▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁and ▁highly ▁accepted ▁among ▁the ▁people . ▁In ▁the ▁version ▁of ▁Y ag ba ▁or al ▁tradition ▁for ▁instance , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁their ▁present ▁location ▁was ▁sent ▁from ▁I le - I fe ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁settlement ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁over ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁exp end iture . ▁When ▁he ▁eventually ▁returned ▁and ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁lost ▁larger ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁acquired ▁land ▁to ▁some ▁other ▁migr ants , ▁he ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁loss . ▁He ▁respond ed ▁thus ▁in ▁Y or uba , ▁ Ì y à ▁à gb à ▁l ó ▁j em í , ▁the ▁clause ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁name ▁I y ag ba ▁or ▁Y ag ba ▁was ▁co ined . ▁ ▁A de ▁Ob ay emi ▁however ▁op ined ▁that ▁the ▁Ok un ▁people ▁are ▁ab original s ▁in ▁the ▁Niger - Ben ue ▁confl u ence ▁and ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁migr ated ▁to ▁their ▁present ▁location ▁from ▁I le - I fe . ▁The ▁turn ▁of ▁events ▁that ▁followed ▁the ▁Nu pe ▁military ▁inc urs ion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁left ▁the ▁Ok un ▁people ▁as ▁minor ities ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Region ▁of ▁Niger ia , ▁separated ▁from ▁their ▁relatives ▁in ▁the ▁south west . ▁ ▁Not ▁much ▁is ▁known ▁now ▁about ▁the ▁Ok un ▁people ▁even ▁among ▁other ▁Y or uba ▁sub groups . ▁Furthermore , ▁some ▁still ▁hold ▁the ▁opinion ▁that