About Us

We are the descendants of Amoyinbo.

Amoyinbo was a brave and wealthy man. His real name is Prince Oonoo Ajila-Oorun. He was an Ife prince.

In some years back, around the 17th century, he left Ile-Ife with two of his siblings following directive by Ifa oracle which he consulted over his wives’ inability to give birth to a child. The oracle revealed to him that before he could have any child, he must emigrate from Ile-Ife to a place where there is river. He listened and obeyed the instruction given to him by the oracle.

He embarked on the journey with his two siblings, Ogunboye and Papanjo and it lasted for several years. He is a very light complexioned man and during the course of his journey the color of his skin was likened to that of a white man by merchants he met on the way who had had contact with white men. He was nick named Amoyinbo ( amo bi oyinbo)  meaning light skinned like a white man. From there on he became known as Amoyinbo.

” Our dear Amoyinbo, we are bound to you, though we cannot look into your eyes nor hear your voice. We honor your history. We cherish the life you lived. We will tell your story. “