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Olomu was a paramount traditional ruler of Iwoye-Ketu, a town in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.[1] He was the pioneer King of "Iwoye Ketu" who brought Orisa Oluwa, a deity of Yoruba mythology that forbids the use of Umbrella in Iwoye-Ketu.[2]

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  1. ^ "Iwoye-Ketu: Town on the Nigeria-Benin border where Umbrella is forbidden". The Sun News. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Gbenro Adeoye (7 March 2015). "Community where it's taboo to use umbrella". The Punch. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.