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| How The Ara People Of Ekiti Commited Mass Suicide To Avoid Enslavement by Akinblogdotcom: 6:30pm On Feb 18, 2021 |
Ara was one of the most powerful towns in Ekiti in the early 1850s but by August 1855, the once strong town had become a shadow of itself.  It all started when the townsmen turned their backs on their former leader (The Alara of Ara) for misuse of power and bad governance. They claimed he had committed several unspeakable atrocities against the Ara people. This led to his exile from Ara town. During his exile, another ruler, Chief Elejofi was installed and for a second, it seemed like all was fine until news of the former Alara of Ara forming alliance with the Ibadan of Ara. READ MORE HERE |
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