Agbowa-Ikosi tsohon gari ne a jihar Legas a Najeriya. A cikinsa akwai titin kankare na kwalta na biyu mafi girma a Najeriya.[1]

Agbowa-ikosi

Wuri

Agbowa-Ikosi ta fara ne daga wani wuri da aka fi sani da Egunbesawo a yau. An raba garin zuwa gundumomi da dama (Itun); Aledo, Oriwu, Agbowa, Kosomi (ba ruwa) da Ehindi. Kowace gunduma tana karkashin jagorancin babban hakiminsu ne da aka fi sani da Olori Itun kuma gabaɗaya ta gari ɗaya ne wanda aka fi sani da Olu-ilu, wanda aka rikiɗe zuwa Baleeship daga baya kuma ya zama Sarauta. [2]

A shekarar 1956, Mai Martaba, Oba Edward Alausa Thomas OLUFUWA, ya samu sarautar Sarkin Agbowa-Ikosi na farko, daga gidan sarautar Oguntolu-Olufuwa. Gidaje biyar sun amince su yi mulkin garin. Yayin da kauyukan da ke bayan gari irin su Ikosi, IGBENE, Oko-Ito, Oke-Olisa, Gberigbe da sauran su ke karkashin Baale (wanda ke kai rahoto ga babban Sarki mai taken “Abowa na Agbowa-Ikosi). Sauran sarakunan da suka taimaka wa sarki ana rarraba su ne bisa ga darajarsu kamar Cif Olisa, wanda shi ne na gaba da sarki. Sauran sun hada da Cif Aro, Oluwo, Odofin da Balogun.

A lokacin yakin, Agbowa-Ikosi itace hedkwatar majalisar gundumar Ikosi a lokacin. Ta zama garin mafaka ga mutanen garuruwa kamar Imota, Ibefun, Ota da Owu. Mutanen Imota sun zauna a Ago-Mota, mutanen Ibefun a Ago-Ibefun, mutanen Ota a Ago-Ota da mutanen Owu a Ago-Owu. Bayan yakin, yawancin 'yan gudun hijira sun koma matsuguninsu. Wasu kalilan suka rage sai mutanen Owu (manyan mayaka), wadanda suka yi alkawarin ba za su haifar wa Agbowa-Ikosi wata matsala ba.

Geography

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Agbowa-Ikosi tana da nisan kilomita 35 daga arewa da Epe Division, a gefen kudu da wani rafi wanda ya yi daidai da teku daga Legas zuwa Ikorodu, tare da cakuɗa 'yan asali da wadanda ba na asali ba.[3]

Wasu garuruwa da kauyukan dake kewaye da Agbowa-Ikosi sune: Ota-Ikosi, Ikosi Beach, Orugbo-Iddo, Igbalu, IGBENE, Oke-Olisa, Gberigbe, Oko-Ito, Imope, Imota, Odo Ayandelu Ado-Ikosi, Owu, Iganke da dai sauransu.

Agbowa-Ikosi shine gari na farko a cikin yankin Epe da Ijebuland wanda ke ware ranaku don bikin garin da kuma manyan 'ya'ya maza da mata. Wannan taron an yi wa lakabi da Bikin Ranar Agbowa, kuma ƙungiyar Agbowa Development Association (ADA) ce ta shirya shi.

Fitattun mutane

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Agbowa-ikosi ya yi sarautar sarakuna hudu:

  • Oba Eeward Alausa Thomas OLUFUWA yayi mulki daga 1956 zuwa 1972
  • Oba Ahmed Kolawole Hassan ya mulki daga 1973 zuwa 2006
  • Oba Akinlolu Bolaji Joseph Odumeru ya mulki daga 2007 zuwa 2012[4]
  • High Chief Shakirudeen Odufowora (Regent)-2012 zuwa yau

Tattalin Arziki

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Mutanen dai galibi manoma ne da masunta, tare da rakiyar wasu harkokin kasuwanci.[5]

Mutanen sun bi addinin Kiristanci, Musulunci da kuma akidar gargajiya.

Manazarta

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  1. Olufuwa, A. O; Hamzat, A. A. "Agbowa-Ikosi". Lagos State Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth&Sports. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. Empty citation (help)Landmark Youth, Coalition (12 November 2018). Agbowa-ikosi History. Lagos Nigeria. p. 9_10.
  3. "Lagos harvests 50 tons of catfish from cage culture system". Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. "HRM. OBA (DR) JOSEPH AKINLOLU BOLAJI ODUMERU AN ASTUTE LEADER IN ROYAL CROWN". visionafricamagazine.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. "Agbowa-Ikosi sawmill ready July-LASG". BusinessDay Online, TV, and Podcast. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.