Kayode Momodu

History of Ode-lemo 1800-1960: a Study of the Socio-political Development of a Community in Remo Kingdom of South-west Nigeria Kayode Momodu

This book is a pioneer historical work on Ode- Lemo, one of the thirty-three towns that constituted the pre-colonial Remo kingdom of South -West Nigeria. It is an in-depth study of the history and socio-political development of a community of people about whom much have not been written. The book takes a critical look at the origin of the people employing oral historical method and available written sources to arrive at a reasonable scholarly explanation on the origin of the town and its people. The book also focuses on socio-political structure, cultural institution of the people and the impact of colonial administration on the society up to 1960 when Nigeria attained independence.