Ibara, the nerve center of economic and social activities of Abeokuta, is one of the most prominent traditional towns in the city, hosting most of its banks and commercial ventures. The history of Ibara commenced with the breakup of the once prosperous Oyo Empire, when the Egbado, in an effort to avoid the insurrections and revolts which greeted the decline of Oyo migrated to settle partly in present day Ilaro and Ibara areas of Abeokuta. These were about the same time when potential political successors to the power of the…
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