ina Ekiti from 1400 – 1460 A.D. Olupo Seje had three sons, namely, Princes Semu, Agboluaye and Abidolu.
SEJI BECAME THE SECOND OLUPO IN 1460 After Olupo Seje passed away in 1460, his younger brother Prince Seji became Olupo and went to Oyo-Ile with his family for anointment. Prince Seji was anointed and blessed by Alafin Oluaso and returned to Ganmo. Olupo Seji’s reign was very peaceful, but in the middle of the reign, Olupo Seji moved to Apaketi with his people, while some of his people remained at Ganmo.
OLUPO SOJOURNED AND REIGNED IN GBAGEDE IGBOMINA LAND At Pateki, all the children of the first Olupo Seje and second Olupo Seji reigned in turn at their different locations of Olu-Ipo-Ijesha-Ekiti-Igbomina land, namely, Ganmo, Apateki, present Ganmo, Gbagede-Ile, Idofian, Aro-Ipo (between Igbo-Owu, Koko and Sulu), Obaloyan, Oke-Ipo (between present Apata-Kajola and Igbaja on the bank of river Osin), Apere near Apata-Kajola and present Igbaja Town, Gbagede-Ipo near present Eggi-Oyo-Ipo and finally at Ajase-Ipo in 1750 A.D.
NUPE WARRIORS ATTACKED AT THE MIIDLE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY – 1550 A.D. Olupo Oba-loyan moved his people from Obaloyan Village near present Omu-Ipo to Oke-Ipo upper river Osin between present Igbaja and Apata-Kajola and settled down. As soon as Olupo and his people settled at Oke-Ipo, the Nupe warriors attacked them again and Olupo’s people fled to Apere near Apata-Kajola and Okeya-Ipo.Some Olupos reigned at Apere. They were Olupo Adeolu, Aderinoye, Oyadolu, and others. After the attack of Nupe warriors, some of Olupo’s family returned to Apere before settling down to present Okeya Ipo.
AJASE OF OLD OYO KINGDOM In 1550, old Oyo was attacked by Nupe marauders again who succeeded in expelling Alafin Onigbogi from Oyo-Ile. Some villages around old Oyo were attacked too and Ajase Village was one of those villages that Nupe warriors attacked. Ajase village is there today. Oluawo Ogudu was one of
