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Below are excerpts from the Book, History of Jege by Chief S D Olukotun. Know the full history of your Clan!

JAGUNO CLAN

Jaguno was one of the early clans to arrive in Jege. Their separation from their original home was caused by a dispute among sections of a very large clan at Ogbom. On their arrival, okeagba, as usual, settled them around what is now known and called ''OROKE JAGUNO''.

     They became very large and comprised of several sections. they were farmers, hunters and many heroines shot out from them. Their deities include Osanin, Olokun, etc. Their chieftaincy titles were Ejisun, Ooju, Alaofin, Obalemo, to mention a few.

     At their fullest, they had seven sections, namely;

IJAA CLAN

They came and settled at the plain, southern foot of Oroke Otun. Ijaa clan became very populous and famous. They were powerful at war and heroines emerged from there. They were badly raided after several attempts. Thoughthey had lofty and fortified walls, enemies broke through and raided them.

A single seed bred forth the decendants of Obadofins. Ijaa is steadily growing and joyfully expanding.

OKESHA CLAN

Because of the similarity in one of the stanza's in the praise names of Okesha, ''A m'oko d'adoro s'okuta, ija ti mela'', their root was traced to a clan called IMILA in Iyamerin, Okeri in Yagba west Local Government Area. True, there is said to be a valley at the ancient settlement, where there were those marks on the tall rocks. Those marks dug on the rocks were used by the people to climb the rock easily in case of emergency to take cover on days of sudden attacks. ''Adoro'', are holes bore on trees as steps for easy climbing. It was a peculiar art to bore such holes on rocks. It was done in IMILA in Iyamerin.


EJIO CLAN

Unlike many other clans whose founders were easy to know. Ejio gave us problem. But it may be possible in future with better research. What we have on record now is that Ejio of three clans in one.


a. The Odenas were said to have come from a royalfamily in Alu. Two brothers left alu as a resultof a dispute. the eldest stopped and settled at Jege and the younger passed and later settled in Mopa.
    This Eldest brother became very popular and well respected because he was a powerful fighter. The Ojuekaiyes are the decendants of the Odenas.

OMO-AKE CLAN

Omo-Ake clan is a decendant of two brothers (ADOULE AND ONIPINLA) who came from Okeagbe sector of Ogbe now in Yagba west Local Government Area. The junior brother, whose name was ADOULE or AWORO, on arrival in Jege fist settled at the most westernly southern valley of Oroke Otun (Otun Hill). For his ability to help people with his healing skill, Adoule soon became very popular. But for fear of being attacked by enemy he moved his fairly large Family and resettled at a place near Jagun in their old site. He had two wives.

The first had five issues;

 
 

OKEPO CLAN

Okepo was about the last clan to arrive in Jege. They came from Omi in Yagba West. The Ogunsakin and his brother, one after the other, arrived for settlement. the brother was given a portion of land to settle at a place called Oke-Takete. but Ogunsakin was given a portion of land now called ''Ojukebeko''. This piece of land was a very rich and fetile land rightin the sourthern portion of Okeagba's extensive land. Ojukebeko is about five kilometers from Jege.

OMO-OTE CLAN

History gave it that OMO-OTE, one of the late arrivals in Jege was an off shoot of a man (name lost) who came from IDAKA-OGBE. he was said to have purposely come to Jege to seek an avenue for his barren wife to have issues. being a late arrival, he was not given any tangible portion of landmass. Okeagba gave him just a small portion of land at Odo-Ofe near Igbo Osa. Having settled at Odo-Ofe for quite a while without achieving his objective he moved and resettled near Yata rivulet. For years after no difference he again moved into the host and begged for a new place to settle. he was then resettled at Ogba-ago. this man, hopefully pitched his tent firmly at the new place.

     Few years later a strange man visited him in the night, queried him (the settler) of his objective. he narrated his ordeal of being married for many years without issue. Hence, his piurpose of moving from Ogbe to Jege was to have at least a child. The strange visitor gave no response and disappeared. He later repeated his visit with the same enquiry. With the same reply from the settler he (the spirit) departed.

At the third dark night interview, the woman bodily joined her husband to plead their course. Since then the visitor never came back. But surprisingly, the woman became pregnant and later delivered her first male child. Finally, they had two more males.

     After the death of their parents, the children lost the unity which kept them together. Hencethey decided to live independently apart. One went to live at Okegbo, another at Oke-odi and another at Ogba-ago. At Ogo-ago the Fanisis rose, the Omonisis lived at Oke-Odi while Ipineras lived at Okegbo or Odo-ofe near Igbo osa basin.

Each of the three brothers became very mighty. The Fanisis were more of administration and farming while Omonisis were furious fighters and hunting inclined. The Ipineras were more in herabalism. They grew nobles from each of the three giant sections.

OGEDE CLAN

Ogede, one of the earliest settlers in Jege was a section of a very large clan whose ancestors came from Ayinabi in Eri and settled at a place called Ok'Ogede near Ogbom. for one reason or another they broke. a section was said to have moved to resettle at Ogbom, one at Takete while the third came to Jege to settle. At Jege they shared a vast land along the eastern slopes of Jaguno, Ejio and Obara hills. Their land was bounded on the east by Okesha and Obajemu Landmass and finally terminated at Ilorun basin in the northern end.

 At peace time, Ogede became very large and developed into four giant sections.

a. Ogede in Base
though Ogede we know today had also gone through terrible periods, we have every cause to be grateful to God Almighty that they, like other clans, are steadily progressing and gradually multiplying.
     during the slave raiding and tribal wars, the clan was so badly affected that only one old man (olokunde)was left in the clan. While hundreds died during the war struggles, hundreds were carried away into captivities, whereas a few escapee took refuge at various abodes.
    At the tail end of nineteenth century, however, there were rays of hope. Slave trade was finally abolished. Otsu Maliki of Bida who was said to have promised and announced that if any other town was not completely wiped from the surface of the earth, jege would not exist; he said to have said that the only signs with which pdeople would be remembering that there was a town called ''JEGE'' would be those hills standing over there. That was only human thought.

OBARA CLAN

Obara clan was a section of Obara which was forced out from her original home at Ok'Ogede (Oke-ogbede) near Ogbom. one of the section moved and settled at Ogbon while the others moved to Jege and settled near Obara mountain range. Though their departure from their orginal home (Ok'Ogbede) dated many centuries back they still hold on to their vast portion of landmass. their Land extended from Ororin near Ogbom bounded on the eastby ilorun basin to the majestic mountain range of Obara.

     Obara which once was said to have produced noble men and women was not spared by raids and tribal wars. They were nearly wiped off into extinction but for God's mercy, few men were able to return after Bida was conquered in 1885.

Many stories about slave raiding and the kind of treatment inflicted upon slaves by their captors and owners were repeatedly heard from late Pa Aogun and Odofin who were freed from Bida in early 20th century.

OKEGE CLAN

All effort to get a reasonable information and facts aboutthe origin of Okege did not yield satisfactry fruit.

What we can put dwn here is the little we know or guess rather.

Because of their praise name which says ''Lere Gbegun, A b'ere ja dele koko, a sin Egbe de lawiri'', some people suggested that Okege might have emerged through Ere. wheras some information said that they came from Ogbe.

Before the amalgamation of early twentieth century which brought about the present federated jege of today, okege was occupying a strategic place in the valleys of Oroke Otun and undulated western side of Jaguno hill.

there were Okege and Motoba.

Apart from normal and traditional art, majority of clans in Jege, Okege was known to be specialized in traditional music and art of producing drums.

ODO-OJA CLAN

Odo-oja was founded by two brothers of the same parents. they came and were guests of Okeagba. they were comfortably settled near Okeagba. When they became very large, quarrels broke them to separation. a section went to join Okege. the other brother and his family remained in Okeagba. However, as time went on both saw reasons and reunited as one Odo-oja. the Nathaniel's and Onnumos are now firmly united and steadily expanding.

there was an interesting story about the last known hero who rose from Odo-oja. the hero was said to be the father of late Pa Aro Onnumo. the man was reckoned as the fastest man in the world has ever known. It was said that on many occasions, hre ran faster than the fastest horse of the war time.

  

OTUN-AYIN-OMRO CLAN

Otun-Ayin-Omro was said to have been rated to have settled in Jege. it may be by the time Iwoju (first to settle) and two brothers were still on and around Oroke-Ajumoni (the cradle settlement of the three brothers who founded Ejuku, Aginmi and Jege), Obapetus (the patriarch of Otun-Ayin-Omro) might have arrived on Oroko otun as well. For after a long period that the brothers had departed and Iwoju got to the present site of Okeagba in Jege and settled his family they continued their normal life. Obapetu who had been alone with no fire for his cooking saw a smoke of the fire made by Iwojus people afar off distance. He traced through the jungle till he finally got to the iwoju people. having found out for how long Iwoju should have been on the site he wanted to clain senority from him (Iwoju).

OKEAGBA CLAN

Much has been said about Iwoju (who came from ile-ife) the founder of Jege. we have heard how Iwoju was very humble and accomodating. That was why he was able to accomodate all that came to settle with him. He gave portions of Land to every new comer to settle and farm.

His decendants grew to be a large clan. At a time a group of people came from Ogga. Instead of giving them a seperate portion to them they were allowed to live with the descendants of Iwoju, though the praise names were different they later fused into the former.



OMOLEE CLAN

All effort to get reasonable information about this clan did not yield the expected result. As such i do not feel comfortable to write about it.

Like some other clans, however, i would try and guess their origin through some verses of the praise names of the clan. Since, ''IRE'' (an important ancient town in Osun state) was mentioned several times in the praise names, one might be correct by suggesting the OMOLEE could have come from ''Ire''.

FAQ

General
JDA Member
General

Can I cancel my membership and get a refund?

Yes, like any association but you will give up your ancestral land and will have nothing to do with Jege and Jege will have nothing to do with you. Why will anyone want to do that?

How can I join JDA?

By birth, you naturally belong. You may however be required to fill a form of membership to be enlisted as a committed member.

What if I don’t have a team?

If you don't have a team you'll always find one to join. All students are encouraged to join the Students Union. There are Age Groups, Cooperatives and Fellowships that will give you companion and help you to grow.

What benefits do I get as a member?

You have the benefit of citizenship, association, friendship and mentorship and personal development. As a committed member, you'll have the opportunity to give and be blessed.

How many people can I bring as guests?

Jege is a home of hospitality where non-indigents can find a home. Guests  and visitors are welcome as long as they are of Good behavior and have respect for the law and culture of the land

How long is my membership?

It's a membership for life as long as you meet all obligations like paying your compulsory annual dues, clan contributions and participation in all activities.

JDA Member

How can I join JDA?

By birth, you naturally belong. You may however be required to fill a form of membership to be enlisted as a committed member.

Can I cancel my membership and get a refund?

Yes, like any association but you will give up your ancestral land and will have nothing to do with Jege and Jege will have nothing to do with you. Why will anyone want to do that?

What benefits do I get as a member?

You have the benefit of citizenship, association, friendship and mentorship and personal development. As a committed member, you'll have the opportunity to give and be blessed.

What if I don’t have a team?

If you don't have a team you'll always find one to join. All students are encouraged to join the Students Union. There are Age Groups, Cooperatives and Fellowships that will give you companion and help you to grow.

How long is my membership?

It's a membership for life as long as you meet all obligations like paying your compulsory annual dues, clan contributions and participation in all activities.

How many people can I bring as guests?

Jege is a home of hospitality where non-indigents can find a home. Guests  and visitors are welcome as long as they are of Good behavior and have respect for the law and culture of the land