Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland has given insight into why the holder of the Yoruba generalissimo title and the Alaafin of Oyo cannot stay together in the same territory.
Speaking in an interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT, Aare Adams who went down memory lane said also said that in the olden days, the Aare Ona Kakanfo doesn’t fight with guns and doesn’t just fight any wars. He only goes to the waterfront to give spiritual backing to his soldiers and give instructions after the war is over.
According to him, if the Aare Ona Kakanfo is forced to go to any village, he is usually accompanied by over 1,700 brave soldiers which signalled trouble for any community he went to.

He said “Aare Ona Kakanfo doesn’t fight war alone. In the history of Yorubaland, no Aare Ona Kakanfo succeeds without incorporating the powerful people in different zones. Even in the history of Aare Ona Kakanfo, in the war strategy, Yorubaland was split into four different angles called Ekun Merin. It was zoned as Igboona/Kwara axis is one; Oyo/Osun two; Ogun/Lagos three; Ondo/Ekiti four. This was zoned in the olden days, which shows you that our forefathers have native intelligence, not to talk about the creation of states now”.
“When we were going to the confab, the South-West was shared into three: Lagos and Ogun; Osun and Oyo and Ekiti and Ondo. However, in the olden days, they were four because Kogi and Kwara were included. So, Aare Ona Kakanfo doesn’t fight war anyhow. He only goes to the waterfront to the commission after the war has ended. He gives spiritual backing, instructions and coordination. Unless if that war is a very strong one beyond his boys, then he will now go to the waterfront with his staff of office”.


“Aare Ona Kakanfo doesn’t fight wars with guns. When Aare Ona Kakanfo wants to move out, he has 800 soldiers in the front and another 800 behind him, with giving at both sides. Aare will be at the back with the horse. These are not ordinary soldiers, but brave men who can transform into anything. That was why they said ‘Aare n pe e, o lo ndi’fa. Ti ifa ti e ba fore nko, sugbon ti Aare o ba fore, e woo loo se’.

“When Aare Ona Kakanfo is coming to a coming to a village or community with almost 1,700 soldiers, already the king of that village knows that there is a problem”.

“That is why Aare Ona Kakanfo cannot live in Oyo with Alaafin. That can never happen. The Japata people in Oyo said they wanted to become Aare Ona Kakanfo. Alaafin said if I made you Aare, you cannot live here again’. Alaafin now gave them a village behind Ogbomosho to settle down”.

“ That was why two Aare Ona Kakanfo came from Japata. Even before I became Aare, I have been doing my job, fighting for Yorubaland in my own level . The Aare Ona Kakanfo title only gave me the position to complement my efforts”.
https://independent.ng/why-alaafin-of-oyo-aare-ona-kakanfo-cant-stay-in-same-place-gani-adams/

As a Yoruba man he fights by chest beating and running his mouth shouting ah ah kilode

What's the use of their mouth and tongue again as yollobawa people ...... Just asking

Fahdiga:
Ok

Oga you no dey do anything??
Just asking....

igboho and Kanu should come and learn from their master, Gani. It's not by gra gra

Please get anti trigger if they can't trigger weapons then you are safer than when the weapons or bullet does not penetrate.

I'm expecting a tribe that have not won a single war since their creation to chook mouth and call him a coward.

Yorubas always making noise yet no action nothing nothing trusting a Yoruba preson is like having hope on dead end never believe them two minutes the will deny you like Judas

Ojukwu surrender Biafra war to Obasanjo

Bonesbreaker:
Yorubas always making noise yet no action nothing nothing trusting a Yoruba preson is like having hope on dead end never believe them two minutes the will deny you like Judas

Na with Mouth.

Afonjas sef

nairavsdollars:
Ojukwu surrender Biafra war to Obasanjo

surrender waiting obasanjo another mouth mouth Yoruba guy una go any civil war just to make a statement your yeye fathers that supported Nigerians to fight igbos hafa Ojukwu was buried like a king none had the honor he had and still command even after death, if na to use mouth build heaven and earth una get am oh but action zero

That was in the past. Presently, how is the Aare going to war? Cause no matter how they twist it, Fulani terrorists and herdsmen attack can't be classified as "just any war".

Is there any war today?

AntiBMC:
That was in the past. Presently, how is the Aare going to war? Cause no matter how they twist it, Fulani terrorists and herdsmen attack can't be classified as "just any war".

hisexcellency34:
Is there any war today?

There isn't?
What do you call the attacks by foolanis? Ludo game or monopoly?

and the repentant terrorists are pampered and granted amnesty

T9ksy:



Our duplicitous terrorist govt
call it, "farmer-herders clash" which have resulted in millions of Nigerians dwelling in IDP camps all over the country.

What's the total population of benue state, yet due to the false narratives being peddle by the fulani govt of Nigeria, they now have over 1.5m of them in IDP camps.

Gani Adams should just enjoy his current position and it's accountrements, instead of embarking on revisionism

This people and mouth eeehhh






If I remember what Gen ibb said about them eeehhh



North2023

Lols

The title "(Aare Ona Kakanfo Of Yorubaland Doesn't Fight War With Guns - Gani Adams)" is little incorrect.

Lols....this man should just go sit down.
Don't come here twist and rewrite history you do not really have a grasp of.

Do you know the history of Are more than the occupant himself?

tafabaloo:
Lols....this man should just go sit down.
Don't come here twist and rewrite history you do not really have a grasp of.

Aare Adams we know history O ! Afonja died at the Warfront Fighting the Fulani at Ilorin and his body was so full of Arrows when he finally expired on the Battlefield that his body remained in an almost upright position

Also Aare Ladoke Akintola went down shooting at the Coup plotters

Where did u read this ?

christistruth01:
Aare Adams we know history O ! Afonja died at the Warfront Fighting the Fulani at Ilorin and his body was so full of Arrows when he finally expired on the Battlefield that his body remained in an almost upright position

Also Aare Ladoke Akintola went down shooting at the Coup plotters

Very true like Aguiyi Ironsi

FreeStuffsNG:
In conventional military structure, no General or Field Marshall carries a gun. They go with walking stick.

Till date I wonder while Tinubu gave up the position for Gani to become Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yoruba. The man reasoning the always der me archaic. Could it be because of his political ambition?

hisexcellency34:
Where did u read this ?

History of the Yorubas by Rev Samuel Johnson

You can download a free Copy at Archive.org


https://oldnaija.com/2019/03/02/the-true-and-sad-story-of-how-afonja-lost-ilorin-and-its-kingship-to-fulani-people/

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Ok thanks

Christistruth00:


History of the Yorubas by Rev Samuel Johnson

You can download a free Copy at Archive.org


https://oldnaija.com/2019/03/02/the-true-and-sad-story-of-how-afonja-lost-ilorin-and-its-kingship-to-fulani-people/