Upenmen
editUpenmen is a town in Owo[1] Local Government Area[2] of Ondo State[3],
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  Upenmen Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°25′N 5°59′E / 7.417°N 5.983°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Ondo |
| Local Govt Area | Owo |
It is located 7.256464 Lat, 5.612091 Long. It is ruled by a Monarchy[4] (Oba[5]) addressed as the Olupenmen of Upenmen, The Current Monarch, Olupenmen Adewumi Ogunmolasuyi II emerged in 2019 and was approved[6] by the state government in 2020
History
editUpenmen is a word coined from Ukpoba, a Hill at the outskirts of Benin City ( Edo[7], as called in the past) where the first Olupenmen Okpameh Ajatomusi migrated from. Olupenmen Okpameh was the son to an Oba of Benin who was settled in Ukpoba to protect his life from the heir apparent to the Benin throne. Olupenme Okpameh left Ukpoba with his Family and slaves after beheading one of the emissaries sent by his father with the Gift of Beads and other royal regalia disguised inside a calabash. He settled in the present day after Upenmen after not feeling safe in Ekpoma first, then Ekpinmi.
References
edit- ^ "Owo", Wikipedia, 2024-02-28, retrieved 2024-06-07
- ^ "Local government areas of Nigeria", Wikipedia, 2024-06-06, retrieved 2024-06-07
- ^ "Ondo State", Wikipedia, 2024-05-23, retrieved 2024-06-07
- ^ "Monarchy", Wikipedia, 2024-06-03, retrieved 2024-06-07
- ^ "Oba (ruler)", Wikipedia, 2024-01-04, retrieved 2024-06-07
- ^ "Akeredolu approves appointment of Saraki's Ex-Aide as Olupenmen". 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Kingdom of Benin", Wikipedia, 2024-05-27, retrieved 2024-06-07