Ozichim:

Pls. understand what we are saying. an act of wickedness is not bravery. can you point out the bravery acts of Beng. Adek,  Adekunle was so eager to distroy the Igbos do to his uncontrollable hatread. I repeat an act of wickedness is not gallantry but cheating and falsehood.
If I'm fighting your village and decide to secretly use biological weapon on them. I can single handed kill everybody in your village. Now If I kill everybody in you village with biological weapon does that make be galant/brave soldier.

It is just frustration that can make any soldier do that and it is only weaklings that do that.
Study the WW2 history and see how Americans will start feeding any territory they captured that is rule of the game by brave soldiers. Only weaklings found in the army can do such thing especially when you give them the power under frustration.

[size=14pt]A galant soldier will even if need be, drop his gun and ask you to come out for physical fight openly.[/size]

Tony Spike:

May I suggest that an interesting graphical cover-page be provided for this book. I have an initial design for this purpose . The picture is the head of Obalufon

Katsumoto:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=881517.msg10308778#msg10308778

I copied the link above from another thread; the last sentence is just too funny. I had to share to back my comment about Dede1's people settling disputes through wrestling contests. BTW, this is just for laughs.   

ACM10:

[size=18pt]These are the descendants of Yoruba warriors who probably took part in the yoruba's Kiri-ji war. These Yoruba cowards fled at the sight of their shadows after June 12:

1. Bola Tinubu (Senator)

2. Tokunbo Afikuyomi (a member of the former House of Representatives)

3. Alani Akinrinade (Second Republic defense boss)

4. Wole Soyinka (Nobel prize winner in literature)

5. THOUSANDS OF Yoruba LEADERS AND INTELLECTUALS WHO FLED AND BECAME REFUGEES DURING JUNE 12 SAGA[/size]

Katsumoto:

Effects of war on Ibadan/Oyo

In 1881, with the egbas and ijebus having closed the routes to the interior, the Ibadans were running out of ammunition and salt. The situation was so bad that there was a story of a woman who sold her mother to an Egba man for salt at a market in Ejio (present day Benin republic). In terms of ammunition, the situation was just as bad. The Ibadans were effectively prosecuting a war with swords while their enemies (Ekitis/Ijeshas) were fighting with guns. Despite this advantage, the Ekitis/Ijeshas couldn’t finish off the Ibadans who were described as excellent swordsmen.

The only route left to Ibadan was the route through Oke Igbo to ondo. The ruler of Oke Igbo was Derin, an Ife prince. With Ife allied with Ibadan, the route remained open. The Ibadans would attack Osu, a small town between Ife and Ilesa but would be repulsed with the Ekitis/Ijeshas sending a force to assist the town. The Derin of Oke Igbo saw this attack by Ibadan as an attack on Ife itself and closed the route to Ibadan but the Ogunsua of Modakeke would keep the route partially open through kidnapping. The Modakeke’s did this as their destiny was linked with the Ibadans.

The Alaafin of Oyo sent a message to the Egbas to allow salt and ammunition through their route to the hinterland. During this period, the Egbas and Ijebus were still selling items to the hinterland and to Lagos. They would sell items from the hinterland (food, slaves) to Lagos and sell items from Lagos ( except ammunition, salt, etc) to the hinterland.

Attempts at Peace by Derin formely of Oke Igbo and later Ooni of Ife
The Ijesa in Lagos bought Sneider rifles which outranged the dane guns used by the Ibadans considerably. At first the Parapo couldn’t use the rifles but they were sent some warriors who had experience of using them at Abeokuta in the Egbas defeat of the Dahomians. Ibadan would accuse the British government in Lagos of supporting the Ekiti Parapo but the British would deny this accusation saying that it couldn’t prevent individuals from purchasing rifles and sending to either side.

This led the Ibadans to sue for peace with the Ijebu but the Awujale wouldn’t even entertain the message. The Derin organized a peace treaty for all sides but the thorny issue of who would decamp first became a deal breaker. No side was willing to decamp first for fear of the other side pursuing them and forcing them into a retreat, The Ekiti parapo insisted that since Ibadan was in their country, that it decamped first while the Ibadans insisted that the parapo relocate to the town of Mesin Ipole. The Ibadans used as the precedence the slaughter of Ibadan warriors by the Egba after the Iperu war in 1865 when the Egba signed a peace treaty with the Ibadan and Ijebu only to return to slaughter them while they were rejoicing.
With neither willing to decamp first, the war continued.


Will post more when I get the chance.

Andre Uweh: Once again, how can I lay my hand on Samuel Johnson's book ''The History of The Yoruba''.
Thanks in anticipation.

delpee: Still learning and enjoying. Would also like to know real reason why Ekiti and Ijesha dialect and character are similar though i think the many years of Ogedengbes stay in Ekiti with his supporters may have had an impact.

delpee: Still learning and enjoying. Would also like to know real reason why Ekiti and Ijesha dialect and character are similar though i think the many years of Ogedengbes stay in Ekiti with his supporters may have had an impact.

Katsumoto:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=881517.msg10308778#msg10308778

I copied the link above from another thread; the last sentence is just too funny. I had to share to back my comment about Dede1's people settling disputes through wrestling contests. BTW, this is just for laughs.   

tpia@:
Spell out what you're trying to say

Andre Uweh: Once again, how can I lay my hand on Samuel Johnson's book ''The History of The Yoruba''.
Thanks in anticipation.

9jacrip: Andrew Uweh, I will advise you get better works on Yoruba history - check with Toyin Falola.
Samuel Johnson's work is not 'scholarly' and filled with 'intriguing' myths/oral tradition.

Why not try Ground work of Nigerian History by Obaro Ikime and many other co-authors.