Ife-Ijumu

7°50′14″N 5°54′54″E / 7.83732525°N 5.91506076°E / 7.83732525; 5.91506076

Iffe-Ijumu is a town in the Ijumu local government area, located in Kogi State in midwest Nigeria. It lies between Ekinrin-Adde and Ikoyi-Ijumu, along the Lokoja to Ado-Ekiti Highway. The town is near Kabba.

The Itaakpa rock shelter archaeological site is located about half of a kilometer west of the town.^[1]

Notable People

Tolulope Arotile, first-ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force.^[2]
Chief Bayo Ojo, a former Federal Minister of Justice and Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Late professor Ade Obayemi, a professor history/archeology of University of Ilorin.

References

^ Allsworth-Jones, Philip; Oyelaran, Philip A.; Stringer, Chris; Compton, Tim (2012). "Itaakpa, a Late Stone Age site in southwestern Nigeria". Journal of Field Archaeology. 37 (3): 163–177. doi:10.1179/0093469012Z.00000000017. ISSN 0093-4690. JSTOR 24408518.
^ "It's A Year After Nigeria's First Female Combat Pilot, Tolulope Arotile Died. Will Justice Be Served? | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

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[Allsworth-Jones-2012-1] Allsworth-Jones, Philip; Oyelaran, Philip A.; Stringer, Chris; Compton, Tim (2012). "Itaakpa, a Late Stone Age site in southwestern Nigeria". Journal of Field Archaeology. 37 (3): 163–177. doi:10.1179/0093469012Z.00000000017. ISSN 0093-4690. JSTOR 24408518.

[2] "It's A Year After Nigeria's First Female Combat Pilot, Tolulope Arotile Died. Will Justice Be Served? | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

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