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 Igbajo, as it implies, is “Agbajo Eniyan “  meaning “Assembly of people”. The town according to some records , cited by Ademola Fasiku was founded  around 300 AD. In the book, “IGBAJO, CITADEL OF THE GRAVE”, Professor Tugbiyele claimed that Igbajo was first  founded by one one Esidale who has its’s origin from the Oduduwa’s ancestry , reported to be the migrant to the present site of Igbajo  from ile-ife, during the Oduduwa period . As an adventurer of the Oduduwa prince  who failed to return to Ile-ife was declared missing by his father to Oduduwa.  Hence , the saying : “Esi dale l’ o ni Igbajo “ . Esindale’s foot-prints were soon retraced to Igbajo through Ifa-Oracle .  In addition , information has it that a group  of ten princes ( the Orangun of Ila , the    Oloyan of Oyan , the Alara of Aramoko, the Alaye of Efun Alaye , the Owa of Igbajo amongst others ), migrated to the present site of Igbajo . Later they departed to their d...

An Enugu Magistrate Court has remanded three masqueraders for allegedly assaulting and infliction bodily harm on members of the public during the celebration of Oriokpa Masquerade. The suspects, Emeka Eze (33), Omeke Uchechukwu (22), and Malachi Nnaemeka (30) were arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the state police command. They were subsequently arraigned and remanded on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, demanding money with menaces, and causing grievous harm. According to the police, the suspects assaulted and inflicted bodily harm on members of the public under the guise of celebrating the Oriokpa Masquerade. The spokesperson of the command, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Saturday, disclosed that the case had been adjourned to July 31, 2025, for further hearing. “The Commissioner of Police has ordered intensified efforts to apprehend the remaining members of the masquerade group who are currently at large,” Ndukwe said. Police, however, reported that a male victim wa...