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Meet Alagba, a giant 330-year-old male land turtle, who is probably the oldest living being in Ogbomosoland and even in the world!

This fact, however, complicates the process to determine the actual age of a local celebrity, popularly called “the elderly one”.

According to reports, Alagba enjoys his life at the palace of Ogbomoso King in Oyo state.

Locals say that Alagba was brought to the palace about three centuries ago by Soun Ikumoyede Ajao, the third Soun of Ogbomoso. Soun Ikumoyede Ajao was reportedly born in the late 16th century and reigned since 1770 to 1791.

Alagba is said to be guarded by the Soun of Ogbomoso himself, and three caretakers: Mr Adeniyi Alagbe, Mr Abdulahi Bello and Baba Iyabo.

They say the animal, whose weight is over 100kg , eats three times a day and its meals are prepared along with people’s food in the palace.

“He usually eats food of three to four people whenever it is eating and finishes one and half bucket of water which he takes once in every three months, “ Mr Bello said. Lol

Mr Alagbe added: “No matter how heavy a person is, Alagba will carry him or her on its back and be moving about, but the incumbent Oba, who cares so much about the well-being of Alagba, stopped people from climbing on its back as the animal got older."


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Small time nau! Una go kill am chop!! Africans

omo, make we kill m chop

Ogun o ja ja ja ko jalu ogbomoso

Oodua Heritage

What a sight!

Dem dey feed food with food.... Hope say the food go finally turn pepper soup one day.

At least we'v got something

this one I'm seeing lines on this turtle cheek, I hope they've not given it tribal marks oooo

This one na elder statesman. I hope he is given a befitting burial when he/she dies, make e no enter anybody pot of soup.

Proudly African!

abeg na male or female?





either way konji go dn deal with am

Ok

if Na Lagos DAT tin dey e for don loss inside pot

see as meat dey waste for this recession period

estyvino:
Small time nau! Una go kill am chop!! Africans

That's only if the tortoise had existed in Biafra.

Hungry people.

It can't be killed. Ogbomosho indigenes hold Alagba in high regards

this one na oracle

joor ooo

this animal does not live up 280 years nau

330 how so?

Ok

Dis one na juju

How do they know the exact age?

Came:
Dem dey feed food with food.... Hope say the food go finally turn pepper soup one day.

kuku go kill am chop

where is the "guiness book of record"

they need to see this

They we kill it with over feeding
3 peoples food and one bucket of water kwanu

When we tell them that the Yorubas' civilization & existence is as old as the existence of Man, they(flat.ties) cringe & call them brown roof. Your forefathers were still living in thatched roofs when the Yorubas were using corrugated sheets.
Truth is mine!