Duro-Ladipo's AJAGUN NLA

Duro-Ladipo's AJAGUN NLA

Ajagun-Nla, a stage play, dramatizes the life of a legendary African Yoruba war general who fought gallantly to protect the Yoruba and defend their territorial integrity between 12th and 14th centuries of Oranmiyan's scramble for Yoruba Nation. Orangun Fagbamila Ajagun-Nla, invited by his charismatic younger brother. Oranmiyan to help him fight the Ibariba who pose strong resistance to his war expedition, in concert with renowned Yoruba war commanders; Olugbon, Oh Aresa and Onikoyi fought and won. Little did the victorious warriors know that their defiance to the warnings of IFA oracle could make them meet their waterloo, circumstances which led to the founding of lla-Orangun, an ancient and prominent kingdom in the State of Osun, Nigeria. *** Written By LADEPO DURO-LADIPO, direct offspring of that theater icon, Duro- Ladipo