Timi Abibu Lagunju

Timi Abibu (O)lagunju was born before 1817 to the Oduniyi-Olagunju royal household of Ede in Osun State, Nigeria. He was the first Muslim Oba (ruler) to emerge in the history of Yoruba in old Oyo empire.[1] Timi Abibu Lagunju deserves historical attention not only because he was the Muslim Oba to emerge in Yorubaland, but also he was certainly one of the most outstanding personalities and warrior-rulers in 19th-century Yorubaland. He knew personally and was well acquainted with most Yoruba military, political and religious leaders of note between 1840 and 1900.[2]

Biography

Timi Abibu (Sangolami) (O)lagunju was born before 1817 to the Oduniyi-Olagunju royal household of Ede in Osun State. As it was practice among the Yoruba in those days to consult the Ifa oracle whenever a baby was born to the family, the Oduniyi-Olagunju family consulted the oracle

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Siyan Oyeweso, The Eminent Yoruba Muslims of the 19th and 20th Centuries.(Ibadan: Rex Charles Publication) p. 11, ISBN 978-2137-02-2
  2. ↑ Johnson Samuel, History of Yorubas, Lagos: CMS Press, 1976 Reprint