in ▁( K ing ) ▁of ▁O yo ▁offered ▁O ni pe ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁a ▁provincial ▁O ba ▁( king ) ▁at ▁the ▁Ek un osi ▁sector ▁of ▁his ▁domain ▁which ▁was ▁around ▁Off a , ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁K w ara ▁State . ▁He ▁was ▁inv ested ▁with ▁the ▁" E j ig ba " ▁O pa - I le ke ▁or ▁be aded ▁staff ▁and ▁other ▁royal ▁ins ign ia . ▁At ▁I pe e , ▁the ▁O ni pe ▁was ▁bl essed ▁with ▁many ▁children . ▁One ▁of ▁them , ▁the ▁then ▁Prince ▁A rol u , ▁was ▁bef allen ▁by ▁one ▁mis fort une ▁after ▁another . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁w ives ▁did ▁not ▁conce ive ▁while ▁the ▁others ▁bore ▁inf ants ▁who ▁died ▁soon ▁after ▁birth . ▁So ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁I pe e ▁and ▁seek ▁his ▁fortune ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁oracle ▁he ▁consult ed ▁before ▁leaving ▁I pe e ▁had ▁ad vised ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁towards ▁the ▁I bol o ▁provincial ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁A la af in ' s ▁domain ▁and ▁stop ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁he ▁would ▁reach ▁after ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁crossed ▁seven ▁thick ▁for ests . ▁When ▁he ▁left ▁I pe e , ▁he ▁left ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁privileges ▁of ▁a ▁crown ed ▁O ba ▁( king ). ▁When ▁he ▁got ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Off a , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁ent ou rage ▁stayed ▁a ▁short ▁while ▁with ▁his ▁friend , ▁Og ung b iji ▁O yer in le ,