family that is next in line according to the history of the town. The current Onigbin of Oke-Onigbin is HRH, Oba Joseph Olayinka (Omolaoye II).
Peter Adesina is the Elemo of Oke-Onigbin, one of the chiefs of the traditional state.
Also located in a state popular for Islamic Faith, Oke Onigbin boast of one of the largest central Mosques in Kwara State.
In October, 2002, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the candidate for governor in the April 2003 Kwara State elections on the Alliance for Democracy
platform was assaulted and five vehicles in his convoy smashed in front of Senator Suleiman Ajadi's campaign office at Oke-Onigbin during a festivity.
Isin, Nigeria
Isin is a Local Government Area in Kwara State, Nigeria. Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State was created from the old Irepodun Local Government Area in 1996 with the headquarters at Owu-Isin...
Local Government Area, Kwara State
Kwara State
Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is mostly inhabited by Igbomina
Igbomina
The Ìgbómìnà are a tribe of the Yoruba people occupying the north-central portion of the Yoruba region of southwestern Nigeria....
people.
Traditions
The location of Oke-Onigbin formerly called OKE-IGBO was renamed by the then ALAAFIN of OYO after the town paid a homage to his palace with a basket full of snail in dry season. It is believed to have had an abundance of snails, hence its name. "Oke" in the Yoruba languageYoruba language
Yorùbá is a Niger–Congo language spoken in West Africa by approximately 20 million speakers. The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and in communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas...
means hill or an upland, "Oni" signifies possession and "Igbin" means snail(s).
It is believed that the founder of current day Oke-Onigbin, "BABA AKOO" migrated from another Igbomina settlement known as "Ikosin" due to misunderstanding on the chieftancy title ELEMO to avoid inter-tribal wars several years ago.
The community has a shrine dedicated to the god Shango
Shango
In the Yorùbá religion, Sàngó is perhaps one of the most popular Orisha; also known as the god of fire, lightning and thunder...
, the god of thunder, who punishes wrongdoers and rewards the devout by giving them children.
The town has a traditional ruler known as Onigbin of Oke Onigbin. The office of traditional rulers in Oke-Onigbin is rotated among the ruling families. When a ruler dies, another ruler is chosen from the ruling family that is next in line according to the history of the town. The current Onigbin of Oke-Onigbin is HRH, Oba Joseph Olayinka (Omolaoye II).
Peter Adesina is the Elemo of Oke-Onigbin, one of the chiefs of the traditional state.
Today
The community has several church denominations including an Anglican church, All Saints.Also located in a state popular for Islamic Faith, Oke Onigbin boast of one of the largest central Mosques in Kwara State.
In October, 2002, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the candidate for governor in the April 2003 Kwara State elections on the Alliance for Democracy
Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)
The Alliance for Democracy was a progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on September 9th 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, 12 April 2003, the party won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 360 seats in the Nigerian House of Representatives and six out of...
platform was assaulted and five vehicles in his convoy smashed in front of Senator Suleiman Ajadi's campaign office at Oke-Onigbin during a festivity.