Was it this Sekere that own slaves later called the itsekiri people?

“Ajele” was how old Yorubas called a rule that compels Host kingdoms to accommodate slaves or immigrants, who are willing to work for the kingdom, to assimilate and become protected members of a clan in the kingdom. Under this context came a group of people who wouldn't assimilate, due to huge cultural differences, and didn't want to settle as a third-class citizen; in return they worked for safe passage or piece of land on the outskirts, to settle. Thats how the Yorubas came up with the word “oni Ise kiri" for the group, which later became a clan of Yoruboids, living on the southward outskirts of Yoruba settlements.

                                                                                                                                                                                                 Idris Ishaq