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The Akarigbo of Remoland is the royal title of the paramount ruler of the thirty three (33) towns that makes up the Remo kingdom in Ogun state in Nigeria[1][2] The capital of the kingdom is Sagamu or Shagamu also known as Ishagamu and it is made up of thirteen (13) of the thirty three towns that make up the Remo Kingdom. The thirteen towns that makes up Sagamu that congregated there in 1872 for greater security[3] are : Offin ( where the Akarigbo's palace is situated), Makun, Sonyindo, Epe, Ibido, Igbepa, Ado, Oko, Ipoji, Batoro, Ijoku, Latawa and Ijagba.[4] The other twenty (20) are: Ipara, Ikenne, Ogere, Okun-owa, Ilisan, Ibese, Ode Remo, Ilara, Isara, Irolu, Akaka, Ikorodu, Odogbolu, Emuren, Imota, Ijede, Gbogbo, Ikosi, and Ijesa-Ijebu.[5]
- ^ "Akarigbo is head of 33 Remo towns, says witness". The Nation Newspaper. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Remo Town in Ogun Nigeria Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Smith, Robert Sydney (1988). Kingdoms of the Yoruba. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299116040.
- ^ Adeniyi, Ayuba (2010-11-15). "History of Makun/Sagamu: Origin, Migration and Settlement in Sagamu". Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Prominent Towns in Ogun". Prominent Towns in Ogun. 2017. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
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