Ẹgbẹ Mẹkun, popularly called Ẹgbẹ, is a historic town located in the Yagba West local government area of Kogi State, Nigeria, West Africa. This town is an ancient town bordering Kogi and Kwara States. It is surrounded by some undulating and luxuriant hills of savannah vegetation which are visible as you move around the town; this explained why it is someti…Ẹgbẹ Mẹkun, popularly called Ẹgbẹ, is a historic town located in the Yagba West local government area of Kogi State, Nigeria, West Africa. This town is an ancient town bordering Kogi and Kwara States. It is surrounded by some undulating and luxuriant hills of savannah vegetation which are visible as you move around the town; this explained why it is sometimes referred to as "Jerusalem in Nigeria". The dialect spoken by these people is called Yagba, they have ancestry root linked to the Yorubas in Nigeria as they speak Yoruba. Their alphabet are similar to that of Yorubas. The town is known for its hospitality and the fact that it is located on the federal road axis, it serves as a central location to access other communities. It is one of the biggest towns found in Yagba land with long history of commercial activities; People come from far and near for trading purposes. Egbe is known for its ancestral songs called the oriki that shed light on their ancestors and their various clans, like the Anyanyin, Apoto, Oke-disin, Owa, Iloko, Oke Egbe and a few other clans.
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