List of rulers of Remo

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Palace of Akarigbo of Remo Land Akarigbo of Remo Palace, Sagamu, Ogun state.jpg
Palace of Akarigbo of Remo Land

Remo land is made up of some towns that included Makun, Offin, Ikenne and about thirty (30) other neighboring towns to Ijebu Kingdom in Nigeria. The capital is Sagamu which was settled in 1872 when thirteen towns congregated together for greater security. [1]

Remo land was initially settled roughly around the second half of the 15th century and they claimed their ancestry from Iremo in Ile Ife. [2] Although, there is a strong homogeneity in culture with their Ijebu Kingdom neighbor, they however considered themselves not part of Ijebu Kingdom at least based on recent history. [3] They have their own kingdom called Remo land with their own dominant ruling family since around the early 16th century. However, based on past history, there had been periods when they had been vassal kingdom to the Ijebu Kingdom but the Akarigbos had been distinct from the King of Ijebu kingdom from time immemorial

This is a list of the Akarigbos of Remo, the Oba or King of Remo Land

Kings of Remo

  1. Akarigbo
  2. Aroyewun
  3. Odusote(Kilaro)
  4. Radolu
  5. Koyelu
  6. Muleruwa
  7. Torungbuwa I
  8. Anoko
  9. Liyangu
  10. Otutubiosun
  11. Erinjugbotan
  12. Faranpojo the Great (Responsible for the relocation of the capital from Remo to Shagamu, during the Yoruba Wars mid 19th century)
  13. Igimisoje
  14. Dueja
  15. Oyebajo
  16. Adedoyin II
  17. Awolesi
  18. Adeniyi(Also known as Sonariwo)
  19. Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, Torungbuwa II [4] Present Oba
  20. Ayangburen of ikorodu.

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References

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  2. "Day remo returns to source". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  3. "Remo, Ijebu yet to agree on modalities for new state -Akarigbo". The Nation Newspaper. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  4. "Coronation Ceremony Of Oba Adewale Babatunde Ajayi, The Akarigbo & Paramount Ruler Of Remo Land | Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) .::. The Office of the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.yemiosinbajo.ng. Retrieved 2019-10-24.