Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The Ekitiparapo War (also known as the Kiriji War) took place in the Yoruba hinterland from 1870 to 1886 between the Ekitis and the Oyo-Ibadans. The war tore apart the Yoruba land for not less than sixteen years, which was perhaps the world’s longest internecine war. The epicentre of the Yoruba military superpower, Ibadan, was destroyed, and their imperialist agenda ended brusquely. The study investigated the Ekitiparapo War, succinctly introduced the Ekitis, who were the fulcrum on which the war revolved, and set the record straight by giving concisely the authentic account of the war to mark Ekiti Independence Day after 137 years. Furthermore, the study established that the appropriate name for the war is “Ekitiparapo War,” not “Kiriji War,” and the war was fought for sixteen (16) gory years, regardless of the differing accounts of the dates it started and ended. The author employed secondary data by consulting relevant books, journals, newspapers, and the internet, including oral interviews. The author concludes by recommending that Ekiti Independence Celebration Day should start from 23rd September to 1st October of every year.
Author: Ilesanmi Dele Alaba, PhD
Institution: Testament Theological Seminary
Language: English
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4387075583