Ojoola might have been taken aback by the sudden besiegement of Wale and the Oduduwa warriors, but the Great Oba was a man whose mind always expected the worst even in the best. He had prepared for the possibility of anything in the war. “Lay down your weapons or face the same fate”! Wale yelled into the Great Oba’s palace with the head of the king of Ita lifted up. But not even an echo of Wale’s voice came from the Great Oba’s palace. Wale and his men had marched into the Ojoola through the Valley of Orin. Wale had asked some of his men to camp at the valley for strategic and safety reasons. Oluwale, the son of the Great Oba, Ayo and Iya Ayo camped here with some of the warriors, and Wale knew it was safe for them to camp there. So Wale and others proceeded to Ojoola. They invaded the

