See Shocking Tale Of How Ara People Of Ekiti State Committed Mass Suicide To Avoid Enslavement

As at 1850, the town of Ara was one of the most powerful towns in Ekiti with a settlement spaning as big as that of Ijaye in Egbaland. In August, 1855, the people of Ara (also called Ara-Ekiti) committed mass suicide to avoid being enslaved by the titanic Ibadan.

The mass suicide was led by the leader of Ara town, Chief Elejofi, who with the help of his first son, destroyed his properties, family and then killed himself. This act was replicated by many other households in the town and when the Ibadan army arrived with their wide array of weaponry, they immediately turned back at the gory sight of dead bodies littered everywhere.

Earlier, the people of Ara had rebelled against their ruler, the Alara, because of his bad governance and grievous offences he committed against his townspeople; he was exiled. It was during the Alara’s exile that Chief Elejofi took over the rulership of the town.

The exiled Alara was not willing to let go of his leadership and thus sought help from the almighty Ibadan army. His request was granted because Ibadan which as at then was gradually filling the vacuum created by the fallen Oyo was hungry for towns to shove under its administration…

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