AGHO OGBEIDE OYO (OBASEKI), The Builder That Took Ancient Benin To A Status Of Modern Benin State 2

in #history6 years ago

firstly, agho was placed under the care of his brother ozuwa after his father's death later under the care ogboman the father of chief eghobamen.
agho early relationship with the royalty could be traced to the time idugbowa left his house taking eghobamen and the children of ogboman including agho to his new abode in oh=gangun's house who was later accused of causing idugbowa's illness in 1884.
agbo endowed himself to crown prince that he was given the necessary haman and material resources to start trading to the water said on hehalf of the crown prince. the product of trading this time was plam kennel and plam oil. royal niger company was prominent then.
agho distinguished himself so much that when prince idugbowa became ovonrawen in 1888, he created the title of obaseki and bestowed it on agbo his friend and trader in 1889. obaseki title belong to the iwegue palace society.

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