The unique people of Ijurin Ekiti who God Himself knitted to be one right from inception have monolithic culture which made them triumphed over adversaries that came their way right from Ile-Ife: the cradle of the Yoruba race. The Ijurin Ekiti (Ajorin) people were led out of Ile-Ife by the great man called Obaobiri during the mass exodus of the people from Ile-Ife. History still made it clear that the Ijurin people settled first at Oke Ileji, later Igbo Ilero along Oko Uraro, Igbo Ogbe, later settle Olukokoro, Okuta Isana, Okoore before settling at this our present location.

A powerful hunter from the Aro clan of the Ijurin people went out to hunt and moved far from his people with his wife and their child one day, he left his wife with the child to hunt as usual, the child was thirsty and hungry and started crying heavily, the helpless woman with the child removed the only covering on her body and laid the child on it and went nakedly to look for something to give the dying child because the hunter had gone far into the bush. As the woman was wandering and meandering inside the thick bush, she suddenly bumped into a brook, she drank and collected some with leaves, immediately after she gave the dying child, the poor child came to life and cried no more. The woman jumped from joy, when the husband came from hunting, the woman narrated the story to him and they made up their minds that they will settle close to the brook and named it Arin Hoho Yun-meaning the water that saved my child when fetched when no apparel/ covering/cloth on me and that is how Arioyun Eye Omo came into being. This man and the wife sent to others and they all came to settle at this present location called Ijurin today. One of the clans refuse to join them, they sent to them but they told the Imese (messengers) that; "a si a", meaning "we are no more coming", which is where the Sia people derrived their name which they later changed to Temidire Ekiti, the town that is very close to Ayegunle Ekiti are part of Ijurin Ekiti then.

Oba obiri, he led us from Ife.

Oba Osorundinringbakun

Oba Sewele Ude

Oba Awanimora bi ekikun(Olowo lamuide)

Oba Apadeoluja Lona

Oba Agungesoye 1(Aladesinmole)

Oba Adunbi Arojojoye

Oba Aniyeloye 11

Oba Adeyinka Ayeoba Adejutepa

And now, Oba Agungesoye 11.

Oba Agungesoye died at exactly 12midnight on 28th February 1944. Kairigbidi...... Abajunrin lela lo, gbogbo Igbo palolo. Talo to gbena woju ekun....

He was made Oba in 1886 the year Arsenal Football club was founded. He was buried on 1st March, 1944.

Another Oba was installed on 26th April, 1944, his name is Oba Adunbi Arojojoye, adele tejiteji. A powerful Oba with large heart. He was in Akodi Aworo for two months and left the place on 29th June, 1944. He celebrated his Kingship status on 20/3/45 and Etu Odi was put on his head that same day With Imopa. Oba Adunbi Arojo died on 29/05/45.

History told us that, there is a place in Ile Ife till date called Ijurin even though the pronouciation is different where Oba Obiri led his people out during the mass exodus out of Ile Ife. Also, another version says; the journey together by the migrators/ migrants brought about the name- Ajorin/Ijurin.

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