Ijebu Ode

Ijebu Ode is a city and local government area in Ogun State, South West Nigeria, close to the A121 highway and 110 km by road northeast of Lagos, within 100 km of the Atlantic Ocean. It has been the capital of the Ijebu kingdom since pre-colonial times and is the largest city inhabited by the Ijebu, who speak the Ijebu language. The name combines those of Ajebu and Olode, leaders of the original settlers. Wikipedia gives an estimated population of 394,246 for 2024. Sungbo's Eredo, one of the largest ramparts in West Africa, is in the area. In 1892 a British expeditionary force invaded the Ijebu kingdom in the British-Ijebu War, also called the Battle of Imagbon, after the Ijebu had blockaded the trade route into Lagos.