1. Dahomey fought the egba and not the Oyo or the whole Yorubas like your topic title claims. Yoruba as a tribe did not exist during that period.
2. The dahomeans NEVER conquered or defeated the egba people in Abeokuta.
Not true. They tried to conquer Abeokuta but were pushed back and thousands of them killed. Abeokuta warriors were known to cut the head and peepee of the enemy soldiers, that's how they got to know that they had been fighting women. .
At this time, both Abeokuta and Dahomy were under the Oyo empire.
The first Invasion took place on Monday the 3rd of March 1851 around 3.43 pm. Commander Forbes, a British Naval officer, and Mr Beecroft, the consul for the Bights of Benin and Biafra were at Abomey (the capital of Dahomey) to make a deal to stop the incessant raids on Abeokuta and its neighbouring states. It was during this meeting that the Dahomeans concluded their plans of attacking Abeokuta once again.
An intelligence report has gotten to the Egba Chiefs of this invasion that was going to happen at any time. Some of the Egba Chiefs took this warning with a pinch of salt, except for the then Alake of Egbaland, Sagbua and the Balogun of Ikija, Balogun Ogunbona who was known for his brilliant foresight. They assembled the people and had the walls of the city around Aro (where the current Psychiatric Hospital is in Abeokuta) repaired but the rest of the city walls was in bad shape.
The Dahomey Amazons were ready and were concluding their war rituals before marching towards Abeokuta. Historical accounts say the leader of the band had all her warriors mark themselves in red and black body paint as they swore never to sleep, rest or eat until Abeokuta is overrun.
As they marched towards Abeokuta, they captured the small town of Ishaga 17 Miles from Abeokuta and had the Baale and the people pledge their support to them. The Baale of Ishaga pleaded with the Dahomeans to delay the time of its attack on Abeokuta, advising them to attack from the side of the ruined walls, this plan was to give Abeokuta time to prepare and be ready for the attack.
On Monday 3rd of March 1851, the Dahomeans soldiers entered Abeokuta. They were seen marching towards the gate at Aro with grim determination on their faces, a few of the Egba chiefs and warriors went out on a counter-attack but couldn’t withstand their strength. The Dahomey soldiers were almost bulletproof to the guns and arrows of the Egba soldiers and were seen with skulls tied with a rope around their waists. It is said that they drank from the skulls of their enemies. The number of skills on the waist of each warrior suggested the number of men that had died in battle under the sword of that warrior. The prize for each warrior was to have as many skulls as they could gather and add to their trophies.
It was during this 1851 invasion that Balogun Ogunbona of Ikjia, Sokenu the Seriki of Abeokuta displayed their legendary bravery that sealed their names into the books of Egba History for life. They fought and defended Abeokuta with their lives. The trench around the walls at Aro was filled with blood and bodies, but these Dahomey warriors would not stop nor rest as they were seen climbing other dead bodies with their own bodies mutilated as well and launching forward to climb the walls into the city. The Egba warriors were taken aback by the strength and determination of these warriors and even at a time, it was said that they weren’t mere mortals.
At that time, it was a barbaric custom for the Egba warrior to cut the head and the genitals of their first captured victim and send it as a trophy to the Alake. When those who entered the town first were captured and killed and the trophy was sent to Alake, it was then the Egba’s found that they had been fighting with women.
The mere fact that they were fighting with women and almost got defeated by women got the Alake and the Egba warriors angry, they couldn’t go back home and tell their wives that they had been fighting with women all along. They came up with a more drastic and more aggressive strategy to push back the Amazons the next day. This they did and finally on the 3rd day, (March 6th 1851) they drove the Dahomey army back.
The Dahomeans left more dead behind than the captives they succeeded in taking away with them, including the skulls of the unfortunate victims that were captured on their way back to Dahomey.
It was a great relief to the Egba warriors and the Alake who later found a way of managing the story that the town was held at its throat by women for three days. But that was not the last the Egba’s would hear from the deadly amazons. They invaded Abeokuta again on the 15th of March 1864 at exactly 7am in the morning.
The second invasion was managed on the Egba side, who now has better guns and a more drafted war strategy but still suffered again in the hands of the deadly Amazons. One year later, Abeokuta was avenged by Balogun John Okenla who raided Dahomey afterwards and avenged the Egba in retaliation for its attack and wiped off the national disgrace they inflicted on Abeokuta in 1851 and 1864.
They should be hiring lawyers and getting court orders instead of offering 50 million naira bribes. A lawyer would only charge 1/5th of that amount, but guess what, they know they have no case.
I remember when obasanjo did demolition of houses built on his property around the Ojodi area in 2001.. Omo oniles started selling his lands thinking that he would die in Abacha's gulag.
adamusuleiman1: If they did, they will be in court instead of crying on social media. Infact, I watched a video on either Vanguard where one of the owners said he knew that he ilegally acquired the land and was in the wrong.
I saw the video on twitter and in the report below by lunch, some home owners were trying to bribe. You don't bribe if yo did the right thing, you instead hire a lawyer for a cheaper price.
macjurek: Ndi Igbo Please for God sake can this tribal hate and sentiment be do away with and move in the right direction.
Other tribes eat Abacha and Akpo likewise in Lagos,Ogun State without hate speeches.
Let stop these acts and God will Bless US.
I still ate Abacha not long ago here in Canada prepared for me by my Igbo friend. It was different and will surely take a while for my taste bud to adjust but I really liked it. Even though I grew up in Lagos, I never had a chance to try it.
Kafirbigot: Rice with chicken and Vegetables is now YORUBA Food?
chai!!!
Zombie doesnt even know yoruba traditional cuisine...
What a shame..what a disappointment
You are very slow at learning. Maybe your brain has been molded with your flat head. Ewedu is not just a Yoruba vegetable food but also a Mediterranean food called Molokhia or jute.
Ibo dictionary below says it's a loaned word from Yoruba.
The Obi of Onitsha was seen recently dressed like a Yoruba Oba, 50 years from now, there would be claims that dressing originated from Alaigbo. That is after they dump their wool winter cap.
Thank you for your feedback. But Okolo, how is praising the Yoruba talking drum tantamount to displaying "crafty hatred for Igbos"? What is the nexus? Where is the connection? Why do you feel so insecure or inferior? The word 'Igbo' does not even feature in this piece. This is about music. How can Nigeria progress if we have people who think like this? Mo da ran! You praise Yoruba music, it is anti Igbo. You praise Islam, it is anti Igbo. You praise the ancient Bini civilisation, it is anti Igbo.
Do you expect me just to sit down and praise only Igbo night and day before you will be happy?
MrColdsweat: Common law is just 7 areas/foundations. Shouldn't even be up to 2 years.
Point is that In Nigeria, law is 4-5 years. 👇 “Baze University runs a three (3)-year LL.B programme for some UTME candidates without the approval of National Universities Commission (NUC), Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB and Council of Legal Education.”
The statement further noted that “Under the NUC Minimum Benchmark Academic Standard (BMAS) for law degree programme in Nigerian Universities, Law is a five (5)-year programme for UTME candidates and four (4)-year for Direct Entry students.
PewpewS32: Nobody will be living outside in a tent when temperatures dip below zero. Let's get that straight right now. If you think Canada is going to leave people in those temperatures in a tent, you are gravely mistaken. After reading the news here on the story (as I'd not heard about it until seeing it here), there has been a massive number of people seeking Asylum all at once. A large number from African countries (Nigeria being the biggest number). Temperatures here currently have not gone below zero yet. The moment we do I can guarantee there won't be anyone in a tent. If Canada let's that happen I'll be the FIRST to admit that the government here (in Canada) is not doing what they are supposed to, but I assure you, this really shouldn't happen.
Pew - Windsor, ON, Canada
Every winter, there are always news of people dying in winter in Sask and Alberta because they can't find a space in the shelter for homeless people. May God help us.
PewpewS32: News sources are saying it was carbon monoxide from a heating element in the tent. It's 11pm here atm but in the morning I'll be calling my MP to lodge a complaint about the conditions. I do have a few connections in parliament, but I'm in no way involved in politics.
PewpewS32: Okay, I am a Canadian. I can't speak for this "shelter" if you even want to call it that. I think for sure this particular situation is very isolated. I've never seen a shelter like this anywhere and in fact haven't heard about this death either. Mississauga is literally 3 hours from me. I am sure there has to be some underlying issue going on here that isn't being told.
Anyone coming under the Asylum laws here do not live in tents. They are given government funded apartments and housing... not in tents. Also, when coming into Canada under this law if there are no government housing available the Government pays for hotel rooms. This is exactly what happened with those who came from Ukraine and now from West Bank/Gaza.
Per the cold... this isn't cold. It's cold to you, not cold to us Canadians. Wait for the real cold -25C plus wind chill which makes it feel like -40C. THAT'S cold. Single digits above zero is not cold. I'd really like to find out the whole story why people are in tents... that's not normal.
I just checked news here... so there's a massive move of people to Canada... Shelters are beyond capacity by 300%. Government is in process to bring a solution to this problem.
There are currently severe shortage of housing to home asylum applicatants and those that need help getting on their feets. This has been in the news for the past 6 months or so. Yes, someone died last week in one of those tents. Some reports say he was Nigerian.
Sctests: What was the problem specifically? The guy looks and sounds like an agbado man, just like you.
I am sure you are still pained that Edo is the headquarters of the Obidients, they refused to vote yoromuslim thiefnubbu despite all your attache by force shenanigans. E still dey pain your agbalumo head.
kingsways: It’s a free world. Anyone is free to support anyone
Don’t deceive yourself, Yorubas are not Obidients, Obi didn’t get 25% in any SW state aside Lagos and Lagos only because of the large non-Yoruba population
There you go. If Peter Obi had won, this would have been the chant on every Ibo man's lips.
ipobarecriminals: pathetic! Just yesterday, a friend who arrived Nig called me about the poor state of Owena Road on his way to Benin city. I immediately told him to reverse and go back to Lagos. One wonder what these useless governors spend the money on
In Nigeria, people focus on the federal and forget about the bigger stealing going on at the state and local government levels.
Politics › Re: Is It True That Dahomey Women Conquered Yorubas Back In The Days by opamoses1: 9:30pm On Nov 26, 2023*. Modified: 9:46pm On Nov 26, 2023
pathetic! Just yesterday, a friend who arrived Nig called me about the poor state of Owena Road on his way to Benin city. I immediately told him to reverse and go back to Lagos. One wonder what these useless governors spend the money on