Okunrin olokada kan ti won pe oruko re ni Ibrahim ni won sadeede ba oku re loju titi laaaro yii ni agbegbe Alaba Suru to wa loju ona masose Badagry niluu Eko. Igba ti won yoo ye okunrin naa wo, won ri wi pe won ti yo oju re sa lo.
Long ago, in the ancient city of Ibadan, famed for its warriors and sprawling hills, there lived a gatekeeper-warrior stationed in the outskirts of the city, in a settlement known as Lálúpọn on the way to Ìwó. His duty was clear: to watch the road, collect tolls, and guard the passage of traders and travellers entering and leaving Ibadan. Because of this important task, people called him Oníbodè Lálúpọn; the Gatekeeper of Lálúpọn. Though he was not particularly comely, Oníbodè ...