IGBOORA - TWINS CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Rear picture of Igboora Town

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By: Durowoju Mujeeb 

In Yoruba land, people believe that twins brings Good luck, wealth and they are under the protection of god of thunder and lighting (Sango).

If you treat a twin right by putting on good clothes for them and cooking beans for them regularly, it is believed that the god of twins will reward the parents. The first of the twin is called TAIWO and the second is named KEHINDE. It is also believed that KEHINDE is older than TAIWO.

Igbo-Ora is a city and the headquarters of Ibarapa Central, Oyo State, south-western Nigeria, situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Lagos. In 2006 the population of the town was approximately 72,207 people. In 2017 the population is estimated to be around 278,514 people, according to Wikipedia.

Identical Twins

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The unusually large number of multiple births in the town as given  the town the nickname TWIN CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. In Igbo-Ora, research has suggested that the multiple births could be related to the eating of the local soup called OBE ILASA (OKRO LEAF) in the town.

The given birth of two or more children from the same pregnancy is still relatively uncommon, because none predict if a pregnant woman should expect multiple children, it is also considered special phenomenon. However, the people of Igboora makes everyone think that there is a hidden idea of given birth to twins.

One of the community leader of Igbo-Ora town Chief Salaudeen, linked the births to the traditional soup (Obe Ilasa) they eat with the white Amala saying: “We eat a lot of the ILASA soup (Okro Leaf) with  lot of Amala funfun (White Flour) and these diets influence the birth of multiple twins. "It is the work of God" and the food that we consume, like Amala with Ilasa soup, No single family in this town that doesn’t have a at least one Ibeji (Twins) in their compound.

Edited by: Luqman Shukurah Temitope

Published by: Durowoju Mujeeb