BELGORE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a mailer concerning the succession of minor chieftaincy of Onilado of Igboora. Igboora is in the Ibarapa district of those southwestern Oyo speaking Yorubas but was under the suzerainty of Baale of Ibadan (now known as Olubadan of Ibadan). They share boundary with Egbas to the South and Yewas (formerly Egbados) to the southwest. Essentially they are Oyos but by linguistic twist known as Ibarapas. Ighoora has as its village head a Baale. In this suit as it is now the style in many Yoruba hamlets, attempt was made to refer to Baale as "Olora of Igboora", but for the purpose of (his judgment it is the title of Baale that I shall use.
The 1st appellant. Jacob Oyerogba the Baale (Bale) of Igboora and is the prescribed authority for the appointment of lesser chiefs under him. His town falls under Eruwa Local Government, but his traditional allegiance is to Olubadan. The second defendant belonged to Ajadi family, The evidence of The …