Oke-Ila

Oke-Ila was an Igbomina-Yoruba city-state in northeastern Yorubaland. It and its sister kingdom Ila Orangun grew out of Ila Yara, traditionally founded by Fagbamila, a son of Oduduwa.

In the late fifteenth century the brother-princes Apakiimo and Arutu Oluokun quarreled and split the kingdom. Arutu's followers founded Ila-Magbon and later Ila Orangun, while Apakiimo led his people east to Igbohun, the later site of Oke-Ila. Part of the neighboring Isedo royal family joined them; its head bore the title Obala and acted as regent between reigns.