Ifon

Ifon is a large town in Osun State, south-western Nigeria, and the headquarters of the Orolu Local Government Area. The town is described as a kingdom of the descendants of Obatala, with about 74 villages around it, and it is organised into many chiefly compounds, among them Eesa, Afin, Laaropo, Eleesi, Sobaloju, Aaje, Alasape, Ooye, Asade, Ile Basorun and Ile Oba. Its traditional ruler, the Olufon of Ifon, is chosen by consulting Obatala and the Olufon deity, followed by a validation based on the 1979 declaration by the Orolu local government and the Osun State government. The town has an official post office and a local government library. The surrounding land is fertile, grassy forest suited to farming and agro-forestry, and a stream called Owala marks its boundary with the neighbouring Ilie township. The neighbouring town of Ilobu is bounded on its north by Ifon.