If anyone supporting Oduduwa is in trouble, all he/she needed to do was shout the name of Oranmiyan and the giant would appear. His powers are unmatched. His presence commanded fear and awe. His fighting skills could not be matched. It was game over for Obatala and Orunmila.
The first assignment of Oranmiyan was in Benin kingdom where he established a new royal line of Oba of Bini. Till date, the kings of Benin consider themselves a direct descendant of Oranmiyan, a family line with strong divination prowess. You would have heard of Aruan, a giant baby born in the family.
Oranmiyan was not satisfied with the spiritual atmosphere of Bini because of the many interference that came from his oppositions. He eventually left the town to pioneer his own territory where he would be able to establish the kind of atmosphere that he wants. That territory would be called Oyo, but today known as Old Oyo.
Old Oyo town is located today in Northern part of present Oyo state and close to the southern part of Ilorin. This town was established by Oranmiyan. He ensured that the town carried all the spiritual prowess he had learnt in Egypt. If Oduduwa was an expert in divination, Oranmiyan was an expert in divination and sorcery.
In the next part, I will expose the dark magic of Old Oyo and how that location still holds sway over the South West Nigeria.
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