| Ijebu Igbo | |
| Other Name: | Oloja Igbo |
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ogun |
| Government Type: | Democratic |
| Timezone1: | UTC+01 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | UTC+01 (WAT) |
| Postal Code: | 110001 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Ijebu Igbo (Yoruba: Ìjẹ̀bú-Igbó) is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Authority of Ogun State, Nigeria.It is approximately a 15-minute drive north of Ijebu Ode.
The term Ijebu-Igbo (Ijebu + forest) is a reference to the forested nature of this area of Ijebu[1] . The Ijebu-Igbo area is made up of five distinct towns: Okesopin, Ojowo, Atikori, Oke-Agbo, and Japara[2] . It is said that the founder was a great hunter who hunted the northern parts of Odo-Oluiwa; the present Ijebu Ode, where he was a prince. Following the sudden demise of his father and the subsequent controversial accession to the throne of his younger brother, the Ofiranoye while Onayelu was away hunting, he decided to migrate from Ijebu Ode to settle permanently on the large expanse of land where he had been hunting and known today as Ijebu Igbo. Ijebu Igbo forest reserve which is called the Omo forest reserve is among the 12 biggest forest reserves in Nigeria among which are:
The town's primary economic activities are timber, cocoa, and exploitation of mineral resources and it is home to many sawmills and also a developed quarry.
Like all other Ijebus, the people of Ijebu Igbo speak the Ijebu dialect, which is a dialect of the Yoruba language.
Ijebu Igbo is divided into five clans; Oke-Sopin, Oke-Agbo, Ojowo, Atikori, and Japara.
An Oba (king) is enthroned to govern each of these clans. These Obas are classified as "second-class" and they all submit to the headship of the Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo. The Orimolusi is a first-class Oba and he is the supreme head of Ijebu-Igbo.
Orimolusi is the traditional ruler of Ijebu Igbo land and presides over four local government areas and 10 Local Community Development Area (LCDA) in Ogun state Nigeria, which is the largest kingdom in Ogun state in term of land mass with more than 300 villages.
The local governments and LCDA are all under the authority of the Orimolusi of Ijebu Igbo(Oloja Igbo).
The last Orimolusi of Ijebu-Igbo was late Oba Samuel Adetayo Onasanya[3] (Ikupakude IV), who died in 1994.
Ijebu Igbo is the second largest town in Ogun State and the largest among Ijebus in terms of land mass, there are arable land for farming.[4]
Also there are hundreds of villages and hamlets under Ijebu Igbo. The town is bordered by Ibadan, Ikire, and Ondo.
Ijebu Igbo boasts of many secondary schools, amongst which are two of the foremost secondary schools in Nigeria, Molusi College & Abusi Edumare Academy, founded on January 28, 1949 and January 1971 respectively.
Ijebu Igbo is also home to some higher institutions such as Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic[5] (AAPOLY), established in 2004 and owned by Ogun State government, [6] and Nigeria Prison Service Academy,[7] a first of its kind institution in sub-Saharan Africa.