Life and career
Due to the strain caused by the Yoruba civil wars of the 19th century, Old Oyo's senior chiefs fought among themselves over who was to occupy the vacant throne of the Alaafin of Oyo. This led to the collapse of the empire, which in turn forced many Oyo natives to leave their abode in theReferences
*Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation; 1960, Eminent Nigerians of the Nineteenth Century: A Series of Studies Originally Broadcast by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation Oyo Empire People from Ibadan Yoruba military personnel Yoruba farmers 19th-century Nigerian people Yoruba royalty Abiodun family History of Ibadan