22/11/2023
FÒKÒ: A PLACE OF A FEARLESS WARLORD.
FÒKÒ WITH THE BIGGEST COMPOUND (AGBOLE) IN IBADAN.
FÒKÒ has numerous compound in its surrounding as it was to known that FÒKÒ has over 100 compounds which cap it from gégè axis to Agbeni and move towards Oke Ado, the compound of FÒKÒ also extend to some areas around popoyemoja. *The followings are Agbole in FÒKÒ: Omo,Oluode, Ayetoro, Akinigahin, Oluwo, Oyinboolobi, Otesuku, Agbooluaje, Parakoyi, Kuyoore, Olusi, Babaagba, Akindele,Jalaga, Siiba, Apena, Abose, Atéré Apáná, Elesude, Alamu, Anisile, Aretuu, Àkùrò, Agírí, Aké, Asa, Òwódú, Sadé, Itamaya, Akako, Olowe, Alajiki, Aniso, Awosonso, Awodele, Alasaro, Sadogun, Amule, Ekere, Adesope, Agbojo, Oho, Atinu , Babasale, Ojimi, Saku, Elebu, Alasaro, Asaka, Maya, Aladorin, Legbawo and many more* .
In FÒKÒ area at the side very close to Osoba road at Agbokojo a big house situated there built by Late Chief Odulaja popularly known as Manchester, Odulaja was a very powerful and rich man in his days, other notable buildings around there without compound are oginni house which the street was named after, Sodeke house, Baba Yokoto house , Asiau house and a compound called Ajomitoro within that axis. Chief Odulaja chose FÒKÒ as his base, he was the one who supplied cooked food for the whole Western Region Police Officers in yesteryears.