Ooni Ekun was the 13th Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional ruler of Ile Ife, the ancestral home of the

Yorubas The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

. He succeeded

Odidimode Rogbeesin Odidimode Rogbeesin was the 11th Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional ruler of Ile Ife, the ancestral home of the Yorubas. He succeeded Ooni Lafogido Ooni Lafogido was the 10th Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional ruler of Ile Ife, the ancestral ...

and was succeeded by Ooni Ajimuda.

References

Oonis of Ife History of the Yoruba people {{Nigeria-bio-stub