Afotamodi 2021 by 'Lanre Fidelity

 HAPPY AFOTAMODI FESTIVAL DAY - 2

Topic of the Day: 

ISARA COMPOUNDS

(AWON AGBOILE ILU ISARA)

For sons and daughters of Isara Remo.

- By Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity

Tuesday, 28th September, 2021

Isara Remo our dearly beloved town being an ancient city of joy is blessed from time immemorial with different people of great influence in Nigeria who came from one compound or the other in Isara.

No one can lay claim to being an indigene of Isara without coming from one of these compounds in Isara. 

Compounds (Agbo-Ile) are different from quarters, Isara quarters are many but it's worthy of note that it's possible to get 10 compounds or more in one quarters. 

Examples of Isara quarters includes Oke- Oja, Imose, Ijabata, Ajina, Majago, Sarepowo, Eredo, Moborode, Idi-Ape, Ayegbami and so on like that. 

For Example Majago, an ancient street in Isara, has been in existence since over 500years ago, a fact which can be evident by some structures and sculptural works in some of the compounds in that quarter. We have well over 15compounds 15 compounds at Majago quarters. 

In Isara, each compounds are defined by one factor or the other relating to either Royal family compound, Chieftaincy family compound, Warlord family compound and so on. 

For the records and base on my findings, I can say that Isara has many compounds and even some of these compounds, two to three of them has been linked together and now called with same name of the most popular. 

But the fact is, the elders knows what is what and they can easily differentiate one compound from the other base on past knowledge. 

Each of the compounds in Isara is headed by the compound head, (Olórí Agboolé or Báálé). The Olori Agboole is different from Olori Ebi, because different family can be seen in each Agboole. That's when you will hear those baba saying, 

"Sh'ajom se'omo agboole, sugbon a mse Ebi". But at times most of the people in most compounds are related. 

It's very funny, most especially in Isara, your parents may be related from one compounds or the other, ki ven tan n'Ijabata, ven a tan n'Aiyegbami😆. 

I remember when I was still small, my grandfather of blessed memory, (baba Esoe) would send me to our compound at Agboole Lamitakun, somewhere around Ago-Aro side, so inquisitive as I used to be, I would ask him, "baami, bawo la se je nibeyen". He would explain then I keep it. 

The following are some of the compounds we have in Isara, I can't mention all but let me write little to refresh the memory of Isara sons and daughters home and away as we celebrate Afotamodi Festival 2021. 

1. Abogun compound

2. Ogunsere compound

3. Awo compound

4. Alase compound

5. Jagun compound

6. Senuwa compound

7. Odu-Eringha compound

8. Kurege compound

9. Poke compound

10. Otunbakogun compound

11. Lusokan compound

12. Jongo compound 

13. Apena compound

14. Gusenmade compound

15. Degorusen compound

16. Majana-Ogun compound

17. Ayanfolu compound

18. Lisa compound

19. Otubola compound

20. Salubi compound

21. Ogunbotu compound

22. Oluwo solo compound

23. Oliwo Elekan-Oku compound

24. Sofiyan compound

25. Ladorin compound

26. Oliwo (2) compound

27. Kariwo compound

28. Agbangodo compound

29. Ehinlomo compound

30. Kokutaru compound

31. Lokowo compound

32. Elempe compound

33. Igan-Labiya compound

34. Erinfodoren compound

35. Lisa (2) compound

36. Defolalu compound

37. Moyo compound

38. Likoyi compound

39. Ebala compound

40. Likotun compound

41. Lameso compound

42. Akalamasa compound

43. Fowogujoye compound

44. Bata compound

45. Ighaye (Iranye) compound

46. Birande compound

47. Laboki compound

48. Lamitakun compound

49. Alara compound

50. Aro Compound

51. Oselu compound

52. Likosi compound

53. Lodo compound

54. Sabolein compound

55. Ligu compound

56. Apagun compound

57. Logun-Egba compound

58. Gbasemo compound

59. Lode-Isoku compound

60. Wengusen compound

61. Motoye compound, 

62. Mojibade (2) compound 

63. Ogbodo compound

64. Oliwo compound

65. Lisa compound

66. Obelu compound

67. Deyoruwa compound

68. Tepasokun compound

69. Salu compound

70. Loku compound 

71. Lemo compound

72. Rosogun compound

73. Sigbaron compound

74. Fulolu compound

75. Otapona compound 

76. Mojibade compound 

77. Gbasemo (2) compound

78. Oliwo compound

79. Lurekun compound

80. Ogboku compound

81. Oluremo compound

82. Woru compound

83. Dodo compound

84. Laadorin compound

85. Aperin compound

... And so on like that. The above are some of the compounds we have in Isara. Is good to know your compound as a bonafide Omo Afotamodi, teach your children, tell them what they need to know back home. 

They may seems not to need it now but no one knows what the future tells, your children's grand-children may need it. 

A lot of family migrated from Isara over 100years ago and today they are doing fine, their grand-parents told them that their forefathers came from Isara, a good example of this is the history of Igbogbo in Lagos today, the first Oba in Igbogbo migrated from Isara.

They formed a ruling house there till today and they are doing fine, now they are tracing their history back home to Isara, they have all their evidence as been told by their forefathers that Isara is their aboriginal home. 

That's just one out of over 20 examples I have seen during my search for authentic historical facts about the land. 

May God help us all to fulfil the dreams and mission of our forebears and help Isara move forward and progress now and always. 

Happy 52nd Afotamodi Festival to all of us, sons and daughters of Isara. 

Osi Isara a gbe wa ooo.

God bless Isara Afotamodi 

God bless all of us,

Long live Alaiyeluwa Oba

Albert Adebose Mayungbe

Erinsiba III

The Odemo of Isara

God bless me,

Saheed 'Lanre Fidelity.

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