Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; 77 kilometres (48 mi) north of Lagos by railway, or 130 kilometres (81 mi) by water. As of 2006, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 449,088.
Abeokuta from Olumo Rock
Aerial view of the new railway station
Abeokuta Taxi
Olumo Rock in Abeokuta
Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. As a Nigerian state, Ogun is the second most industrialised state after Lagos, with a focus on metal processing. It has good road and rail connections to the harbours in Lagos and Lekki. Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1986, lives in Ogun.
Aerial view of Gbagura mosque in Abeokuta in Ogun State
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Moshood Abiola Polytechnic entrance gate, Abeokuta, Ogun state
Proforce MRAP vehicle