Akoko

{{Short description|Yoruba cultural sub-group in the Northeastern part of Yorubaland}}
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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group = Àkókó
|image = [[File:Rockview ikare1.jpg|300px|Rockview in Ikare Akoko]]
|caption = Rockview in Ikare Akoko
|pop = ~ '''815,360''' (2011)
|popplace =
'''[[Ondo State]]''' '''-''' '''815,360''' <br />
{{·}}Akoko North East: 208,080<br />{{·}}Akoko North West: 246,150<br />{{·}}Akoko South East: 95,790<br />{{·}}Akoko South West: 265,340
|languages = [[Akoko language]]s{{·}}Akoko dialects of the [[Yoruba language]]
|religions = [[Christianity]]{{·}}[[Yoruba religion]]{{·}}[[Islam]]
}}
[[File:Senate building, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. Ondo State. 04.jpg|thumb|Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko]]
The '''Akoko''' are a large [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] cultural sub-group in the [[Points of the compass|Northeastern]] part of [[Yorubaland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dspace5.zcu.cz/bitstream/11025/34498/1/Adeyeri.pdf/|title=Pax Britannica, Security and Akoko Resettlement, 1897–1960|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> The area spans from [[Ondo State]] to [[Edo State]] in southwest [[Nigeria]]. The Akokos as a subgroup make up 20.3% of the population of Ondo State. Out of the present 18 [[Local government|Local Government]] Councils it constitutes four; [[Ikare|Akoko North-East]], [[Akoko North-West]], [[Akoko South-East]] and [[Akoko South-West]], as well as the [[Akoko Edo]] [[Local government areas of Nigeria|LGA]] of Edo State. The [[Adekunle Ajasin University]], a state owned university with a capacity for about 20,000 tertiary education students<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://universitycompass.com/africa/Nigeria/universities/adekunle-ajasin-university.php/|title=About Adekunle Ajasin University|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> and more than 50 departments in seven faculties is located in [[Akungba Akoko|Akungba-Akoko.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aaua.edu.ng/b//|title=Adekunle Ajasin University visitor web portal|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> A state specialist hospital is situated at [[Ikare|Ikare Akoko]], while community general hospitals are located in [[Oka, Nigeria|Oka-Akoko]] and Ipe-Akoko.

Arigidi, is a [[dialect cluster]], It is spoken in the LGAs of [[Akoko North East]], [[Akoko North West]], [[Ekiti East]], and [[Ijumu]].

==Geography==
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Akoko comprises about 45 small towns and villages, predominantly situated in rocky outcrop areas of northern [[Ondo state]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2019-5-1-4-Faboyede.pdf/|title=Pre-colonial Elitism: A Study in Traditional Model of Governance in Akokoland|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> The rocky terrain nevertheless, may have helped the region to become a melting pot of sorts with different cultures coming from the north, eastern and southern Yoruba towns and beyond. Akoko became one of the few Yoruba clans with no distinctive local dialect.
Major Akoko settlements include; Ọkà, [[Ikare]], Oba, Ikun, Arigidi, Ugbe, Ogbagi, Okeagbe, Ikaram, Ibaram, Iyani, Akungba, Erusu, Ajowa, Akunu, Gedegede, Isua, Auga, Ikakumo, Supare, Epinmi, Ipe, Ifira, Ise, Iboropa, Irun, Iye, Afin, Igashi, Sosan, Ipesi, Etioro, Ayegunle and Oyin. In addition to this group, there are several other autonomous communities of varying sizes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/236406072.pdf/|title=Religious interaction among the Akoko of Nigeria |date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

The Akokos occupy a frontier zone of [[Yorubaland]] and are bound to the [[north]] by the Owé [[Okun people|Okun Yorubas]] and the [[Ebira people|Ebira]] people, to the west by the [[Ekiti people|Ekitis]], to the [[south]] by the Owos and the [[Owan|Owan/Ora]], and to the [[east]] by the [[Afemai people|Afemai]] groups.

* [[Ikare|Ikare Akoko]] is the biggest city in the Akoko area with around 150,000 inhabitants as at 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ikare|title=About Ikare, Nigeria |date=3 October 2021}}</ref> It has an I.C.T resource centre where its people have the opportunity to connect to and communicate with other individuals across the country and around the world.
* [[Oka, Akoko|Oka Akoko]] is the second largest city in Akokoland, with a population of 132,800.  It is made up of 5 distinct settlements of Ayegunle-Oka, Oke-Oka, Iwaro-Oka, Okia-Oka and Isimerin-Oka. It is notable for the Oke-Maria Catholic Grotto, a popular tourist site.
* Oba Akoko is another town in [[Akoko South-West|Akoko South West]] [[Local government|Local Government]]. Oba is the gateway to Akokoland as it is the first settlement encountered in a northward direction from the [[Owo]] community into the Akoko community. 
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==Culture and Lifestyle==
The predominant traditional occupations of the community include large scale [[agriculture]], [[Trade|trading]] and [[Education|teaching]]. 
The Akoko and Ekiti Yorubas have a [[Socio-Cultural Group|socio-cultural]] value concept known as Omoluka analogous to the general [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] concept of ''[[Omoluabi]]'' which summarises the ethos and virtues of the ideal Akoko man or woman a person's identity of integrity or uprightness. This concept has played a significant role in the indigenous integration, interaction and administration among the people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lumina.hnu.edu.ph/past_issues/articles/faboyedeMar11.pdf|title=Elitism in Precolonial Akoko society, Its disorientation from sociocultural value in contemporary Akoko|date=3 October 2021}}</ref>

== Climate ==
The climate at Akoko, which is 97.65 metres (320.37 feet) above sea level, is classified as tropical wet and dry or savanna (Aw). The district's average annual temperature is -0.69% lower than Nigeria's averages at 28.77oC (83.79oF). 233.37 millimetres (9.19 inches) of precipitation and 267.89 wet days (73.39% of the time) are Akoko's usual yearly precipitation totals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akoko, Imo, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/imo/akoko |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oka-Akoko, Nigeria 7 Day Weather Forecast |url=http://www.theweathernetwork.com/ng/weather/ondo/oka-akoko |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=The Weather Network |language=en-CA}}</ref>

== Towns and villages ==
Several mid sized towns and settlements pepper the Akoko landscape. This is a non-exhaustive list of them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://townsvillages.com/ng/akoko-north-east-nouth-west/ |title=Akoko North East/North West Towns And Villages |date=3 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://townsvillages.com/ng/akoko-south-east// |title=Akoko South East/South West Towns And Villages |date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
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* Ikare District
** Ikare
** Ugbe
* Arigidi District
** Arigidi
** Iye
** Agbaluku
** Imo
** Erusu
* Irun/Surulere District
** Ese
** Igbooji
** Irun
** Italeto
** Kajola
** Ogbagi
** Ojeka
** Suurulere
* Oke Agbe District
** Afa
** Afin
** Aje
** Ase
** Ido
** Oke-Agbe
** Iye
** Oyin
* Ajowa District
** Ajowa
** Eriti
** Gede-gede
** Igasi
* Akunnu/Isowopo District
** Akunnu
** Awuga
** Iboropa
** Ikakumo
** Ise
* Oka-Akoko District
** Ayegunle-Oka
** Iwaro-Oka
** Oke-Oka
**Okia-Oka
**Isimerin-Oka
* Epinmi -Akoko District
** Epinmi-Akoko
* Isua Akoko District
** Isua-Akoko
* Ipe Akoko District
** Ipe-Akoko
*Akungba Akoko District
** Akungba-Akoko
** Eti oro
* Sosan Akoko District
** Sosan-Akoko
*Ifira Akoko District
** Ayegunle
** Ifira
** Ikun-Akoko
* Oba Akoko District
** Ago Ajayi
** Ago Ojo
** Ago Oka
** Ose-Oba
* Supare Akoko District
** Abule Nla
** Ago Flower
** Ago Ori okuta
** Igbo Eegun
** Igbo Nla
*Ikaram District
** Ikaram
** Ibaram
** Iyani
** Ase
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==Notable people==
Notable members of the Akoko clan include:
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* [[Segun Abraham]] is a Nigerian politician and businessman.
* [[Adebayo Adefarati]], 1931–2007, former governor of Ondo State<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-13 |title=Why Ondo Should Honour the Memory of Adefarati |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/12/13/why-ondo-should-honour-the-memory-of-adefarati/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-27 |title=AD Presidential Candidate, Adefarati is Dead |url=https://saharareporters.com/2007/03/30/ad-presidential-candidate-adefarati-dead |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Sahara Reporters}}</ref>
* [[Adejoro Adeogun]], b. 1967 Member of the [[House of Representatives of Nigeria]]
* [[Kayode Ajulo]], politician, lawyer and civil rights activist<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-02 |title=Kayode Ajulo's giant strides |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/kayode-ajulos-giant-strides/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jones Arogbofa|Jones Oladehinde Arogbofa]], b. 1952 former [[Chief of Staff to the President (Nigeria)|Chief of Staff]] to President [[Goodluck Jonathan]], retired [[Nigerian Army]] Brigadier General.
* [[Bamidele Aturu]], 1964–2014, a prominent lawyer and human right activist<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-05 |title=For Bamidele Aturu, 1964-2014 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/bamidele-aturu-1964-2014/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Robert Ajayi Boroffice|Prof Robert Ajayi Boroffice]], Nigerian politician, scientist, and academic scholar, who served under former [[Olusegun Obasanjo|Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Made an Officer of the [[Order of the Niger|Order of the Niger (OON)]] in 2011.
* [[Bisayo Busari-Akinnadeju]] lawyer, politician and humanitarian {{cn|date=January 2024}}
* [[Roy Chicago]], d 1989, a highlife musician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-18 |title=Roy Chicago: A frontline highlife kingpin in the 60s |url=https://businessday.ng/arts-bdlife-arts/article/roy-chicago-frontline-highlife-kingpin-60s/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Sunday Ehindero]], Inspector General of Police in Ondo State 2005-2007<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-13 |title=Trial of former Police I-G Ehindero for alleged N64bn fraud to resume -- ICPC {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/264867-trial-of-former-police-i-g-ehindero-for-alleged-n64bn-fraud-to-resume-icpc.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[T. B. Joshua]], 1963–2021, of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations<ref>{{Cite news |title=Life and times of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua wey die at di age of 57 |publisher=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-57373898 |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref>
* [[Adetokunbo Kayode]], former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chairman Gemstones Miners and Marketers Association of Nigeria<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/adetokunbo-kayode-san/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Olugbenga Omole]], Member of Ondo State House of Assembly<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShineYourEye |url=https://www.shineyoureye.org/person/olugbenga-akinola-omole |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=shineyoureye.org}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Oladele Sanusi]], former governor, Central Bank of Nigeria<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-18 |title=Former CBN governor warns against sharing excess crude revenue – Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/111702-former-cbn-governor-warns-against-sharing-excess-crude-revenue.html |access-date=2022-04-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Moses Orimolade Tunolase]], Founder of the first African initiated church, the [[Cherubim and Seraphim (Nigerian church)|Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-01 |title=Even in death, Orimolade turns hometown to tourists' delight |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/even-death-orimolade-turns-hometown-tourists-delight/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Gallery==
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Ajagbokun High School, Ikun Akoko, Ondo state.jpg 
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==References==
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[[Category:Regions of West Africa by country]]
[[Category:Geography of Nigeria]]
[[Category:Ondo State]]
[[Category:Populated places in Ondo State]]