Ayétòrò-Yewa — a people, a place, a promise.

EARLY HISTORY

The history of Ayetoro will not be complete without the history of Aibo which was earlier founded by Prince Asade, the son of Odunfa, a one-time Alafin of Oyo.

Prince Asade in keeping with Ifa Oracle's directive travelled South Westward of Oyo with his wife, Sie, who was barren for six years to settle by the side of a stream where peron (Agbigbo) birds lived. The settlement was named Aibo (now known as Igbole-Aibo). Two month later after the settlement at Aibo, Sie became pregnant and gave birth to a son named Keke. She later gave birth to three other children Esulere, Odunfa and Okilu.

FOUNDING OF AYETORO – YEWA

AYETORO, which literally means Land of Peace derived her name from 'ewe toro' (toro leave) which resulted from the divination at Oyo where a number of Alaafin of Oyo sons set out for a sojourn commonest to Yoruba powerful men and women of that era.

After journeying and wandering through the forests from Oyo, the sojourners finally found the leaf of their choice at Emado, one of the principal quarters of the ancient town.

There were twelve homesteads around Aibo namely Idofoi, Kesan, Saala, Emado, Olowu, Ilogun Joga, Imala, Owo, Ketu, Agboro and Igan-Okoto. When the twelve homesteads felt their existence threatened by Dahomean (Beninois) invasions, they all agreed to merge into one big town with a central authority to defend themselves and wade off the invaders.

The founding father decide that Taiwo Olowo who had migrated from Orile-Ilogun to Lagos and became wealthy and influential be requested to lead them to kick-start the new town. Kasumu (Father of late Oba Bello Omidokun). Yoolo (Baale Aibo) and Akinosi (Baale Olowu) were sent to him. He rejected the request on grounds of old age. He told the delegates that the founding fathers should contact Chief Abass Faremi (Chief Seriki Abass) who was also a wealth man and influential Colonial Merchant in Badagry. Chief Abass Faremi was a native of Ilogun-Orile while his mother Molara was the daughter of Okilu, the third son of Asade who founded Aibo.

In 1900, Chief Seriki Abass (otherwise known as Faremi Williams) led the founding father to the present location of a new town Ayetoro. He also obtained the Colonial Government's recognition of the existence of the town in 1902. Igan Okoto people settled in Ayetoro for a short period of time but later returned to their homestead.