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Olumo Rock
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English: Olumo rock is a great historical edifice, that served as a shelter and shield to the Egba people during the Yoruba intertribal wars. The Egba people hid under the rock for many years, and that birthed the name of the capital city of the State "Abeokuta" (meaning under the rock). In 1830, the main body of the Egba people settled at the site of the Olumo and the refuge provided by the rock marked the end of their wanderings and struggles for habitat and existence.
The highest point on the Olumo rock is around 136 meters above sea level. The greatest mystery surrounding the rock is the existence of a tree that is over 200 years old which still grows there. The tree does not wither nor shed its leaves all through the year.The Egba chiefs and Alake of Egbaland (The paramount ruler of Egba) performs yearly rituals on the rock. Igbo: Nkume Olumo bụ nnukwu ụlọ akụkọ ihe mere eme, bụ nke jere ozi dị ka ebe nchekwa na ọta nye ndị Egba n'oge agha agbụrụ ndị Yoruba. Ndị Egba zoro n'okpuru nkume ọtụtụ afọ, nke ahụ wee mụọ aha isi obodo steeti "Abeokuta" (nke pụtara n'okpuru nkume).N'afọ 1830, ndị isi ndị Egba biri n'ebe Olumo dị na ebe mgbaba nke nkume ahụ mere ka njedebe nke njem ha na mgba maka ebe obibi na ịdị adị.
Ebe kachasị elu na nkume Olumo dị ihe dịka mita 136 n'elu oke osimiri. Ihe omimi kasịnụ nke gbara nkume ahụ gburugburu bụ ịdị adị nke osisi dị ihe karịrị afọ 200 nke ka na-eto n'ebe ahụ. Osisi ahụ anaghị akpọnwụ akpọnwụ, akwụkwọ ya anaghịkwa awụfu n'afọ niile. Ndị isi Egba na Alake nke Egbaland (Onye kacha eze Egba) na-eme emume kwa afọ n’elu nkume.
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| Author | Sobayo Abiola John |
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