According to Oyo tales, the empire was attacked by the King of Nupe, Lajomo, during Ajiboyede's time in office.
The son was given a full-time and rare permission to be a guest in the palace of the Alaafin and to take the stead in place of the king at some occasions.
Ajiboyede thought it would be ungrateful to have Ajanlapa's son castrated, but his advisers strongly recommended the procedure.
[1] During the peaceful period, commerce and agriculture thrived, and the new capital of Igboho began to grow as a result of a favorable geographical location and population concentration.
[2] Whilst Ajiboyede was mourning and fasting he reportedly had some chiefs visiting him executed for supposedly having eaten food, which nearly caused a rebellion.