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History of Abeokuta by E. Olympus O. Moore (Ajiṣafẹ, Ajayi Kọlawọlẹ) 1916.

While the Ẹgba army were at Ijaiye the Ijebu Rẹmọ people were pillaging the Ẹgba villages, capturing and selling the people into slavery.

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Immediately after the Ijaiye war a strong Ẹgba force proceeded to Makun, one of the Rẹmọ towns, at the request of King Awujalẹ of Ijẹbu Ode, who charged the Makun people with rebellion.

Of course the Ẹgba people had had ill feelings against the Rẹmọ people for the reason given above. The Ẹgba force left Abęokuta on April 7, 1862.

But previous to their departure an Ẹgba man, a traitor, had gone secretly to Makun to apprise them of the Ẹgbas' plan and movements.

This man was rewarded with one head load of potash and ẹgbā (1 head cowries, now equivalent to 6d.) by the Makun people; but on his way back he was caught and executed at Baṣọrun Ṣomoye's quarters on Monday the 14th April, 1862.

The Ẹgba army arrived at Makun this very day. The fourth day a strong detachment of the Ijẹbu Ode army reinforced the Ẹgba force. While the Ẹgba army was at Makun, Chief Ogunmọla of Ibadan attacked them there, but he was repulsed.

Makun was captured by the Ẹgba people on June 19, 1862. Here the Ẹgba army left a detachment under Matiku, the Balogun of Owu, Ẹgẹ, the Balogun of Ihigun, and the Balogun of Orun,

... in occupation, and the main body proceeded to Ipẹru to help the Ipẹru people against the Ibadan army then besieging it.

Here also they had several engagements with the Ibadan forces at a place called Kutujẹ. The war lasted over two years.

At one time the King of Ọyọ sent an embassy with his insignia — Làbà Şango (Regalia of the deified personage Sango — one of the early Kings of Ọyọ) — proclaiming peace.

But the Ẹgba people suspected that the King of Ọyọ was using deception in the interests of the Ibadan so as to render the Ẹgba army disarmed and thus give the Ibadan people the chance to make a prey of them.

Therefore the Ọlọyọ's embassy was ignored and dishonoured. Some of the Ijẹbu towns helped the Ẹgbas, but the hostile towns helped the Ibadans.

This continued till August 20, 1864, when the Ibadans had a final defeat.