Ipokia
About
Ipokia is a Local Government Area in the west of Ogun State, Nigeria, bordering the Republic of Benin. Its capital is Ipokia town, the metropolitan headquarters of the Anago Kingdom, and it serves as an exit route from Nigeria to the outside world by road and water as well as the main entry point to the Gateway State. The area covers 629 square kilometres and had a population of 150,426 at the 2006 census.
History
Ipokia is an ancient kingdom within the old Oyo Empire that stood out as an unconquered sanctuary city-state during the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the nineteenth century. Its founding is not precisely known but is traced to the 13th to 14th century, when princes and princesses of Ọranmiyan migrated from Oyo-Ile, settled briefly in Lagos and Badagry, and formed the town of Ipokia. Ipokia became a Local Government in 1996, carved from what was formerly known as Egbado South local government, now Yewa South local government.
Source: Wikipedia: Ipokia
Key Facts
State
Ogun State
Headquarters
Ipokia town
Chairman
Johnson Akohomeh AVOSEH (APC)
Established
1996
Area
629 km²
Population
150,426 (2006 census)