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History of Ajasse Ipo


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he Ifa priest whom his fore-fathers came with Alafin Oranmiyan to stay at old Oyo from Ile-Ife and lived at Ajase village near old Oyo-Ile Katunga.Oluawo Ogudu left Oyo-Ile during the reign of Alafin Onigbogi when Nupe marauders attacked old Oyo and Oluawo Ogudu and his people fled to the eastern parts of Oyo-Ile. During the sojourn of Oluawo Ogudu and his people, they paid homage to Olupo Okinbaloye of Igbomina-Ekiti at Idofian and took permission from Olupo Okinbaloye to stay anywhere on his land. Olupo Okinbaloye agreed for Oluawo Ogudu to sojourn on his land.That was the common thing any visitor in Gbagede Ipo land would always do to get from any Olupo of that time before staying in Olupo’s land (Gbagede-Ipo).Oluawo Ogudu and his people sojourn to many places and finally arrived at OGBOLI near the present backyard of Omu-Ipo.Oluawo Ogudu died at Ogboli and was succeeded by his son Oluawo AWIFA-GANHIN. SANGO DARE ODOFIN AND ONE OTHER FAMILY JOINED OLUAWO OGUDU FAMILY AT OGBOLI At Ogboli, Sango Dare who was the fore-father of Odofin Family, who came from Oyo-Ile too with his family and with one unknown family joined Oluawo Ogudu family and lived together. Oluawo Awifa-Ganhin and Sango Dare and the unknown family moved from Ogboli to Agbomole which is now Araromi-Ipo. Oluawo Awifa-Ganhin and others met priest Agbe-mole Sogun, the founder of Agbomole (now Araromi-Ipo). They met each other through the sign of smoke of fire in the area. Priest Agbe-mole Sogun who was an Ekiti man welcome his friend Awifa-Ganhin and his people to Agbemole village and Priest Agbe-mole advised his friend to go to Gbagede-Ipo to get permission from Olupo of Gbagede.Olupo Olarinoye permitted Oluawo Awifa Ganhin and his people to sojourned in his Kingdom (Gbagede-Ipo) On returning from Olupo Olarinoye of Gbagede-Ipo, Priest Agbe-mole Sogun permitted Oluawo Awifa-Ganhin to stay at the other side of river Osin called, Ile-Igbo which is now Ajase-Ipo.



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