Origin of the Indigenes

 Ifisin indigenes are unique like any other notable human race in the contemporary world. Under the confederation of the old Ekiti Kingdom the people had been living together as brothers and sisters long before the 19th century when Yoruba Kingdom came together and adopted a common dialect as the official lingua franca. The population of Ifisin people is slightly under 20,000 inhabitants, majority of who live outside the town, in Nigeria and abroad. Indigenes and others who live in Ifisin are mainly peasant farmers, civil servants including teachers and pensioners. Ifisin has the origin of the town traced to Ile-Ife. Legend has it that Alamopo, a brave hunter who originated from Ile-Ife, migrated from Ikole to settle at Ifisin-Ekiti. The five kinsmen of Alamopo who were also brave hunters that agreed to his proposal of coming together were Ajagemo, Onisere, Olua, Obamode and Olomu. He had a great feast of pounded yam (iyan) with palm wine (ogoro) for them which consumed a big cow (elila).