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Capital city of Oyo State, Nigeria
Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is one of the largest cities by population in Nigeria with a population of 4.3 million within its metropolitan area. At 3,080 square kilometres (1,190 mi2) it is the country's largest city by land area. At the time of Nigeria's independence in 1960, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country, and the second-most populous in Africa behind Cairo. Ibadan is ranked one of the fastest-growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the UN Human Settlements Program (2022).
More on Wikipedia ↗Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three staff of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN, in Ibadan, have been kidnapped.