The war in the interior, between the chiefs of ibadan and Ijaye, continued with unabated fury; the former district is said to contain 100,000 inhabitants, and the latter 50,000. Abbeokuta had taken side with Ijaye, but at the last battle, which took place on the 5th of June, his people are reported to have suffered severely.
"Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party"
Martin Robinson Delany