Oru-Ijebu

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Oru-Ijebu is a semi-urban town located in Ijebu North local government area of Ogun State, South-Western Nigeria. It is bordered by Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State and shares close territorial boundaries with Ijebu Igbo, the headquarters of Ijebu North, Ogun state. The town is alternatively known as Ijebu-Oru and according to the 2006 census has a population of about 27,000 people. The traditional ruler and community leader of the town is called the Oloru of Oru-Ijebu and he is Oba Abdulrasaq Olufemi Adebanjo. The town houses a refugee camp which is located on the outskirts 500m away from the town, housing refugees from Liberia and Sierra-Leone. Oru town is rich in various types of precious stones and metals.{{cite web |title=Comparative study of mental health and quality of life in long term refugees and host populations in Oru-Ijebu, Southwest Nigeria |url=https://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-0500-5-394}}{{cite web |title=oru refugee camp |url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-tried-for-us-but-we-need-help-to-return-home-oru-ijebu-ex-refugees-from-sierra-leone-liberia/}}{{cite web |title=oru's traditional ruler |url=http://oloru.org/}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/oru-ijebu-gets-ruler-16-years-after/|title=Oru-Ijebu gets ruler, 16 years after|work=The Nation Newspaper|date=24 September 2015|access-date=5 December 2015}}{{cite book|author=Kristin Mann|title=Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760--1900|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MCHSd62Tse8C&pg=PA138|date=26 September 2007|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-11708-9|pages=138–}}

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Category:Populated places in Ogun State

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