"The Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out in 1861 between Ibadan and Ijaye over who to succeed the old Oyo empire as the political head of Yorubaland. The two rebelling towns sprang up from the ruins of the Old Oyo empire which was destroyed in 1836 by Afonja and Fulanis. Ibadan, Ijaye and the new Oyo, also called Oyo Atiba, succeeded the Old Oyo empire after its destruction. According to Latisosa, a Balogun of Ibadanland who fought in the war, “the war was a feud among three brothers over how to share common properties.” The three brothers, Ibadan, Ijaye and Oyo-Atiba failed to reach conclusion on who should suceed the Old Oyo as the political head of Yorubaland.

In 1855, Ibadan being the largest and the most populated of the three towns convened a meeting with the other towns to carve out the best way of restoring the fading unity and dignity of the land. At the meeting, the Alafin of the new Oyo (Oyo-Atiba) was said to be the most senior among the three towns, and as a result of this, other towns in Yorubaland should pay tribute to the new Oyo. Finally, Yorubaland has another head therefore proposing peace among some Yoruba towns like Ijebu and Egba.

In the same atmosphere, the Ijayes, Egbas and Ijebus raised some doubts on the policies of the Ibadans. Kurumi of Ijaye suspected that Ibadan’s intention was to create an empire of her own and not to set up the leadership of the New Oyo (Oyo-Atiba).

This suspicion rose as Ibadan continue to accept annual tribute from her own subjects while she encouraged those of Ijaye to send theirs to the Alafin.

The last straw that broke the camel’s back was the succession issue to the throne of Oyo-Atiba after the death of Atiba in 1859. Ibadan supported the idea that Atiba’ son should succeed him so as to ensure the continuation of the Ibadan tribute policy.


Kurumi of Ijaye opposed this claiming it was against the tradition of throne succession in Oyo. Kurumi’s opposition was supported by the Egbas and the Ijebus.

Ibadan saw this as another attempt to bring an end once more to the unity of Yorubaland and vowed to prevent this by all means. Ibadan didn’t want Kurumi, the then Are-Ona-Kakanfo, to become another disobedient Afonja, and it was on this ground that the Ibadan-Ijaye war broke out.

The war was fought in the forest between Ibadan and Ijaye. The Egbas joined the war on the side of Ijaye in order to prevent Ibadan from becoming a colossus in Yorubaland.

The Ijebus also joined the Ijaye side in order to foil Ibadan’s attempt of creating enmity between them and Remo in order to secure a route to the coast. Later on, the Fulanis also joined the Ijaye to punish Ibadan from preventing them to spread Islam in Yorubaland.

The Ibadan army camped at Ilora, 13 miles north of Ijaye while the Ijaye forces, led by Ogunbonna of Abeokuta, camped at Olokemeji on the River Ogun.

The Ijaye, Egba, Fulani and Ijebu forces set a blockade to cut Ibadan off from the supplies from the British in Lagos. Ibadan retaliated by blockading Ijaye from food supplies.

The British merchants in Lagos lobbied the Remos of Sagamu and the Ikorodus to smuggle ammunition from Lagos to Ibadan. The support Ibadan received from the British made her brought the Ijayes on their knees in 1862 following Kurunmi’s death in 1851.

The cause of his death is still unknown, but however, it is believed he committed suicide. Other towns supporting Ijaye retreated immediately.

The Egbas were displeased with the actions of the Remos and Ikorodus and sought to punish them, but the British army prevented this by defeating the Egba army.

The Egbas avenged this in 1867 by expelling all British missionaries in Egbaland and burned the printing house of Iwe Irohin, the first newspaper in Nigeria by Rev. Henry Townsend.

The Ijebus also punished the British by not allowing any British nationals to enter Ijebuland. This was the foundation of the Battle of Imagbon (1892) also known as the 1892 Ijebu expedition"

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-YorubaNation

Read the true history of Afonja and how Yaraba people are suffering because of him

https://www.nairaland.com/5261015/rare-history-afonja-alaafin-aole

Hmm

What is the point of all that war when Miyeti Allah are Vigilantes in our own damn land,

Those warriors shouldn't have bothered fighting if they knew their coming generations would give up their land because they want to president of an imaginary country

Only a foolish people gives up real land for an imaginary political position,

Bekiaful

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No wonder no be today Fulanis behin deal with Afonjas



The Mastery of house burning no be here o

if Yoruba existence have span for a thousand year, yorubas would fought different wars for 990yrs. in essence yorubas have been fighting wars since God knows when

Bornu1stSon:
Read the true history of Afonja and how Yaraba people are suffering because of him

https://www.nairaland.com/5261015/rare-history-afonja-alaafin-aole

So true, kudos the the writer.

StaffofOrayan:
What is the point of all that war when Miyeti Allah are Vigilantes in our own damn land,

Those warriors shouldn't have bothered fighting if they knew their coming generations would give up their land because they want to president of an imaginary country

Only a foolish people gives up real land for an imaginary political position,

It seems like you don't know the YORUBAS. No true Omoluabis will give up his ancestral land to a stranger and those who are trying to do it because of political position will end up like Afonja.

walosky:
No wonder no be today Fulanis behin deal with Afonjas



The Mastery of house burning no be here o

Later on, the Fulanis also joined the Ijaye to punish Ibadan from preventing them to spread Islam in Yorubaland.

Ihateniggov:


It seems like you don't know the YORUBAS. No true Omoluabis will give up his ancestral land to a stranger and those who are trying to do it because of political position will end up like Afonja.

Bro please let's be real for God's sake!
Whether they end up like afonja or not, the land is gone FOREVER!
Wherever they conquer, the people become an opposition to the greater race,
For example a Yoruba in Ilorin doesn't know whether to support the yoruba cause or his emir, an Hausa can't help but fight for the fulani, etc

StaffofOrayan:


Bro please let's be real for God's sake!
Whether they end up like afonja or not, the land is gone FOREVER!
Wherever they conquer, the people become an opposition to the greater race,
For example a Yoruba in Ilorin doesn't know whether to support the yoruba cause or his emir, an Hausa can't help but fight for the fulani, etc

Stop comparing what happened in 1800s to what is happening now. This is the 21st century bro, people are more wiser. Things like that can't happen anymore especially with the advent of social media, they know this that's why they have been panicking.

Ihateniggov:

Stop comparing what happened in 1800s to what is happening now. This is the 21st century bro, people are more wiser. Things like that can't happen anymore especially with the advent of social media, they know this that's why they have been panicking.

People don't change!
People are the sons and daughters of their fathers, it's genetics
History repeats itself because people don't change, it's that simple

StaffofOrayan:


People don't change!
People are the sons and daughters of their fathers, it's genetics
History repeats itself because people don't change, it's that simple

I beg to differ bro, History repeats itself only if we are unfortunate enough to learn from it. It is as simple as that!

Ihateniggov:


I beg to differ bro, History repeats itself only if we are unfortunate enough to learn from it. It is as simple as that!

Do we strike you as a people that have learnt anything? Who is going to evict those tens of thousands of Fulanis in our forests invited by our elites? People that have successfully stopped our people from farming!
WAKE UP!
We are still trading land for an imaginary position called presidency in an imaginary country called Nigeria, while losing real land!
Chai

This is Gani Adams predicting famine in a year, but he might as well be talking to a brick wall,



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHH8rlSHMo8

StaffofOrayan:


Do we strike you as a people that have learnt anything? Who is going to evict those tens of thousands of Fulanis in our forests invited by our elites? People that have successfully stopped our people from farming!
WAKE UP!
We are still trading land for an imaginary position called presidency in an imaginary country called Nigeria, while losing real land!
Chai

This is Gani Adams predicting famine in a year, but he might as well be talking to a brick wall,



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHH8rlSHMo8

No need for unnecessary arguments, lets watch how things unfold.

Ihateniggov:


No need for unnecessary arguments, lets watch how things unfold.

It's already unfolding and our elites have sold out

StaffofOrayan:



It's already unfolding and our elites have sold out

Our Elites can't sell us out. Yorubas are too sophisticated and more intelligent. Whoever is planning on doing that for whatever political reasons is just wasting his time. Yorubas are not Hausas that Fulanis can manouver, we all have a mind of our own and a sharp mind at that.
Like I said, lets sit and watch.

Ihateniggov:


Our Elites can't sell us out. Yorubas are too sophisticated and more intelligent. Whoever is planning on doing that for whatever political reasons is just wasting his time. Yorubas are not Hausas that Fulanis can manouver, we all have a mind of our own and a sharp mind at that.
Like I said, lets sit and watch.

Oga famine is coming,
The war/jihad never stopped,
We are paying for our own destruction with ransoms,
We are part of a country that can't protect anyone,
What is sophisticated about that?
If you ask 10 yorubas where they think yorubaland would be in 50 years, they have zero clue, we are like a ship sailing to its own doom,
If you ask 10 Fulanis where they think their race will be in 50 years, they would tell you they would have conquered Nigeria,

StaffofOrayan:


Oga famine is coming,
The war/jihad never stopped,
We are paying for our own destruction with ransoms,
We are part of a country that can't protect anyone,
What is sophisticated about that?
If you ask 10 yorubas where they think yorubaland would be in 50 years, they have zero clue, we are like a ship sailing to its own doom,
If you ask 10 Fulanis where they think their race will be in 50 years, they would tell you they would have conquered Nigeria,

Calm down, if the Fulanis couldn't conquer us in the 1800s, they can't do it now when everyone is more enlightened, relax.

Ihateniggov:


Calm down, if the Fulanis couldn't conquer us in the 1800s, they can't do it now when everyone is more enlightened, relax.

What do you consider enlightenment?

StaffofOrayan:


What do you consider enlightenment?

I am sure you followed the tread about Sunday Igboho and the Fulanis and you saw people's reaction, thats what I mean by enlightment. People are ready to fight and stand for their rights and the social media is ready to aid them.

The world is now a Global one, you can't tell people to do something against their will simply because you are wealthy, not anymore at least not in this century, the people will rebel.

Ihateniggov:


I am sure you followed the tread about Sunday Igboho and the Fulanis and you saw people's reaction, thats what I mean by enlightment. People are ready to fight and stand for their rights and the social media is ready to aid them.

The world is now a Global one, you can't tell people to do something against their will simply because you are wealthy, not anymore at least not in this century, the people will rebel.

Have you read what that Tinubu dog wrote 'the Sunday igboho I know'?

StaffofOrayan:


Oga famine is coming,
The war/jihad never stopped,
We are paying for our own destruction with ransoms,
We are part of a country that can't protect anyone,
What is sophisticated about that?
If you ask 10 yorubas where they think yorubaland would be in 50 years, they have zero clue, we are like a ship sailing to its own doom,
If you ask 10 Fulanis where they think their race will be in 50 years, they would tell you they would have conquered Nigeria,

Thank you. People keep burying their heads in the sand while Fulani are digging in. Steewpeed leaders...

Ogunmola l'ole royin Ogun ibadan, are kurunmi see ti e fun ijaye

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