History
According to local tradition, Ibokun was originally called Ilemure, before it was renamed by Obokun, originally called Ajibogun, youngest son of Oduduwa. When Oduduwa was blind, an oracle said he could only be cured with water from the river. When Ajibogun fetched the water and returned, Oduduwa was impressed and said "se wipe o le Bu Okun" (so, you can fetch the sea), from which came the name Obokun. While Obokun was gone, however, his elder brothers took the father's inheritance, so Oduduwa could only give him his sword, named Ida Ajase, so he could reclaim his inheritance. Obokun settled in Ilemure and won many wars, before renaming the city to Ibokun. After that, they conquered Ilare.
The annual Obokun festival is annually celebrated in Ibokun in honour of this hero and tradition.
Economy
The people of Ibokun were farmers who specialised in growing food crops such as yam, cassava, maize, rice, cash crops such as cocoa, kola nut, etc. However, the thrust of commerce is central to their activities and they participate in trading mostly in the western and the northern part of Nigeria.
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