He who was born in Igbo town and went to be king at Iranje. Divinity of Igbo. Source: Attributes of Obatala Obatala was not one person, but the surname of the aboriginal kings of Ile Ife. This is their story.
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4 Proofs That The Igbo People Are The Aborigines Of Ile Ife
We have heard many historians and scholars speak of Queen Moremi a beautiful Yoruba woman from Offa, and how she used her beauty to win the heart of Obatala Oreluere, the King of the aborigines of Ile Ife who was forced into exile when The Great Oduduwa led the Yorubas to dislodge the Ife Aborigines of… Continue reading 4 Proofs That The Igbo People Are The Aborigines Of Ile Ife
Ezechima, Prince of the Igbos of Ile Ife
We continue our expose of the fact that the Igbos were the aborigins of Ile Ife, which today is the cradle of the Yoruba civilisation with this excerpt: “According to some stories, after Obatala (king of the aboriginal Igbos from the Nri area, who founded Ile-Ife) was driven from Ile-Ife after being defeated (by Oduduwa,… Continue reading Ezechima, Prince of the Igbos of Ile Ife