▁are ▁centered ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁Ben in , ▁with ▁their ▁found ing ▁temple ▁in ▁O yo , ▁the ▁one - time ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Y or uba ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁They ▁worship ▁D amb al lah - W edo , ▁the ▁Y or ub an ▁s nake - god , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁A ida - W edo , ▁the ▁rain bow ▁ser pent . ▁ ▁Very ▁few ▁elder ▁members ▁remember ▁or ▁know ▁of ▁Set ▁and ▁their ▁Egypt ian ▁relations . ▁ ▁They ▁attribute ▁their ▁super natural ▁powers ▁to ▁D amb al lah - W edo ▁and ▁A ida - W edo , ▁and ▁its ▁members ▁are ▁promised ▁that ▁eventually ▁they ▁will ▁become ▁gods ▁themselves . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁main ▁cl an ▁tried ▁to ▁bring ▁this ▁blood line ▁back ▁within ▁its ▁ranks , ▁but ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁D amb al lah ▁refused , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁separated ▁since . ▁ ▁G uru hi ▁T aking ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁G amb ian ▁god ▁from ▁whom ▁they ▁claim ▁to ▁descend , ▁the ▁G uru hi ▁believe ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁master s ▁of ▁Africa , ▁the ▁right ful ▁r uler ▁of ▁its ▁lands ▁and ▁people . ▁They ▁share ▁their ▁lands ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁La ib on ▁rel uct antly , ▁though ▁they ▁do ▁have ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁O se bo ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ango . ▁Those ▁they ▁Em brace ▁may ▁come ▁from ▁any