HISTORY OF ODO NLA TOWN EPE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAGOS STATE.
Odo-Nla town, stating that the town was founded by Prince Odeyemi Ofinran, grandson of the Oba Ofinran, the 13th Awujale of Ijebu Ode, who settled at Odo-Nla through Ifa divination with his wife, Oluye. He gave birth to Ikukoyi, also known as Ogbodo.
“The wife also gave birth to Afijiku, also known as Raselu. Prince Odeyemi Ofinran later took another wife called Asemade from Idowa who gave birth to a one son called Ogunlana, also known as Upenyenwa. The principal branches of Odeyemi Ofinran Royal Family are thus the Oluye and Asemade’s, but the royal or chieftaincy matters are between the three children of Prince Ofinran namely Ikukoyi, Afijiku and Ogunlana for which all Odo-Nla indigenes are descendants.”
Prince Ofinran was the first installed Oba of Odo-Nla by Oba Mokollowa Ajuwakale, the 16th Awujale of Ijebu land who reigned in the 16th century. He reigned in Odo-Nla for a long time with his three sons assisting him in the traditional administration of the kingdom. They were later known as Omo Oba Meta because of their large influence and this caused a rift on who to assume the throne after the demise of their father, Ofinran. Despite after several attempts by Oba Mase, the 21th Awujale of Ijebu land, the issue was not resolved and “the disagreement was resolved by making Raselu a Regent and the other two children were given a cabinet posts to make them relevant in the scheme of traditional administration. Ogunlana was thus made the first Otunba of Odo-Nla, while Ikukoyi was made Ogbodo Arenuwa of Odo-Nla,” Ekiyoyo revealed.
Since 1831, several attempts to resuscitate the Obaship of Odo-Nla failed. One of such factors was the Gbedeke War of 1831

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