Owo is one of the twelve historic homesteads associated with the founding of Ayétòrò-Yewa.
Together with the other homesteads, it forms part of the shared history, identity and unity of the Ayétòrò-Yewa community.
Verified histories, photographs and oral records concerning Owo can be added through the community heritage archive as they become available.
Traditional identity
Federating Quarter
One of the historic homesteads of Ayétòrò-Yewa
Quarter code
OWO
Indigenes registering from this quarter receive Membership IDs like AYW-OWO-2026-000001.
Preserving the history of Owo
Ayétòrò-Connect serves as a digital archive. A verified historical record for this quarter should eventually contain:
- •Origin of the quarter
- •Founding families
- •Names of early settlers
- •Traditional leaders
- •Important community leaders
- •Major historical events
- •Migration stories
- •Traditional institutions
- •Important landmarks
- •Historical photographs
- •Old documents
- •Community festivals
- •Cultural practices
- •Notable sons and daughters
- •Community development projects
- •Important dates
- •Oral histories from elders
Where information is based on oral tradition, it should be clearly identified as oral history and attributed to the appropriate elder, family or community historian. Where it is supported by written records, the source and date should be documented.