History of Remo
Historically, it is on records that 33 Towns/Villages make up to what is known today as REMO KINGDOM. (They used to be known popularly as REMO METALELOGBON.) It is believed that the REMO people migrated from Ile Ife, in the present day Osun State, during the quest for survival, expansion, growth, sovereignty, independence and most especially because of the then PREVALENT inter tribal war. The paramount ruler of Remo Kingdom is known as the AKARIGBO. Akarigbo is the head of all the Kings in Remo land. The first Akarigbo was Igbodein, child of Aka, who was married to Onigbo. Onigbo was one of those that followed Obanta into Ijebuland originally. King Igbodein’s poetic praise (oriki) was: “Owa Mojo-nmogun ofin.” After he settled down at Oke Iyemule, he was quoted as saying: “Ore mo!” This was because he relocated to the new home in anger around the year 1450. It was Aroyewun Akarigbo who moved the people out of Iyemule and relocated them to orile...