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{{Short description|Town in Osun State, South West Nigeria}}
{{Short description|Town in Osun State, South West Nigeria}}
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'''Modakeke''' is a Yoruba town in Ife East Local government area of Osun State, South West [[Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/mar/07/1|title=10 die in Nigeria village clashes|date=7 March 2000|work=The Guardian|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|title=Ethnocentrism in Africa|last=Okafor|first=Theresa|date=June–August 2001|work=UN Chronicle|accessdate=|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235129/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Falola|first=Toyin|title=The History of Nigeria|url=https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|year=1999|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=33|access-date=2017-09-05|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235129/https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a population of close to 500,000 people. The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.
'''Modakeke''' is a town in Osun State, South West [[Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/mar/07/1|title=10 die in Nigeria village clashes|date=7 March 2000|work=The Guardian|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|title=Ethnocentrism in Africa|last=Okafor|first=Theresa|date=June–August 2001|work=UN Chronicle|accessdate=|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235129/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-80516647/ethnocentrism-in-africa|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Falola|first=Toyin|title=The History of Nigeria|url=https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|year=1999|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=33|access-date=2017-09-05|archive-date=2018-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922235129/https://www.questia.com/read/27390109/the-history-of-nigeria|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a population of close to 500,000 people. The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.

The most notable festival in the town is the Akoraye day celebration.

[[File:Palace of Ogunsua of Modakeke.jpg|thumb|Palace of Ogunsua of Modakeke]]


== History ==
== History ==
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The founding of Modakeke is intimately and closely linked to and intertwined with the consequences of the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the 19th century. The wars saw the collapse of the old Oyo Empire, and establishment of new settlements across Yorubaland in this period and time. Modakeke was thus established on a virgin land in 1845. The name, Modakeke, was not just a conjecture; it was derived from the chirpings of a nest of storks around the site of the new settlement. The appellation, Akoraye, is a contraction of “A ko ri aaye” (Storks find ample space). The name of the area, lraye, is a derivative of this appellation. According to J.F. Ade Ajayi and Robert Smith in Yoruba Warfare in the 19th Century: Oba Abewela created a separate township as Modakeke just outside lle-lfe for the unassimilated settlers. All historical accounts therefore confirm that the land was given to the Oyos: there were no strings attached, it was a direct allocation by Ooni Abewela for strategic reasons. Ooni Abewela allocated to the Oyos (Modakekes) a settlement outside the walls of lfe deputing one Adegboro to accompany Oyos to the site and mark out the settlement. On the Oyo leader, he conferred the title of 'Ogunsuwa' signifying one whom Ogun (the god of war) has blessed with fortune. That has become the Title of all rulers of Modakeke to this day. (The History of Yorubas, by Rev. Samuel Johnson (pg231). Before the 1959, Chieftaincy Declaration, Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was one of the recognized communities as one of the chiefs appointed to the then Western Region House of Chiefs. Ogunsuwa Awotobi was appointed in 1954. Hierarchically in lfeland, the Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was number three (No 3). ranking after Ooni of lfe and Apetumodu of lpetumodu (we refer to Circular No. C.63/12 dated 23 October. 1946, issued by the Divisional Office, lfe, Nigeria.
The founding of Modakeke is intimately and closely linked to and intertwined with the consequences of the [[Yoruba Revolutionary Wars|internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the mid 18th century]].

The wars saw the collapse of the old Oyo Empire, and establishment of new settlements across Yorubaland in this period and time. Modakeke was thus established on a virgin land in 1845.

The name, Modakeke, was not just a conjecture; it was derived from the chirpings of a nest of storks around the site of the new settlement. The appellation, Akoraye, is a contraction of “A ko ri aaye” (Storks find ample space). The name of the area, lraye, is a derivative of this appellation.

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According to J.F. Ade Ajayi and Robert Smith in Yoruba Warfare in the 19th Century: Oba Abewela created a separate township as Modakeke just outside lle-lfe for the unassimilated settlers. All historical accounts therefore confirm that the land was given to the Oyos: there were no strings attached, it was a direct allocation by Ooni Abewela for strategic reasons. Ooni Abewela allocated to the Oyos (Modakekes) a settlement outside the walls of lfe deputing one Adegboro to accompany Oyos to the site and mark out the settlement. On the Oyo leader, he conferred the title of 'Ogunsuwa' signifying one whom Ogun (the god of war) has blessed with fortune. That has become the Title of all rulers of Modakeke to this day. (The History of Yorubas, by Rev. Samuel Johnson (pg231).

[[File:Crest of Ogunsua of Modakeke.jpg|thumb|Crest of Ogunsua of Modakeke]]

Before the 1959, Chieftaincy Declaration, Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was one of the recognized communities as one of the chiefs appointed to the then Western Region House of Chiefs. Ogunsuwa Awotobi was appointed in 1954. Hierarchically in lfeland, the Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was number three (No 3). ranking after Ooni of lfe and Apetumodu of lpetumodu (we refer to Circular No. C.63/12 dated 23 October. 1946, issued by the Divisional Office, lfe, Nigeria.


Modakeke, from its founding in 1845, grew rapidly as more war displaced Oyos poured into the new settlement. Its people did not waste time before they fanned into the forests, tilling the soil and recording bounteous harvest. The absence of government attention predicated Modakeke's struggle for self development.
Modakeke, from its founding in 1845, grew rapidly as more war displaced Oyos poured into the new settlement. Its people did not waste time before they fanned into the forests, tilling the soil and recording bounteous harvest. The absence of government attention predicated Modakeke's struggle for self development.
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== Crisis ==
The major rift between Modakeke and Ife is about land ownership.

In recent history, the last of such crisis occured in 2000 in which the issue was settled by the then President [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]

Ever since, the two towns have traded and lived together in peace and harmony.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:19, 15 August 2023

Modakeke is a town in Osun State, South West Nigeria,[1][2][3] with a population of close to 500,000 people. The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers.

History

The founding of Modakeke is intimately and closely linked to and intertwined with the consequences of the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the 19th century. The wars saw the collapse of the old Oyo Empire, and establishment of new settlements across Yorubaland in this period and time. Modakeke was thus established on a virgin land in 1845. The name, Modakeke, was not just a conjecture; it was derived from the chirpings of a nest of storks around the site of the new settlement. The appellation, Akoraye, is a contraction of “A ko ri aaye” (Storks find ample space). The name of the area, lraye, is a derivative of this appellation. According to J.F. Ade Ajayi and Robert Smith in Yoruba Warfare in the 19th Century: Oba Abewela created a separate township as Modakeke just outside lle-lfe for the unassimilated settlers. All historical accounts therefore confirm that the land was given to the Oyos: there were no strings attached, it was a direct allocation by Ooni Abewela for strategic reasons. Ooni Abewela allocated to the Oyos (Modakekes) a settlement outside the walls of lfe deputing one Adegboro to accompany Oyos to the site and mark out the settlement. On the Oyo leader, he conferred the title of 'Ogunsuwa' signifying one whom Ogun (the god of war) has blessed with fortune. That has become the Title of all rulers of Modakeke to this day. (The History of Yorubas, by Rev. Samuel Johnson (pg231). Before the 1959, Chieftaincy Declaration, Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was one of the recognized communities as one of the chiefs appointed to the then Western Region House of Chiefs. Ogunsuwa Awotobi was appointed in 1954. Hierarchically in lfeland, the Ogunsuwa of Modakeke was number three (No 3). ranking after Ooni of lfe and Apetumodu of lpetumodu (we refer to Circular No. C.63/12 dated 23 October. 1946, issued by the Divisional Office, lfe, Nigeria.

Modakeke, from its founding in 1845, grew rapidly as more war displaced Oyos poured into the new settlement. Its people did not waste time before they fanned into the forests, tilling the soil and recording bounteous harvest. The absence of government attention predicated Modakeke's struggle for self development.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Akinmoyero was said to have received them well. They started growing and producing different types of food crops on farmlands given to them by their hosts. A good number of them got recruited into Ife’s army and it was through their gallantry that Ife had its territory extended to Alakowe, its present boundary with Ijesa land.

Prior to the arrival of the Oyos, Ijeshaland extended to the present location of the Palace of the Ooni of Ife. This is why the Palace area is known as Enuwa (Enu Owa) until today.

Ooni Akinmoyero gave the Oyos an expanse of land to stay within Ile Ife, the place given to the Modakekes was home to a species of bird called Ako (Stork), Hence the origin of the appellation Akoraye (the stork found a space). It was also customary for the storks at the location to chirp and sing the rhyme "Mo-da-ke-ke-ke-ke" which was most of the time heard by the Ifes and it was decided that the new settlement would be called Modakeke.

Modakeke men are usually known as disciplined and highly trained warriors. People from Modakeke are called Modekeans. One unique thing about the people of Modakeke is that they have their own traditional song which goes thu: "sa abada ni elu fun, Modakeke lo ti wa; sa abada, sa abada, sa abada, sa bada; sa abada ni elu fun, Modakeke lo to wa." It is played with a drum called "bembe."

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "10 die in Nigeria village clashes". The Guardian. 7 March 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ Okafor, Theresa (June–August 2001). "Ethnocentrism in Africa". UN Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22.
  3. ^ Falola, Toyin (1999). The History of Nigeria. Greenwood Press. p. 33. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  4. ^ TORIOLA, J.O. (2001-03-01). "The Ife/Modakeke Crisis: An Insider View". IFE PsychologIA. 9 (3). doi:10.4314/ifep.v9i3.23629. ISSN 1117-1421.
  5. ^ A., Adeyemi-Ale, G. (1999). Understanding Ife Modakeke relationships. Moyanjuola Publishers. ISBN 978-33788-3-X. OCLC 50676761.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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