Pa Amodu Ibikunle Ojikutu (Baba Agba) was born in 1870 in Lagos as Amodu Rufai Ibikunle Obayomi. His Father who died on May 27, 1901 was Mohamadu Lawani Obayomi, an Islamic Spiritualist, Traditional Herbalist and Drummer; was born in Lagos 1816. His Mother was Madam Rebecca Pearce the Daughter of Rev Awobo Pearce of Itesi, in Aeokuta.