TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN OMU-ARAN DURING THE COLONIAL ERA
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Omu-Aran is the most populous and largest town in igbominaland of kwara state. The town was originally called “Omu” but was later changed to Omu-Aran about 1400 when the people moved finally to the present site.1 The name “Omu” was derived from Omutoto, the woman whose children established the first settlement at Odo-Omu between the 13th and 14th century.2 Indeed, it was largely ...
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