I have heard many stories about the wars in yorubaland. Warring is said to be the most prestigious occupation at a time in the midst of the Yoruba people.
Stories could be told from mouth to mouth but when seen as a film it becomes believable. I appreciate the great historians and lovers of Yoruba; the likes of Professor Akinwunmi Ishola, Elder Adebayo Faleti and Yoruba worthy actors, the likes of Peter Fatomilola, Dr Kola Oyewo, the Ishola Ogunshola's family and others.
There was a time in history when we had the Oyo Empire. We could talk of King Sango who took over from his brother Ajaka. I can write a whole book about Sango but my attention is not on Sango, sate or Ajaka. I would like to write about the various wars among the various towns in Yorubaland at a time. If warring is said to be a prestigious profession, then we can say that we had various wars at different times. Our attention in this paper is on the Ekiti-Parapo War.
We have Ibadan, which is the largest city in Africa and the third largest city in the world. A city is believed to have four gates but Ibadan is said to have more that Two-Hundred gates.
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