Ijero Ekiti

Ijero Ekiti is a town in Ekiti State of Nigeria in West Africa. Ijero Ekiti is situated in the northwest part of Ekiti State.[1] Ijero Ekiti is the Local Government Headquarters of Ijero. The main language spoken by the indigenes of Ijero Ekiti is Ekiti dialect and the Yoruba language.

Ijero Ekiti
Ijero Ayee
Town
Ijero Ekiti is located in Nigeria
Ijero Ekiti
Ijero Ekiti
Coordinates: 7°49′N 5°5′E
Country Nigeria
StateEkiti State
Government
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilAdeyemo Adeola
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ijero Ekiti[2] is about seven hours drive to Abuja, The Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, also about five hours drive to Lagos City Metropoly and about one hour drive to Ado Ekiti, the Capital of Ekiti State.

Population and economy

Ijero Ekiti has a population of 5,230, according to the 2007 population census. The Ijero people are agrarian society producing food crops such as yam, cocoyam, cassava, pepper, tomatoes, and banana.

Ijero Ekiti has the presence of both federal and state in the town such as schools (primary and secondary), Federal Road Safety Corps and Primary Health Care, etc.

Further reading
  • Ijero Kingdom in Yoruba History by J. Wellington Alufa
  • Tell Ijeroism by Femi Alufa (2003)
  • Ajero Oyiyosoye and the Ekitiparapo War by Leke Oyebade

References
  1. "Ekiti LCDAs: Ijero Community Alleges Political Marginalisation". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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