Tsetse fly magic: What their forebears have that made them the darling of the then Alaafin of 18th century. How they achieved independence after the fall of Oyo Kingdom. The Egbado, according to historians Akinjogbin, Morton-Williams and Smith, appear to have migrated – possibly from the Ketu, Ile-Ife, or Oyo – to their current area early in the 18th century. Egbado towns, most importantly Ilaro, Ayetoro, Afon, Imeko, Ipokia and Igbogila, were established in the 18th century to take advantage of the slave trade routes from the inland Oyo…
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