the land that belonged to what was to be known as Ikoro. The establishment of Ikoro came in two stages. The first stage was when the founders, who were sixteen in number, came from various parts of Yoruba land and settled in various locations, with their followers whom they ruled according to the dictates of the deities which they worshipped The great sixteen founders were 1. The Olugona of lgona 2. The Oluse of Isedo 3. The Aorere of lgbo orere 4. The Olujoko of lgbo ojoko 5. The Alatan of lgboatan 6. The Oloriri of Igbo oriri 7. The Akinja of lgbookun 8. The Elewu of Ewu 9. The Onikun of Odoikun 10. The Aaye of Omu 11. The Olorisa oba of lgbo orisaoba 12. The Oniwe of Okewe 13. The Aoroeko of Oke agbon 14. The Oniteru of Igbo Ogan 15. The Ayelufe of Orooku 16. The Oloke of Ikufana These people are popularly referred to as "Awon agba merindinlogun to te Ikoro do". The second stage was when all the sixteen settlements came together to form a formidable settlement under the leadership ofOlugona of Igona and Oluse of Isedo. The first person to settle with his own people in the site was Olugona whose origin could also be traced to lIe-ife from where his own grandparent migrated to settle at either lIa Orangun or Igbajo from where he migrated to settle in another distance place from Oluse called Igona. But eventually the two of them met and were attracted to each other. Whereas Oluse was a great hunter, Olugona was an herbalist on the side apart from also being a hunter; he was also very wealthy because he came from wealthy family. The second person to settle with his people in the present site of Ikoro was Oluse of Isedo whose origin could be traced to lIe- ife from where his grandparent migrated to settle at Ido faboro. He migrated from there on hunting expedition, stopping to settle briefly at Orita Imesi lie and eventually moved to stay in a place called "Idi Agbon" which eventually became known as ISEDO. In the cause of time other settlements were established and Olugona and Oluse discover them. They invited leaders of the newly discovered settlements to join them in the confederacy. The confederacy was achieved under the leadership of Olugona and Oluse. Their meetings were held in Oluse's palace