One of Ogunade's sons, Adesunlu, was Osifekunde's father. Like many of his contemporaries, Adesunlu was a soldier. But he was also a man of short temper, a character that might have been boosted by his status as an akeyo or omo ola (prince or noble) who could not be punished harshly for his crimes. Around 1797, in a fit of rage, Adesunlu murdered a fellow soldier at Epe after which he fled with his family to Makun until the case could be resolved. In local Yoruba traditions, a family could be held responsible for any offense committed by any of its members. With Adesunlu in hiding, his father paid compensation to the victim's family. Some years later he committed a similar crime, after which he fled to Benin until the case was again resolved by his elite father. ${ }^{7}$ The choice of Makun and Benin is significant. Makun was the border town between Ijebu and Ilaje, while Benin was located further away, suggesting Adesunlu fled to places where he was technically beyond the reach of Ijebu authorities.  
In addition to soldiering Adesunlu was also a trader, a profession he did not just inherit from his father. His itinerant commercial journeys took him far and wide: from Ijebu to Lagos in the west, the Niger Delta in the east, and Central Yorubaland in the north. He was a successful man, as evident in his many wives and large family. Adesunlu had seven wives, the first of whom was princess Egghi Ade (Ejiade), who had six children, including Osifekunde. Osifekunde was born while his family lived in exile at Makun. He was the  
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[^0]:    7 On collective punishment in Yorubaland, see Ojo, 2010a "[I]n search of their relations, to set at liberty as many as they had the means: ransoming captives in nineteenth century Yorubaland," Nordic Journal of African Studies 19, 1, pp. 58-76 and 2007, "Êmú (Âmúyá): The Yoruba institution of panyarring or seizure for debt," African Economic History 35, pp. 31-62.