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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
Notes and References 9 CHAPTER ONE THE OWU IN THE CONTEXT OF YORUBA HISTORY (1821-1830)
Notes and References 27 CHAPTER THREE THE OWU-IKOSI OF LAGOS STATE (1860-2000)
Notes and References 41 CHAPTER FOUR OWU-IKOSI AND HER NEIGHBOURS
Immediate neighbour 44
their Environs 48 Notes and References 51 Conclusion 53 Bibliography 56 Appendix 59
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The history of the Owu-Ikosi cannot be isolated from the history of the Yoruba speaking people in general and of Oyo empire in particular. Owu came to lime light around 1821 and 1828 in what has been known in Yoruba history as Owu war. The war started partly as a result of the struggle between various Yoruba districts as well as the attack on Ife towns by Olowu Amororo, an action considered as sacrilegious because of the sacredness of Ile-Ife in Yorubaland, the supposed birth place of the Yorubas’s. The result of his action became a disaster for the Owu people in their original abode and threw the whole of Yoruba land into war. The Owu were thoroughly defeated by the combined forces of Ibadan and Ijebu. The Oni of Ife, the spiritual head of the Yoruba’s ordered with his constitutional authority that the Owu capital, Orile-Owu must be totally destroyed. As a result of this untoward event, the Owu became scattered people and however formed substantial communities in various parts of Yoruba land. In this study, our focus is on the Owu-Ikosi in Lagos State, were they are referred to as Owu-Eko. Ikosi was found by some of the Owu who fled from their original abode, looking for settlement. At their arrival at Ikosi, they found evidences of inhabitant in some areas. The Owu however looked for a fresh land and decided to stay there. But later it was discovered that it was war that drove the original inhabitant. However, some of the Owu’s later encouraged the people to come back and promised them security and since then, there had never been war. They therefore both named the area as Agbowa, hence Owu-ikosi is a district territory from Agbowa territory. This work is aimed at reconstructing the history of Owu-Ikosi people in Agbowa community in Lagos in the 20th century. Also to show the importance of Owu-Ikosi in the content of their origin, settlement pattern socio-economic and political organization.
1.2 Aims and Objectives of the Study The general objectives of this study are to examine the history of Owu-Ikosi town in Agbowa Lagos State in the 20th century. The specific objectives are:
1.3 Scope and Limitation of the Study The scope is designed to have a deep insight on the history of the Owu-Ikosi town. The essay will focus on political, economic and socio-cultural activities of the people, along with the changes that were instituted between Owu-Ikosi and its neighbour in the early 20th century. Hence, this work covers the period between the turn of 19th 1830 century to 20th 1950 century. Ever then it is still necessary to go far back into time as it is only through such past, against which background the present is ranged that this study with its time – frame could only be appreciated. In other word, this research work covers the time between 1821 when Owu came to limelight in what has been known in Yoruba history as Owu war to the late 20th century. As regard the limitation, the major problem in the course of this research is non-availability of written document or materials on the history of Owu-Ikosi. Another problem encountered was during the oral interview in which the people saw it as a threat to them in knowing their history. They felt it could be used against them hence didn’t want to disclose it. However it took a lot of time before they eventually disclose the information. Keywords: ASPECTS OF THE SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF OWU-IKOSI, AGBOWA, LAGOS STATE UP TO THE 20TH CENTURY
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