Who We Are
We are proud Ijesas, descendants of Mr. Tomori Fapohunda. This distinct heritage explains why our family members bear either Tomori or Fapohunda as their surnames today.
Ancestral Roots
We have successfully traced our history dating back to 1770, to the birth of our revered Patriarch, Sikolu, who lived an extraordinary 120 years until 1890.
The Ogboni Warrior
Our grandfather, the Ogboni Fapohunda, emerged as one of the most famous and courageous warriors of Ijesaland during the great Kiriji wars of Yorubaland.
The Dawodu
Our father is Tomori Fapohunda, the Seriki Ogboni (Dawodu or Arole), whose large family of 13 wives forms the bedrock of our modern family structure.
Our Homeland
Our ancestral village is Itagunmodi, renowned for its alluvial gold deposits. Our central family home is proudly located at Ayeso street in Ilesa.
The "Oriki" (Yoruba Praise Poetry)
Omo Ogboni Modulore mereni akun, omo ateni wijo,
Omo arungbirin owo bodied, Omo Olowo ekute yan
naa. Omo Ajibo bua unose. Ogboni lo lereja ko bu owa
sogun. Owa ko ni on jije bi ogboni Lasore. Ogboni mo du
owa o. Tubuturo ni a nba wole Ogboni. Omo aratabatuby
aso wo soo kokoroo.
Adebisun oja oke mi reti odo Ogboni Lasore. Ogun kisan
On iki Baba aroko, Ogun korun on iki Baba bo wale. On
Fagba soko o sodun odofin bo ale ko ya Sogun o Olumuse
Eyo. Omo olose meji tako tabo lidofin. Omo olose on poyii
Ka kan ise gbale kasin owuro. Omo Olose on fari loyun, bimo
Ko segbe rubutu. Lidofin nle o Lamisore bi orisa, Lamisore bi
Osun eyin kunle lele gegere bi ogan. Eiwo iyoro, eiwo ude lo
Metitan lele; omo le oja abide lowo otun.
Omo ogboni ule ogboni oko. Alaba oko Ogboni, Ugogo oko
Ogboni Ijana oko Obgoni, Okeopo oko obgoni, Ijaregbe oko
Ogboni, itagun oko ogboni, FAPOHUNDA Iyemogun oko
Obgoni, Igbadae oko ogboni, Omo ogbon lol o gbowo je o fudi
Aja gbole. I kowo gbe Koran ra, omo atujo rola, omo afo kua se
Kanrin. Pele o.