Oru-Ijebu

Oru-Ijebu
LGA Town
Country	Nigeria
State	Ogun
LGA(s)	Ijebu-Oru
Government
• Type	Democratic
• Oloru	Oba Abdulrasaq Olufemi Adebanjo
Population  (2006 Census)
• Total	27,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Oru-Ijebu is a semi-urban town located in Ijebu North local government area of Ogun State, South-Western Nigeria. It is bordered by Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State and shares close territorial boundaries with Ijebu Igbo, the headquarters of Ijebu North, Ogun state. The town is alternatively known as Ijebu-Oru and according to the 2006 census has a population of about 27,000 people. The traditional ruler and community leader of the town is called the Oloru of Oru-Ijebu and he is Oba Abdulrasaq Olufemi Adebanjo. The town houses a refugee camp which is located on the outskirts 500m away from the town, housing refugees from Liberia and Sierra-Leone. Oru town is rich in various types of precious stones and metals.[1][2][3][4][5]

Notable people

• Cornelius Taiwo
• Dele Odule
• Olatokunbo Talabi
• Chief Jonathan Adebayo Odupitan
• Prof Oluwole Sikiru Banjo

References

1. "Comparative study of mental health and quality of life in long term refugees and host populations in Oru-Ijebu, Southwest Nigeria".
2. "oru refugee camp".
3. "oru's traditional ruler".
4. "Oru-Ijebu gets ruler, 16 years after". The Nation Newspaper. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
5. Kristin Mann (26 September 2007). Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760--1900. Indiana University Press. pp. 138–. ISBN 0-253-11708-9.