Brief History of Bariga
'Bariga is said to have had twelve communities with the early settlers who arrived in the area around 1630 AD' History has it that the early settlers were from Ife Awori who settled in Bariga in the 17th century, and were mostly fishermen, hence their need to be close to the river and many other settlers like the Ilajes and others also settled in the area at that time birthing twelve villages with their respective Baales who were controlled by the Oba of Shomolu. The then town chose its Oba from the twelve villages, which were Abule Okuta, Bariga, Apaleyin, Mafo Owoku, Obanikoro, Adaranijo, Pedro, Aiyetoro, Felodun, Owode, Isale Akoka, and Ilaje. History also has it that in Bariga's 389-year existence, it had only been able to produce three Obas, the first being Oba Lamidi Soberu from Abule Okuta, the second, from Shomolu central and the present Oba of Shomolu, Oba Kassim Olu. Fast track to the modern times, Bariga was formerly under the Somolu local government area ...