It was Olufakun who led Owu people to settle in Egbaland after the fight at Apomu market near Orile Owu in Osun State. Owus are not Egbas, They also scattered and settled everywhere in Yorubaland.
History had it that there were two major wars on the Egbas by the Dahomeans. The first attack was on Monday, March 3, 1851 when king Ghezo with Dahomean army, about 15,000 warriors attacked Egbas. The Owu and Egba warriors defended Abeokuta towns within and outskirts of the city and won the battle.
Unsatisfied with Dahomeans defeat,
King Ghezo' son and his successor, Glele planned to attack Egbas in 1863, so as to avenge the defeat.
Egba and Owu joint army intelligence quickly foretold and leaked the planned attack. The Egba soldiers led by Owu warrior, Akindele Gbalefa laid ambush for the Dahomeans on the outskirts of Abeokuta, Lagos - Abeokuta boundary now called Gbalefa Peninsula.
King Ghezo' son and his successor, Glele planned to attack Egbas in 1863, so as to avenge the defeat.
Egba and Owu joint army intelligence quickly foretold and leaked the planned attack. The Egba soldiers led by Owu warrior, Akindele Gbalefa laid ambush for the Dahomeans on the outskirts of Abeokuta, Lagos - Abeokuta boundary now called Gbalefa Peninsula.
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The Dahomean soldiers moved en masse towards Abeokuta, they were bombarded by the Egba and Owu joint forces and defeated them in the battle. The Historians described the casualties which were estimated at over 5,000, as the worst in the history of West African warfare in the recent time. The Dahomeans were tremendously defeated by Owus and Egba soldiers, they were captured as slaves with their treasure.
Akindele Gbalefa led - Soldiers won Ilobi, Ado-Odo and Dahomey wars between 1836 to 1853 for Egbas. Egbas used to pass through Ado odo to Lagos so as to purchase weapons and ammunition, Ado people constituted blockages to Egbas while travelling to Lagos. They thereby took the offensive to the opponents. They defeated Ilobi, Yobo, Ado odo people in war which coincident with Dahomey war. Egbas took over the Ado odo land territory.
The picture: First Balogun of Owu, Chief Olufakun Olafimihan.
Some documents revealed that the British Missionary, Henry Townsend was physically present at the ceremonial take-over of the territory the Owu Warrior and head of the Egba allied forces, Akindele Gbalefa.
The colonial government merged Ota and Gbalefa Peninsula under the Egba Native Administration in present day Ogun State In 1937.
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