Ogun Ajobo Igbein land Shrine

DigOgun Ajobo Igbein land Shrine is over 170 years old. It belongs to Balogun Osho Ayikondu (a.k.a osho Igbein mekun) and situated at Ayikondu's compound Isale igbein Abeokuta.

Igbein town was the leading army of the Egba nation in 18th century and Igbein people supplied the Supreme commander in Chief of the Egba armies (Balogun). This practice dated from lisabi's time. The successful revolt of the Egba's against Oyo was led by lisabi a war chief and resident of igbein in Egba forest sometime between 1775-1780.

Ogun Ajobo Igbein land Shrine was the Shrine Balogun osho Ayikondu visited before embarked on war front during the Egba people re-setlement in Abeokuta in 1830, decades after the death of lisabi Agbongbo Akala.

This sacrifice is always made for the success in their war expeditions, and for victory over their enemies. At its inception human being (oluwo) and male Dog was the specimens used for its sacrifice, after the British incursion the specimen changed to dog only. Ogun is the God of iron, war and traditional deity of yoruba warriors.

Do you know before Abeokuta became the Capital of Egba in 1830, they were made of 143 Oriles? Do you also know each Orile had over 30 to 50 villages as a unit?

Then Orile in Egba history was the meeting point of all villagers under the group to sort out their problems, they were farmers and all decisions taken from their Orile were binding on each town of Egba.

Orile according to Egba history should be taken as the source of the 143 towns of the people that became all the areas you have now in Abeokuta today.

If you are from Abeokuta and you can identify your area in Abeokuta, like Igbein, Igbore, itori, Itoko, Keesi, Ilugun, etc you must be connected to one Orile outside Abeokuta, like Orile Igbein, Orile Imo, Orile Igbore Orile Ilugun about 143 of them in all.

Each of Egba Orile contains the hidden and untold history of the Egba and it is of interest to this writer, with the hope in future, the Egba will create one day or two for them to celebrate their history and connect with the people in their Orile for development.

Our Orile are still rural in outlook with little or no infrastructure and they are untapped future of new cities for the Egba to expand and progress.

May God bless Egbaland, and Nigeria indeed Africa.