Historical Lens: Battle of Oṣogbo in 1840
At the Battle of Oṣogbo in 1840, the Ibadan Army defeated the Fulani, slaughtered them all the way to Offa, near Ilorin, present-day Kwara State, and captured their horses which they eventually used as food.
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