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Jebba is a Yoruba, and Nupe, city situated in Moro local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. It has views of the River Niger and as of 2007 had an estimated population of 22,411.[1] The town has the benefit of being split into North and South Jebba. South Jebba falling in Kwara State and North in Niger State. It is home to the largest paper mill in West Africa, as well as being the home of one of Nigeria’s three hydro-electric dams. Powering the whole of Nigeria, every day. It has also a monument to Mungo Park, in remembrance of the shipwreck which took place there, while he tried to trace the source of the Niger. More recently it has taken in 16 new residents in the form of volunteers from Nigeria and the UK. Jebba’s main quality is its mix of Christian and Islamic culture.
It is worthy of note to emphasize that Okedare Lanloke founded Jebba and some other villages in Jebba environs while he gave parcels of land to other people for habitation and farming purposes. This Okedare Lanloke was simply referred to as Lanloke in the "History of Yoruba" by Rev. Samuel Johnson and he is the ancestral father of the Okedare family of Jebba.
In Yoruba parlance, the first settler on a piece of land automatically becomes the founder, ruler, owner and holder of such, except if he (the King/the founder) for the time being is conquered by a superior power, when the superior power replaces him (i.e. as the King) in the office and the descendants of the superior power become the King in succession or when a reigning King personally proclaim a new line of succession to his throne. Jebba does not fall into any of these two exceptions since it was founded over 200 years ago.
Jebba was founded by Okedare Lanloke in about 1735 A.D. He was a warrior who hailed from Oyo Ile i.e. Old Oyo. This was after the death of the 30th Alafin of Oyo, Oba Abiodun. History had it that Oba Oluewu succeeded Oba Abiodun while Oba Atiba also succeeded Oba Oluewu, Oba Awole also succeeded Oba Atiba and after Oba Atiba’s demise Oba Adebo succeeded him.
During the fall of Old Oyo Kingdom, many people fled old Oyo to establish their own towns and villages and Okedare Lanloke was one of them. Lanloke and his friends left Old Oyo on a Saturday morning as inspired after much consultation with Oke (Hill) and oracles. They were 147 in number. He also carried seven idols (gods or images) along. These images have the same tribal marks as that of Okedare Lanloke, symbolism the royal family lineage where he belongs. Lanloke and his followers roamed before they finally settled and founded their first village known and called Budo Baba. Today Budo Baba is named after Okedare Lanloke and simply called "Okedare Village" in the environs of the present day Bode Sa-adu. A railway Station is located there and named "Okedare" Railway Station. Around Budo Baba another village was established called Saranga. It was so named because the land around the place was plain and large (explaining this in Yoruba means "Ile tite saara"). From Budo Baba, Okedare Lanloke noticed the activities of the Baruba slave raiders. He and his men started fighting them and creating a trade route.
Prominent among the 147 people that followed Okedare Lanloke were Momo Taku, Fainu, Odeku, Fami (Familopa), Saadu, Lawani Ode, Oyatope, Issa Gumo and Ndatche Dagba.
Okedare Lanloke and some of his followers proceeded from Okedare village towards River Niger fighting the invading Baruba and the Aganigan slave raiders. Some of his followers were left behind with their wives and children to take care of the successive settlements founded by Lanloke. He assigned Fami (Familopa) who was a bit advanced in age to take care of saranga. Lanloke’s children, wives and some elders to take care of Budo Baba (now Okedare Village) while others progressed towards River Niger. The next settlement founded by Okedare was assigned to Odetunde and is now called Alagbon. It is within this territory that Bode Saadu is located. Fainu was assigned to the terrible bend after Bode Saadu known as Anifowose Village – though it does not exist again today – while Lawani Ode was assigned to Biribiri (Beri Beri).