The Return to Offa-Ile

 THE RETURN TO OFFA-ILE

At the time Offa people moved to Offatedo, Alimi was the Emir of Ilorin and he was succeeded by Emir Monmon. Emir Monmon pleaded with Oba Adegboye to return to Offa but he refused. Emir Sule who succeeded Monmon also pleaded with Oba Adegboye for the return of Offa people to Offa and the offer was again rejected.

Thereafter, Oba Adegboye was approached by Captain Bower who was then the "District Officer" if he wanted to return home. Oba Adegboye rejected this initially: but after continuous plea by Captain Bower, Oba Adegboye reconsidered his position to return home. particularly in view of the promise by Ilorin that Offa people would no longer be disturbed.

The decision to return home by Oba Adegboye and some of his followers was not well received by Ibadan people. Oba Adegboye had to apologize to his friends, the lbadan people for his decision to return home and Offa people left Ido-Osun in 1900. On the day Oba Adegboye was to leave Offa-Tedo, some of his people refused to go with him. This did not go down well with Oba Adegboye and he had to curse the people concerned.

On getting to Qffa, Oba Adegboye met «Otakogbaiye" or Arookan on the throne as Oba. The latter was one of the sons of Olugbense and so there was no room for Adegboye since there could not be two Obas in a town. Oba Adegboye had to leave Offa on the 6^th day to settle at Okuku for a year. He went back to Offa in 1901, when he was finally declared as being the appropriate person to occupy the throne. Oba Adegboye was said to have ruled on the whole for a period of about 25 years on the throne, including the years in Offatedo.