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Uncle Lance Lives On...

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I posted this exactly a year ago!!!

Goodnight Pa Richard Akinjide, SAN

Hmnnnnnnnnn!!!! He manipulated the 1979 Elections by preventing an Electoral College. THE SW NPN then openly rigged using the Federal Might. Old ONDO State confronted them and the Army took over on Dec 31 1983. OBJ did exactly the same thing in 2003 as confessed by Atiku. But this time around, the Jagaban used brain to drive them away. When Adisa Akinloye died, all was quiet in the SW as if nothing happened. Let Richard Akinjide go and explain himself to God. We will all go and explain ourselves to God one by one at the appointed time.

If you read House of War a book on Nigerian Second Republic by Dare Babarinsa, any Omoluabi Yoruba will not want to hear the following names: Akin Omoboriowo, Adisa Akinloye, Richard Akinjide, Sunday Adewusi, Uba Ahmed etc. Old Ondo State was 95% UPN and one Alibaloye had the temerity to announce that NPN won the Guber race in that environment. During the earlier presidential election, Awo of UPN won in ONDO State by 98% then the next Saturday Gubernatorial Elections they announced that the popular Adekunle Ajasin of UPN lost to one unknown Akin Omoboriowo. Akure went up in flames and all known NPN leaders killed and their houses burnt down. In Oyo State, Olunloyo and his sponsors Richard Akinjide and Adisa Akinloye were able to go away with the open robbery bc they were all from Ibadan and used Omo Wa Ni E Je Ko se = Let our son be the governor, to confuse the Ibadan populace. In that old Oyo State election, a tiny village in Ife, Modakeke was returned as having more votes than Ibadan, just to erase Ijesha votes !!!! Shameless Akinjide and others. . . .

But kudos to Shagari, he refused to interfere in the Supreme Court judgement that reversed the ONDO election and restored Ajasin as the winner. NPN wanted Shagari to buy off the judges, he refused. He offered Omoboriowo a ministerial appointment. Omoboriowo gave it to Bode Olowoporoku!!!! The question is : why did Omoboriowo run to Lagos while the said loser Ajasin was moving about in Akure???

Sunday Adewusi later unleashed Mopols called kill and go on Old ONDO State. Many youths were mauled down especially in Akure, around the Radio Nigeria and The Police Hqt Akure. The surrounding bush of The Police Hdqt was full of youths dead bodies. Dare Babarinsa escaped with his cousin just by the Grace of God. He went to file his Report to National Concord only to almost run into a Mopol convoy shooting at sight. They ran and hid in a gutter. Again, in Oke Igbo, the Mopols met their Waterloo as their uniforms started burning them like fire and they could not remove the uniforms. Then bees 🐝 came from nowhere to attack their convoy . . .they retreated back to Akure!!!!

Finally, just before he died Pa Richard Akinjide regretted that in Nigeria that those that are supposed to be ruling are not allowed to rule !!!

Ireeeee ooooo kabiti !!!!

The story did not start with the killing of Easternes (the current SE and SS) in the North. It started on earlier.
In 1959 General Election the NCNC of the East went into alliance with the NPC of North to form the Federal Government. The AG of the West went into opposition. Those at the centre ended up destroying the opposition party and jailed their leadership. The opposition party was divided in two with NCNC taking a half to form UPGA. The NPC took the other half to form NNA.
The next General election was in 1964 between NNA and UPGA. NNA won and the Igbo in the former coalition government flushed out of government. In grievance, young Igbo soldiers felt bad that Igbo were no longer in Government and that just cant be. They organized the
15th January coup that...

AT FEDERAL LEVEL
**killed the Tafawa Balewa - Prime Minister of Nigeria (Northern)
>>Spared Azikiwe the President (Igbo).
>>Speared Nwanfor Orizu Senate President (Igbo)

AT REGIONAL LEVEL
**killed the Akintola (Yoruba), Premier of the West.
**Killed Ahmadu Bello, Premier of the North (Northerner),
**Killed Okotiebo -Minister of Finance (Urhobo-Midwest )
>>Spared Osadebe (Igbo) Premier of Midwest
>>Spared Okpara (Igbo) Premier of the East

AT MILITARY LEVEL
>>Spared Gen. Ironsi (Igbo) Head of the Military
**Killed Brig. Ademolegun(Yoruba) Second in command.
**Killed Brig. Ademolegun's wife (Yoruba)
**Killed Brig. Maimalari (Northern) 3rd in Command
**Killed Col. Shodeinde (Yoruba) 4th in Command
**Colonel Kur Mohammed (North)
**Lieutenant Colonel Yakubu Paur (North)
**Major Samuel Adegoke (North)
** Lt. Col. Chinyelu Umegbe (Igbo) for resisting them.

Such a sectional coup that killed the topmost political and military leaders of the North and West without touching those of the Igbo, that drove an elected North from headship of a government and replaced it with an Igbo head of state, was bound to have horrible side effect. This is where the story started. It did not start at the point you mentioned

Secondly, you rightly said that Easterners were killed in the North. Easterners are the current SS and SE. In May 1967, these had become East Central, Rivers, Cross Rivers and Midwest. Ojukwu was Military Governor of ECS. Only he went to war forcing others along his ambition (the way Kanu is also forcing SS into his Biafra Scheme). A month into the war, Ojukwu expanded his coast and captured MidWest that the governor (David Ejoor, an Urhobo, refused the FG to come into). He even went further into the Western State up to Ore. It was in planning how to capture the rest of West and Lagos, that Federal resistance came in. I was a Midwestern and Ojukwu caused the death of hundreds of thousands of my people who were not ready for war.
I am expecting Igbo to apologize for invading Midwest. They have not till date and people like you are asking if I am for real. Yes I am. Its you I should be asking the question

AGBOGUNGBORO
BY DAVIDSON AYOADE OJENIYI

OGEDENGBE

His real name was Orisarayibi Ogundamola. He was born to the family of Apasan Borijiwa and Juola Orisatomi of Ilesa during the destruction of Owu Ipole and the occupation of Ibadan and Ijaye by Yoruba war marauders in the early 1820s. Few months to his birth, prediction was made in Ijesa land that the liberator of the Ijesa and Ekiti people was on his way. He was nicknamed Ogedengbe due to his war exploits and Leadership quality.

Ogedengbe was the youngest among them all. These were the boys driven out of Ilesa for their wild and lawless habit by Chief Odole, an Ijesa chief . Others were Omole, Ayibiowu, Fayise, etc. They all came to Ibadan where they could find for their energies the scope which was denied them at home. They distributed themselves under the Ibadan principal chiefs. Ogedengbe was placed under Bada Aki iko o, a distinguished warrior under whom he learnt the act of war. They fought for these Ibadan chiefs in all their Expeditions. They often betrayed their countrymen by leading Ibadan kidnappers to kidnap their own people and bring them captive to Ibadan.

Ogedengbe joined his countrymen to lay siege against Ibadan at Igbajo campaign. Captured after the defeat of the Ijesas and charged for treason. He was ordered to be executed by Ogunmola for joining the rebels against the country of his adoption. His friends Ayibiowu and Omole pleaded for his life through Latosisa. Basorun Ogunmola granted his release but disfigured his face with the A bunu marks. Ogunmola was made to know through his Ifa priest that the boy whose face was so disfigured was destined to become a great man and he will cause the Ibadans any amount of trouble. Ogedengbe never forget this act of deliverance until the day of his death. He spared many Ibadan young men that fell into his hands years after.
After Basorun Ogunmola’s experience, Ogedemgbe escaped back to Ilesa. He brought together other young ijesa men who had escaped at the defeat at Igbajo to Odo, Iperindo, and other places in Ijesa land and headed a conspiracy against Chief Odole who had warned them against the siege of Igbajo, A civil war ensued. Odole was overpowered by numbers and fell by his own hands..

Immediately the news of the death of Basorun Ogunmola of Ibadan reached them at Ilesa, the ijesas including Ogedengbe again rebelled openly against Ibadan and war was declared against them. On the 22nd of December, 1868 Ibadan army met ijesa warriors at Ibala where the first battle was fought. Ilesa was dislodged from Ibala forcing them to fall back on Afara Jegede.
Soon after the dislodgement, an ambuscade was laid at Fejeboju River by Ibadan soldiers headed by Ayibiowu. They were discovered by the Ijesas and waylaid. Ayibiowu their leader, an ijesa man who was fighting against his people was taken alive by his countrymen and butchered to pieces.
The Ijesas, though for a whole year refused to be totally dislodged by Ibadan but they considered it prudent to surrender, as sooner or later they would surely be taken. They negotiated for peace and there was an armistice. During the negotiation, they brought over 400 bags of cowries into the Ibadan camp as submission money, but the chiefs feared to touch the gift thinking that it has been poisoned but Ajayi Ogboriefon being a poor man as at this time was willing to take all. "Let me die if poisoned," said he, "I do not mind." Balogun Akere, Ibadan commander-in-chief died during the peace negotiation. The next day Ibadan confronted the Ijesas, telling them that they had killed their Balogun because he was inclined to peace, the armistice therefore was now at an end. A terrible battle ensued on February 15th, 1869. They fought till sunset. An Ijesa eye-witness reported that in the first day's fight a heap of 140 corpses was made, the corpses not being allowed to be removed home for fear of causing a panic. Before Ilesa was taken, the Ibadans discovered that the Ijesas were well supplied with food and ammunition from Odo, and it was evident that unless this road was taken there was little hope of taking the town. When the road was eventually taken and food supplies cut off, people died of starvation in the streets by hundreds.
Ogedengbe at length sent word to Ogboriefon to grant him an interview. The two generals leaving their armies in the rear met at the centre of the battlefield. A covenant of friendship was made.. In order to prevent further unnecessary loss of lives by the sword and by famine, they arranged that the Ibadan army should make a way for Ogedemgbe and his followers to go in peace leaving the town a prey to the besiegers. Early in the morning of the 4th of June, 1870, Ogedemgbe with his Ipaiyes left Ilesa and threw the gates open. According to arrangement the Ibadans opened their ranks for them to pass, and closed them against stragglers, and then the town was taken.

In 1869, the death of Owa Agunlejika 1, The King of Ilesa was announced. Ibadan, the overlord of the ijesas whose duty was to install another Owa was informed. Princes Odigbadigba and Oweweniye signified their intention and they both seek for help among Ibadan Chiefs. Odigbadigba who was Ogedengbe’s candidate sent about 50 slaves and other presents to Balogun Ajobo in Ibadan. Ajobo received these presents and never informed the Chiefs in council about it. He singlehandedly ordered that Odigbadigba be crowned.

When Ibadan Chiefs came to know about it, they invited the 2 candidates to Ibadan and Odigbadigba was regarded as been irregularly crowned. On 22nd of May, 1871, Oweweniye was authentically crowned at Ibadan while Ogedengbe’s candidate was detained.

For usurping the rights of the Baale and that of the chiefs, on 23rd of June, 1871, the war staff which is the symbol of office was demanded from Ajobo, a sign that he was deprived of his tittle. Ajobo was not only forbidden from attending council meeting, he was also deprived of all his tributary towns. The next thing was for Ajobo to die. He ordered his coffin to be made and his grave to be dug. He returned the war staff to Bale on the 5th of July, 1871. And on the 6th when everyone was expecting Ajobo’s death to be announced, he escaped to Ipara.
When the news came to Bale Orowusi, he felt unsaved in the midst of his two younger war chiefs (Latosisa and Ajayi Ogboriefon) as he saw the news surrounding the escape of Ajobo as a scheming exercise by these war chiefs to get rid of Ajobo . The bale’s death was announced shortly after. Odigbadigba, seen by Ibadan Chiefs as the cause of Ibadan’s predicaments, was ordered to be murdered.
When Ogedengbe heard that Odigbadigba has been murdered at Ibadan, he came with an army from Ita-ogbolu, Akure, his place of exile, captured Ilesa and drove away the Owa who was newly crowned by the Ibadans. Thus Ilesa was destroyed a second time within a short period. Ogedemgbe remained at Ilesa in defiance of Ibadan.

IGBO ALAWUN BATTLE

After the installation of Latosisa as the Are ona kakanfo, Ibadan responded to Ogedengbe’s challenge. The standard of war was propitiated on the 28th of December, 1872, and on the 30th Balogun Ajayi Ogboriefon marched out. His orders were simply to capture or drive away Ogedengbe and restore the Owa. But Ogedengbe who did not want to risk another war with the Ibadans so shortly within the walls of Ilesa left the town at the approach of the Ibadan army.
Ogedengbe was pursued from place to place until he lured them to a great forest called Igbo Alawun, east of Ikere-Ekiti. Ogedengbe encamped at Ita Ogbolu and the Ibadans at Ogotun with Igbo alawun forest between them. There they fought several battles.
The third battle fought here was simply disastrous to the Ibadans. Ogedengbe and his allies including Aduloju of Ado-Ekiti laid an ambush. While Ibadan war chiefs were sitting on that very spot where the ambuscade was laid, their war boys scattered in the pursuit for slaves catching. All of a sudden, the Ijesas opened fire upon them. The Seriki of Ibadan was shot off his horse while his otun and osi were killed on the spot and their head were taken off. When the pursuers knew that they were hemmed in, they began to fight their way back, and the pursued now became the pursuers. It took the courage of Balogun Ajayi Ogboriefon to rescue those Ibadan warriors who have been cut off by the ambuscade.
To military skill, Ogedemgbe added state craftiness. He sent large presents to Latosisa at home and tendered his submission. Latosisa now sent messengers to recall Balogun Ogboriefon but from shame the Balogun would not return untill the arrival of the third messenger.

THE EKITIPARAPO SOCIETY

From 1861 onward, librated Africans (former slaves and their children) established themselves with the tribes from which they originated. The most effective hinterland ethnic organization among the liberated Africans groups was formed by the Ekitis and Ijesas. Liberated Africans from Sierra Leone and the Americas who were of Ekiti and Ijesa origin and a number of Ekiti and Ijesa men who had been captured and sold as slaves but not shipped away from Lagos formed the Ijesa association during the 1850s.
In the 1860s, the egbas and Ijebus frequently refused Ibadan and other towns free access across their territories to Lagos costal markets. This persistent closure of roads negatively affected the revenue base of Lagos government. The only solution was for Lagos Governor to look for alternative route through which the people of the interior can have direct and free access to Lagos.
In 1872, Governor Glover successfully opened a route to the interior via the developing ports of eastern lagoon which runs through Ondo. The Ondo road created an opportunity for the Ijesa repartrates in Lagos who have been thinking of how to help their country men in the interior against Ibadan. In the 1870s when Ilesa has been made a tribute to Ibadan, the Ekiti and Ijesa people became convinced that only an armed uprising against Ibadan would alter the condition of their people. They also come to the view that military enhancement was needed and applied to the government of Lagos for training. Ijesa association which was formerly a Christian group was politicized and led by Phillip Jose Meffre, a Brazilian returnee (former slave). By 1876, the group has re-named itself Ekitiparapo society (Ekiti confederation). The change in name was to broaden the regional base of its appeal. What really put the association into business was the uprising against Ibadan rule that broke out in 1878.

Ijesa traders were soon to be found in numbers in the eastern lagoon and in 1881 founded a new settlement there named Aiyesan (the world gets well) which was a vital staging post for sophisticated weapons and ammunition supplies. Ekitiparapo merchants in Lagos also used their influence and commercial contacts to procure modern weaponry such as breach loading guns with riffled barrels for the confederation of the Ijesa/Ekiti armies. They organized a fairly strong riffle corps, trained and led by volunteers and representatives sent up from Lagos.

EKITIPARAPO WAR
The Ekitis, Ijesas, Akoko etc under the umbrella of Ekitiparapo were determined not only to liberate themselves but also to overrun the Oyo tribes. They raised a formidable army and invited Ogedemgbe to come over to lead them. But Ogedengbe having crossed swords more than once with the Ibadans was not ready to do so again. But rather tried to see what might be done to ameliorate the condition of his people. Ogedengbe was a very straight-forward man, he was always true to his word. Although a sworn enemy to the Ibadans, yet he wished to be faithful to his covenant with them, for he had sworn never to oppose them. This was one of the reasons why Ogedengbe was reluctant to be part of the war.

Meanwhile Fabumi of Oke Mesin had headed the confederates and was on the march again for Ikirun. The Ibadans were surprised to see the allies advancing to attack them in their camp. They concluded that the Ekitis must have received reinforcement from Ogedengbe. After a long resistance from the federation, Ibadan was able to secure a prisoner. It was through this prisoner they realized that it was Fabunmi and not Ogedengbe who was Ekitiparapo generalissimo. It was from this same prisoner that Ibadans knew that Ogedengbe was not yet part of Ekitiparapo army.
Ogedengbe received invitations from all the allies, as well as from other enemies of Ibadan who were not part of Ekitiparapo like the Egbas and Ijebus. When the pressure was too much for him to bear, Ogedengbe finally succumbed. He issued from Ita Ogbolu his retreat, and took the field as the head of the Ekiti parapos against the Ibadans. On hearing this, the Ibadan war chiefs sent home again for more reinforcements, and on the 3rd November, 1879 Are Latosisa sent his deadliest war chiefs.

\In those days, solidarity among war veterans and comrades was highly considered in Yoruba country. Great warriors break war rules to save old colleagues or to pay homage to senior war leaders from enemy camps. Ogedengbe benefitted from this rule during the Ekitiparapo war when he was captured by an Ibadan slave soldier. The slave soldier released Ogedengbe after he has collected his charms and amulets. He said to him ‘Ologun yara, Oyo nbo (Captain be quick, Oyos are coming).

OGEDENGBE AND LATOSISA

Are Latosisa was 2 times benefactor of Ogedengbe:

• Latosisa was the man who single handedly pleaded for the release of Ogedengbe when he was ordered to be killed by Basorun Ogunmola for fighting against Ibadan during the Igbajo campaign.

• Again, before Ogedengbe’s excursion into the igbo Ani country from his base in ita Ogbolu, he sent to Ibadan for assistance. Are Latosisa gave him a war standard. He also sent him a contingent consisting of his slaves and volunteers among the restless and warlike youths of Ibadan.

So when the rumour came to Ogedngbe that Latosisa was coming to the war front, Ogedengbe being a honest and faithful man sent a messenger to osogbo to confirm if the report was true. His plan was to honour Latosisa by vacating the war with half of Ekitiparapo army and leave the remaining army for an easy conquest. He saw this as the best way to honour someone from whose he has received past favours. Also, he felt it will sound ungrateful for him to meet in the field a chief who gave him his war standard.
But Latosisa instead of acknowledging Ogedengbe’s loyalty, he proudly asked him to vanish before his arrival else he will teach him the lesson of his life. On hearing this, Ogedengbe’s next plan was to waylay and take Latosisa alive if he enters the warfront through Otan as planned. He left his command with Olubayode, a great Ekitiparapo war chief, and took with him his well-trained veterans. He was disappointed when Latosisa was advised by his boys to take another route.

IBADAN AND WEAPONS OF PRECISION

The Ijesas at Lagos purchased a large quantity of snider riffles with cartridges for their country people for the defense of their fatherland. At first the Ibadans did not know what they were. They compared the guns to to***co pipes simply because Ekitiparapo soldiers did not know how to handle them. But the scene was soon changed when Ijesa young men who had learnt the use of these weapons at Abeokuta during the Dahomian invasions came over to teach and to help their people in the use of them, these new weapons of precision now struck terror into the Ibadans. In the battle fought on the 15th May, 1881, Chief Akintola was shot through the leg as he sat on horse-back, the same bullet killed the horse and a page standing by. Men, women and children were shot dead within the Ibadan camp, some seriously wounded, others crippled for life!
As powerful as these guns were, Ogedengbe never allowed himself to be carried away. He wondered what will happen in Ekitiparapo camp the day Ibadan possesess similar weapons. The only solution was to finish them before they do, the possibility which is very remote.

THE DISPERSAL OF COMBATANTS AT KIRIJI AND FIRING OF KIRIJI WAR CAMP

In 1886, the dispersal of the combatants at kiriji and the firing of war camps were carried out by special commissioners appointed by Lagos acting Governor, F. Evans.
After the treaty has been duly signed by the 2 warring sides, Ibadan and Ekitiparapo, Mr. Henry Higgins, the Asst. Colonial Secretary and Mr. Oliver Smith, Queen's Advocate, were appointed Special Commissioners for the business. They were to be attended by an es**rt of 50 Hausa soldiers. Capt. W. Speeding, the Harbour Master, also accompanied the expedition, with instructions to make geographical observations all along the route.
The expedition left Lagos on the i6th August and arrived kiriji on 10th September, 1886. They stopped over at Ijebu-ode, Ibadan and Oyo.
On Thursday, 23rd September 1886, people began to come from the camps and took up their places at a short distance from either end of the camp. By nine o'clock there was a crowd of several thousand persons on horseback and foot collected on either side.
At about ten o'clock the Balogun of Ibadan, Ajayi Osungbekun arrived accompanied by the principal chiefs in the Ibadan camp,with the Ijebu, Oyo and Modakeke signatories of the Treaty. In all some 200 people. They took their seats on the chairs to the right of the marquee.
A few minutes later the Seriki of Ijesa land, Ogedemgbe and the principal chiefs of the Ekitiparapo army with the Ijesa, Ife and Ekiti signatories of the Treaty arrived. The Seriki and his party, about the same number as the Ibadans, took their seats on the left of the marquee.
The commissioners came out of their hut and accompanied by Capt. Speeding, Bishop Charles Phillips, Rev. Samuel Johnson and Mr. Willoughby proceeded to their seats
The Balogun of Ibadan in the person of Ajayi Osungbekun and the Seriki of Ilesa in the person of Ogedengbe then swore eternal friendship to each other by their respective fetishes.
"The Governor's proclamation was then read and interpreted. The Treaty was next read and interpreted and after a few remarks from the commissioners, the ratification of the Treaty was read and interpreted. Each signatory then came to the table as his name was called and affixed his mark and seal to the document. The commissioners then congratulated all in the name of the Queen of England, and the Governor of Lagos, upon the peace which they had concluded and ratified.
The proclamation of peace was then read and interpreted after which a salute of seven guns was fired at 12.20 p.m.
Thousands of people were seen posted on the huge boulders of rock which were scattered through the Kiriji Camp
The sound of the gun which was to announce that peace had been concluded, and that people could go to their homes, was most anxiously awaited in both camps, and received when heard with cheers and hurrahs.
On the 26th the Balogun of Ibadan with the rest of the war chiefs left for Ikirun. Ogedemgbe hearing that the Ibadan chiefs had gone left also with his men for Mesin Ipole. The Commissioners, however, were determined to keep to the letter of the treaty and to fire both camps.
On the 28th September, 1886, the commissioners sent 50 of their carriers to either camp to be in readiness to fire them on the signal gun being fired from the commissioners’ camp. Two guns were fired at 12 o'clock, and three minutes later both camps were in flames. The breeze being slight the smoke did not clear away but hung in dense clouds over the camps. By half-past one o'clock both camps were almost completely burned.

THE ARREST AND DEATH OF OGEDENGBE
Ogedengbe’s Ipaye boys found it difficult to give up their habit after the war. They became terror in the entire countries of Ekiti and Ijesa . Their operation was similar in nature to that of Afonja jama in Ilorin. They commit all sorts of offences ranging from raiding, kidnapping, Robbery, brigandage, murder etc. Ogedengbe who was their leader never cautioned nor warned them as he himself shared part of the b***y and ploders with them. Captain Robert Lister Bower who was the Resident and Travelling Commissioner for Ibadan and the Interior of Yorubaland twice sent warning letters to Ogedengbe to keep his boys in check but Ogedengbe saw this as a huge joke and laugh over it. Their case got to climax when they have a serious encounter with the people of Aramoko-Ekiti.. Captain Bower personally came to Ilesa and summons all the chiefs to the king’s palace where Ogedengbe was arrested. He was detained in Iwo where he spent a little over a year. The real perpetrators of the crime were later arrested and imprisoned at Ibadan.
In 1896, Mr Fredrick Haastrup (Known as Owa Ajimoko 1 of Ijesa land), one of the liberated slaves from Sirra Leone became Owa elect in Ilesa. He was the one who pleaded with the Governor before Ogedengbe could be released. On his arrival, he was given the tittle of Obanla by Owa Ajimoko, the same man who facilitated his release. Obanla tittle is the next in rank to Owa of Ilesa. Ogedengbe died in 1910.

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See the picture of Iba Ogedengbe immediately was arrested and pacified, before he was banished to Iwo !!! Note that he made himself available to be arrested to prevent further blood sheds.

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DAVIDSON AYOADE OJENIYI

Olusegun Ogundipe concludes:

Alagba Ayo Ojeniyi, you must be another wonder man to be able to work 24/7 non stop. I wonder how you do it anyway. May God continues to strengthen you.

I commend your efforts at recounting the life and time of Ogedengbe Agbogungboro of Ijesa. The narrative is epic and explosive. It will definitely serve as additional information in reconstructing Yoruba history by the new generation of Historians. Writing an account of history of over 200 years by an Accountant, is by no means an easy task. It takes great erudition to dare such task.

You truly illustrated the life of Ogedengbe in way that even non historians will have a clear insight to the adventure of one of the Yoruba war generals of all time. The narrative really gave us opportunities to know about the people around Ijesha, who were directly or indirectly related to the principal. Such additional information validate the narrative and establish its central truth.

However, we would have love to know more about Ogedengbe early life and his childhood. There is a wide gap between his rise to stardom and the beginning of Ekitiparapo war. You wrote Oke Imesin instead of Oke Imesi. Also, the port created by Lagos Governor was Igbokoda not Ondo. There was no wide road as we know it today anywhere throughout Nigeria. The people passed through bush path. Hence, Ibadan were completely unaware of the existence of the town and it's location. Even if they did, they couldn't afford to confront the Ugbo in addition to Ekiti and Ijebu.

It should be on record that the insatiable appetite of Ibadan as notorious slave raiders and their reckless lordship over their vassal territories sparked off the rebellion of Ekiti and Ijesha. The war later became the largest, longest and deadliest of all Yoruba wars. The war eventually involved all the known powers and dialect groups in Yoruba. Ironically, it was the foundation of the present unity among the Yoruba dialect groups.

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Did you ever know that the rice water that you usually throw away has a lot of vitamins and minerals? Well, it’s true! It also comes with many benefits as well.

The best part about rice water is you can make it at home in a very simple way! Would you like to know more? Keep reading!

How To Make Rice Water

Like we promised, rice water is super easy to prepare. Here is a step by step guideline that should help you with the process:

👉 Scoop out a bowl of uncooked rice and wash it with cold water.

👉 You should wash at least thrice.

👉 Make sure the final water is free of dirt.

👉 Keep boiling the rice until it has been cooked.

👉 Once the water has been drained in a pot, pour it in another vessel.

👉 There should be no grains left in the water.

👉 Let the water cool down so that you can store it in a glass jar.

👉 The rice water is now ready for regular usage.

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Rice water can give you that perfect porcelain finish you have always dreamt of. It lightens and brightens your skin instantly and helps you achieve smooth, soft and a flawless skin tone. Rice water is better than the expensive skin whitening serums because it is natural and doesn’t cost you a dime. It removes sun spots, skin spots, wrinkles and lines of aging. Rice water also contains antioxidants that heal acne and reduce breakouts. It removes impurities from your skin, reduces your pore size and lets your skin breathe!

How To Wash Your Face With Rice Water

Pour some rice water in a bowl. Take a piece of cotton and dip it into the water. Apply all over the face in circular motions. Be gentle. Once you have done that, wait for a couple of minutes. Wash off with cold water again. Your skin will look refreshed!

Benefits Of Rice Water For Skin

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Breakouts can now be taken care of with rice water. Apply all over the acne area with a cotton ball. The redness effect will reduce.

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Rice water is much more beneficial than artificial beauty products. It will help you achieve a fairer and brighter complexion over time. Rice water contains no chemicals, which means your face will be nourished entirely. Massage rice water using finger tips and air dry after a few minutes.

4. Beautiful Body:

According to a dermatological study conducted at Brussels University, patients who were afflicted with dermatitis saw significant improvement after bathing for 15 minutes in rice water twice a day. So, if you have an ugly rash, use rice water as your ultimate remedy.

Is Rice Water Beneficial For Hair?

Yes, it is! Rice water is great for your hair. Recommended by doctors and experts, this healthy liquid promises to make your hair long, strong and shiny. Would you like to know how? Keep reading!

1. Hair Conditioner

You can use rice water as a conditioner after shampoo. Apply all over the hair strands. Give it a few minutes and wash off with cold water. Do this thrice a week.

2. Reduces Split Ends

Rice water can also fight split ends naturally. Simply dip the ends of your hair in a bowl full of soaked water. Stay still. Wash your hair with running water after 15 minutes.

3. Adds Shine

Chop one banana into slices. Mash them together. Apply all over the hair using rice water and rose water. Place a plastic cap on the head. Wash off after 20 minutes.

Health Benefits Of Rice Water

Here are a few health benefits of rice water you must know:

1. Slows Down Aging Process

Rice water is full of Vitamin B1 that is healthy for your hair and skin. It slows down the aging process and enhances your beauty over time.

2. Protects You From Macular Degeneration

Rice water contains 8 amino acids that protect you from macular denegation. Failure to obtain amino acids can lead to degradation of body proteins

3. Boosts Immunity And Metabolism

Rice water contains vitamins and minerals that boost immunity and increase aerobic metabolism. It also makes you a stronger and fitter person by increasing bone density if you drink a glass a week