The Benin Kingdom representatives visited Ooni to invite him to attend the forthcoming Patriots Award event.
Ile-Ife is our ancestral home, Benin Kingdom tells Ooni
This was affirmed by representatives of the Benin Kingdom who recently paid a courtesy visit to the revered Yoruba monarch.
The purpose of the visit was to formally invite the Ooni to attend the forthcoming Patriots Award event.
In an exchange in a now-viral video, one of the emissaries reminded the Ooni that their collective understanding has always recognised Ile-Ife as the Benin people’s ancestral home, irrespective of contrary narratives circulating online.
“We have always been told that Ife is our home.
“I don’t care about the propaganda on the internet or whatever anybody is saying.
“We know our history and as far as we are concerned, when I was coming here, I knew I was coming to meet my father so I was very comfortable,” the emissary said.
Recently, there has been an endless debate and discussion about the true origin of the Benin Kingdom.
While Ile-Ife is widely regarded as the ancestral home of the Yoruba people, the Benin Kingdom has been said to have historical connections to Ife.
Located in what is now modern-day Edo State, the Benin Kingdom was one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa dating back to the 11th century AD. CONTINUE READING
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