THE FOUNDER OF IGBOMINA-LAND, PRIEST IGANNA OLOGBOMONA IN 1350 In the early middle of the 14th century, Priest Iganna Ogbomona, a great war-like hunter, an Ifa priest and ogbo idol worshiper, founded Ogbomona land (now Igbomina). He came from Oyo-Ile Katunga now Oyo State. Priest Iganna Ologbomona settled at the bank of Asa river called Ganmo. The present upper site of Radio Kwara and a divisional police command around Onikanga Street, Ilorin, with his Ogbo idol (that comprised an ancient stainless black cutlass with EJIOGBE on it and the oracle in the big white calabash).
OLUPO DESCENDANT OF ALAFIN OYO Olupo is a direct descendant of Alafin Oyo, the supreme head of Kings, Princes and Princesses of Yoruba land in Nigeria and Dahomey. Alafin Aganju was the fifth Alafin of Oyo Empire who reigned at the second half of the 14th century at Katunga - 1350 A.D Alafin Aganju gave his daughter by name OYINOLA IYA-IYUN in marriage to Priest Iganna Ologbomona during his reign in 1380 A.D. Princess Oyinola Iya-Iyun has two sons by name SEJE OGAN and SEJI OGAN for her husband at Ganmo, which is the present Onikanga Hill G.R.A. Ilorin.
ALAFIN AGANJU ANOINTED THE FIRST OLUPO OF IGBOMINA-EKITI IN 1400 A.D. Alafin Aganju anointed the first Olupo of Igbomina-Ekiti by name Olupo SEJE and made him as the first head of IPON-IJESHA-EKITI land. That is the land where Ijesha and Ekiti warriors battled the Nupe warriors who always invaded Ijesha Ekiti people at the Lower Niger River in Oke-Asa area (present Igbomina Ekiti land) (Ori ile ibiti Ijesha, Ekiti pelu omo ogun Tapa fi n para wan) On the land where Ijesha, Ekiti and Nupe warriors were killing themselves.
PRINCE SEJE BECAME THE FIRST OLUPO OF IGBOMINA EKITI AROUND 1400 A.D. Alafin Aganju anointed Olupo Seje and blessed him at Oyo-Ile (Katunga) as a young Oba. After Olupo Seje was anointed and blessed at Oyo-Ile, his parents and Olupo returned to Ganmo, where he grew up and became the first
