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| OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Nobody: 8:05pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
OOGUN KIRIJI -The World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War (1877 - 1893 .......part 1) . The Kiriji War, an epic battle fought by the Yoruba for 16 years, is believed to be the World’s Longest Civil War by any ethnic group. The war, according to historians, was the fiercest tribal war among the Yoruba ethnic group of Southwest Nigeria and the Kiriji War, which ended almost 122 years ago led to the signing of a Peace Treaty on September 23, 1886. . How the War Started: * Ibadan, a relatively new establishment that had the honour of filling the oversized shoes of the former Oyo Empire as the protector of the Yoruba nation against external attacks. But the military successes and wealth raked in by Ibadan in its military expeditions soon posed serious challenges. * Like all global super-powers, Ibadan was said to embark on an expansionist programme that extended its reach to much of Yorubaland. It started appointing District Officers known as ‘Ajeles’ to rule the conquered territories on its behalf. * It did not take long for the ‘Ajeles’ to transform into despots. They became corrupt and power-drunk, demanding ridiculous homage and exorbitant tributes. * The Yoruba vassal states of Ijesha and Ekiti revolted and massacred the Ibadan-appointed ‘Ajeles’. * They formed a confederacy called Ekiti Parapo (Ekiti Brotherhood) and declared their independence from Ibadan. * Ibadan knew the dire consequences of allowing such action to go unpunished as it would encourage other conquered territories to declare independence. * Ibadan wanted a centralized political system, with a central economy, a command military structure, a central administration and a forcefully united Yoruba Nation, while the other Yoruba subgroups wanted a decentralized structure, where all the federating units would be autonomous and would be able to plan their political future based on their own heritage. * This led to the epic Yoruba war called the Kiriji War in 1877 when the Ibadan police, navy, infantry and artillery soldiers, led by ‘General’ Obadoke Latoosa invaded the entire commonwealth of Yoruba nation, pummeled the sacred institutions, raided the markets and the deepest hinterlands and sought to proclaim a forcefully united Yoruba nation. * Kiriji war is the longest civil war by any ethnic group (1877 -1893) lasting 16years. The Major Actors and Causalities: * Ibadan was led by its commander-in-chief, Aare Obadoke Latosa, while the Ekiti Parapo army was led by Fabunmi of Oke-Imesi. * The Ibadan army pitched their camp at Igbajo while the Ekiti Parapo camped at Imesi-Ile. * Somewhere along the line, Saraibi Ogedengbe (famously known as Ogedengbe Agbogungboro), the Balogun of Ijeshaland, became the General/Commander-in-Chief of the Ekiti Parapo army, and the appointment greatly influenced the turn of events, as Ogedengbe was a renowned military strategist. * The war got its name (Kiriji) from the thunderous sound “kiriiiiiiiiji” of the cannon guns which the Ekitiparapo purchased in large numbers. The cannon gave them an advantage over the Ibadans. * Ekiti Parapo enlisted several Yoruba tribes like Igbomina, Akoko, Egbe, Kabba and the Oworro (a Yoruba sub-tribe in Lokoja, Kogi State). * Lagos, Ijebu and Egba were said to have assisted Ekiti Parapo against Ibadan, seen by all, as a common threat to the Yoruba commonwealth. * Ilara Mokin in Ondo State was said to have been the headquarters of the Ekiti Parapo secret service. * Several Yoruba towns, such as Osogun and Ijaiye, were wiped out in the course of the war. Igbajo barely escaped total destruction. * Eventually, Ibadan found itself fighting on five fronts. First, in the South against the Egba who confined their activities to raids and surprise attacks; secondly, against the Ijebu, in the same south, who pitched a camp against them at Oru under Balogun Onafowokan; thirdly, the main war at Kiriji in the East, where their forces fought a long battle against the Ekiti and Ijesa (Ekiti-Parapo forces) under the command of Ogedengbe; fourthly, at Offa in the north, where they faced the Ilorin Fulani who pitched their camp against the people of Offa (an ally of Ibadan); and finally at Ile-Ife where the Ife people joined the alliance against them in 1882. * However, in spite of Ibadan's disadvantages in the war, these five forces could not effect its defeat. A state of stalemate was reached, from which only the intervention of an outside force could redeem the whole Yoruba Nation. Photo insert: Field Marshal Ogedengbe, Commander-in-Chief of Ekiti Parapo Forces Source: https://mobile.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=961897433881243&id=100001829854161&set=a.717158461688476.1073741830.100001829854161&refid=13 4 Likes 3 Shares
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| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by mankan2k7(m): 8:53pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
Fayose |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Nobody: 9:00pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
Is this to thrill us... ? Or to tell us that some states in southwest are forcibly yorubas. Or to tell us that yorubas are chanced expansionist. Or to tell us how disunited they are originally before Nigeria politics surfaced yet no unity still. Or to tell us that they are originally tribalist. Or to tell us what... ? Which one is which? 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by speedyGonzales: 9:05pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
[size=14pt]The world's longest ongoing war[/size] For more than 60 years, Karen rebels have been fighting a civil war against the government of Myanmar. In February 1949, members of the Karen ethnic minority launched an armed insurrection against Myanmar's central government. Over 60 years later, the conflict continues, with more than a dozen ethnic rebel groups waging war against the army in their fight for self-rule. Now, the war is entering a new and bloody stage. Myanmar is the only regime still regularly planting anti-personnel mines. But it is not only the army that uses them. Rebel groups also regularly use homemade landmines or mines seized from the military. As the conflict escalates, civilians are trapped in the middle of some of the worst fighting in decades. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2011/08/201181073919760492.html internet is interesting, right? 4 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by oloyedayo(m): 9:17pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
Thanks for the history lesson. moral lesson, when power is over used then it leads to revolt. |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by elopee3000(m): 9:18pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
Yoruba and thier super story just like they said oduduwa fail down from sky ,the war they re talking about is just village to village war with wooding sticks and matchets with thier small juju that can not save them from usman dan fodio  12 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by DIVINE78: 9:19pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
NOBLEDANDY:To remind you of your suicide plan. 4 Likes |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Nobody: 9:26pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
speedyGonzales:What you quoted was a war between rebels and a ruling govt but the topic of this thread is a war between different kingdoms of the same tribe. Kiriji war is the longest ETHNIC civil war in history (take note of the word "ethnic"  . Read, understand and learn.*For your mind, you don do great research with your internet abi? Hahahahahaha 14 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by speedyGonzales: 9:38pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
koastar: hahaha! one ethnic group runs the country the other rebels and fights for independence... sounds pretty ethnic to me! BTW would appreciate if the was another source other than a Facebook post of the same thing... but this is pretty long for Nigeria and African ethnic wars! would like to know more. but white people through out their history have fought longer ethnic wars, for instance England vs Scotland or even between different English factions! or even china's well documented history is riddled with wars longer than 16 years! |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Nobody: 9:47pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
DIVINE78: Rubbish.... I think you should pay more attention to your signature.... You need it most. 1 Like |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Nobody: 9:59pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
nice one op. this was quite enlightening. I have heard of the kiriji war but have never had the opportunity to read up on it. this thread needn't be about tribal bashing the Yorubas. it just a history lesson for those so inclined, and maybe a moral lesson to the Yorubas that at this most auspicious time we need unity more than ever before. maybe some people will also realise that the Yorubas have been fighting wars since time immemorial so all that "coward" label is just pure ignorance on their part. if we prefer to jaw jaw instead of war war, we know why. 3 Likes |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Rotimi47: 10:04pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
elopee3000:Stop saying crap! Check your history as it shows that the Yorubas defeated Usman danfodio and pushed him, his men & all his Allies back; this defeat he never recovered from. Another fact is that; the Yorubas prevented the Southern part of present day Nigeria from being forceful islamized, if the Yorubas have failed to stop Usman danfodio then; I believe you will be tying turban by fire by force right now. 10 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by ZeroTolerance: 10:26pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
The same stupiid war that made them Lose Ilorin to the Fulanis |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Ibebe: 10:29pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
elopee3000: Educating an igbo man about his history is challenging, educating him about another culture's history is a total waste of time. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by WIZGUY69(m): 11:03pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
NOBLEDANDY: to tell you that you are fool. _  ipob youth  4 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Nobody: 11:04pm On Nov 10, 2015 |
Lalasticlala. I trust us Just wait let the biafrans go. I don't know what they are still doing in nigeria self |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by elopee3000(m): 2:06am On Nov 11, 2015 |
Rotimi47: 1 Like |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by tonytony208(m): 5:30am On Nov 11, 2015 |
NOBLEDANDY: You are free to wail over what doesn't concern you. When you are tired of wailing, pls jump into the lagoon. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Truefederalism(m): 1:02pm On May 06, 2016 |
[ Nice post. This will serve as good material for my thesis. Do well to quote me for proper referencing, with your real name attached. I will love to get your source too. By the way, I'm searching for factual tribal wars and battles in Nigeria.....inter and intra. Help with names and details if you can. Thank you. Rotimi47:Please stop this Yoruba stopped Dan Fodio crap. The British did. Stop twisting history. ...and you, [quote author=Sunky200 post=45385507][/quote] Please stop making noise. Records have it that the only serious wars the Yoruba fought were the Kiriji and the Kwara wars...and the only time they encountered outsiders the outcome for them became perpetually shameful. Dont spit nonesense here because your grandfather fought his fellow Yoruba. Go and read about what Igbo women did to the white men in Aba women riots. Women! I believe the riot is today more regarded than your yeye kiriji inter tribe wars. Lets not talk about the wars Igbo men prosecuted. Have you heard of Omenuko? Do you know of the Aro and the Abiriba?? Dont try to deride a tribe because you wish to assert the superiority of yours. |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Opharhe: 11:51pm On May 06, 2016 |
koastar:Was the Kiriji war(also called Yoruba wars) actually a civil war? I don't think so. The combatants were independent Yoruba states na abi? |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by masseratti: 12:31am On May 07, 2016 |
Op please stop this,am yoruba,kiriji war is not the world longest ethnic or tribal civil war,you can ask ifa google for some answers. |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Sunky200: 5:28am On May 07, 2016 |
very interesting but bloody bloody history. my great grandfather bravely fought in this war,his sword, gun, and asorted charm gallery is well kept but never had the courage to try them btw, what's wrong with our brothers from other region? this is about Yoruba history. shey na by force to comment ni? agreed, they have no history they can write or be proud of, but, their refusal to learn about others is beyond me 6 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by deluxez12(m): 5:55am On May 07, 2016 |
Rotimi47:lmao can u hear ur self u protected who when most of you are Muslims abi u don forget Hw dey kill una Oba install emir.....lmao STFu biych |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Lifestone(m): 6:16am On May 07, 2016 |
Thank you OP, any truly grown up Yoruba son or daughter must have heard the history of the Kiriji war but may not have had the details you provided. How Ibadan was created will explain why they became so powerful after the rise and fall of both the Old and New Oyo empire |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by bigmarshal: 7:05am On May 07, 2016 |
Beautiful, nice post from you op keep it up. |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Rotimi47: 8:14am On May 07, 2016 |
deluxez12: Just go through what you posted! It shows that you're not a student of history. Let me put you through a little bit of history; the person that you called Oba was a military commander who ganged up with his Fulani friend to overthrow his Oba and Yorubas don't support such, that's why he called for other Yorubas to send troops to help him when his Fulani friend and his men turned against him, but they initially declined but later had a rethink. The Yorubas later sent troops to help him but by the time they got the the outskirts of the town, he was dead and they had to go back. He paid for betraying his Oba. Now let's come to you saying, most Yorubas are Muslim; Answer: Nah! Yorubas can be said to be 56% Christians , 40% muslims and the remaining balance is shared by others. Let me throw this question to you, Do you want to tell me that you don't have some Muslims in your tribe? Leave all the Funny things you posted and come back to civilisation. Futhermore, let me put itvto you that, history started the tribe that stopped the Fulani & their Hausa warriors, when they invaded the South, and the tribe is no other but the Yorubas; they came together even though they were in a civil war and inflicted a huge casualties the invaders and they the Fulani never recovered from it. Finally, you stop being a sitter but rather be someone who do a little more research on history & cross check facts before making sissy comments. Get a life. Yeye dey smell! Gdfofh!!! 2 Likes |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Rotimi47: 8:19am On May 07, 2016 |
deluxez12: Just go through what you posted! It shows that you're not a student of history. Let me put you through a little bit of history; the person that you called Oba was a military commander who ganged up with his Fulani friend to overthrow his Oba and Yorubas don't support such, that's why he called for other Yorubas to send troops to help him when his Fulani friend and his men turned against him, but they initially declined but later had a rethink. The Yorubas later sent troops to help him but by the time they got the the outskirts of the town, he was dead and they had to go back. He paid for betraying his Oba. Now let's come to you saying, most Yorubas are Muslim; Answer: Nah! Yorubas can be said to be 56% Christians , 40% muslims and the remaining balance is shared by others. Let me throw this question to you, Do you want to tell me that you don't have some Muslims in your tribe? Leave all the Funny things you posted and come back to civilisation. Futhermore, let me put itvto you that, history started the tribe that stopped the Fulani & their Hausa warriors when they invaded the South, and the tribe is no other but the Yorubas; they came together even though they were in a civil war and inflicted a huge casualties on the invaders and they the Fulanis never recovered from it. Finally, you stop being a sitter but rather be someone who do a little more research on history & cross check facts before making sissy comments. Get a life. Yeye dey smell! Gdfofh nitwits! |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Rotimi47: 8:20am On May 07, 2016 |
deluxez12: Just go through what you posted! It shows that you're not a student of history. Let me put you through a little bit of history; the person that you called Oba was a military commander who ganged up with his Fulani friend to overthrow his Oba and Yorubas don't support such, that's why he called for other Yorubas to send troops to help him when his Fulani friend and his men turned against him, but they initially declined but later had a rethink. The Yorubas later sent troops to help him but by the time they got the the outskirts of the town, he was dead and they had to go back. He paid for betraying his Oba. Now let's come to you saying, most Yorubas are Muslim; Answer: Nah! Yorubas can be said to be 56% Christians , 40% muslims and the remaining balance is shared by others. Religion is not a barrier in Yoruba land as we Yorubas stay side by side in respect of religion. Let me throw this question to you, Do you want to tell me that you don't have some Muslims in your tribe? Abeg! Leave all the Funny things you posted and come back to civilisation. Futhermore, let me put it to you that, history stated the tribe that stopped the Fulani & their Hausa warriors when they invaded the South, and the tribe is no other but the Yorubas; they came together even though they were in a civil war and inflicted a huge casualties on the invaders and they the Fulanis never recovered from it. Finally, you should stop being a sitter but rather be someone who do a little more research on history & cross check facts before making sissy comments. Get a life. Yeye dey smell! |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by lawydewy(m): 8:22am On May 07, 2016 |
The greatest part of history is destruction! Run away from it! People will start to fight each other now. |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by deluxez12(m): 9:31am On May 07, 2016 |
Rotimi47:blah blah blah what are pointing out SOB |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Rotimi47: 9:51am On May 07, 2016 |
deluxez12:Hello SOB! SOB!!, what you nitwit trying to say? Some people think and type through their anus. Get a life or borrow one because you need one, that's if it's possible but since it's not possible, then SOB! You're on your own 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: OOGUN KIRIJI -the World’s Longest Ethnic Civil War by Eshinwaju: 10:30am On May 07, 2016 |
elopee3000: Are you not ashamed that almost ninety years after this war which involved modern weaponry such as guns and canons, your people fought their only known war with Okija wooden sticks  ...... |
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