According to history, Oba Adegboye ruled for a period of
about six years after return from Ido-Osun before he died. Some of the major
events that occurred in Offa on his return from Ido-Osun are:
The construction of the railway line to Offa in 1906, the
very year he died, this event had a tremendous impact on the socio-economic
lives of Offa people.
Olofa became the District head of Offa district comprising of
villages such as Erin Ile, Ijagbo, Ipee, Igosun, Ira, Ilemona and Igbonna.
Direct taxation was introduced. However, the actual burden of
collection fell on the “tax-mallam” during the same period in 1906, the native
revenue ordinance laid down the limits of taxes and some taxes were legalized.
The tax base was also broadened to include non-farm revenues.
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