This was another unpopular question as only very few candidates answered it. Quite surprisingly, many of those who did were able to do justice to the question and were consequently rewarded with high marks. They were able to give the following answers:
(a) (i) the death of Alafin Atiba and the failure of his first son, Adelu to die and be buried with his father;
(ii) the struggle between Ibadan and Ijaye to fill the power vacuum for leadership in Yoruba land created by the fall of Oyo;
(iii) the desire of Adelu, the new Alafin, to contest the ownership of Upper Ogun, with Kurunmi;
(iv) Kurunmi’s forces captured Alafin’s troops who were sent to Okeiho.
(v) Humiliation of the delegates sent to Kurunmi to secure the release of Alafin’s forces.
(b) (i) with the death of Kurunmi, Ibadan established its supremacy in Upper Ogun;
(ii) the war failed to stop the struggle for leadership in Yorubaland, but Ibadan emerged stronger than before and continued to extend her power over some other towns;
(iii) the war caused much sufferings as a result of famine and disruption of life;
(iv) Ijaye was completely destroyed;
(v) Ogunmola became a terror to Ijaye people long after the war;
(vi) the war contributed to Kiriji war as Ijesa, Ekiti and Akoko districts formed an alliance against Ibadan to resist her dominance;
(vii) led to the establishment of Ijaye at the eastern part of Abeokuta and the scattering of the people as refugees to other parts of Yoruba land, etc. |
