[2] As he grew up, Atobatele learned tailoring, but he was more interested in the efficiency and reward of thievery and kidnapping.
[2] At his new station with his new host named Oja, the Baale of Ago was an accommodating man who, like Atobatele, would not listen despite protests by his younger brother, Elebu.
[2] Prince Atobatele raised his private army made up of lawless outlaws and slaves.
[3] It was also during the war that the eternal friendship of Prince Atobatele and Onipede, his bosom friend, was broken.
[3] Onipede was constantly treated like a king due to his direct connections to Prince Atobatele, and began to see himself as an equal.
[3] As Atobatele escaped to the other side of the Ogun River from the Baribas' hot pursuit, his horse was shot dead.
Back in Ago, after the Gbodo enterprise and on Prince Atobatele's order, Onipede was murdered.
[3] After the death of Elebu, Prince Atobatele named Ailumo the Mogaji and himself the administrator of Ago town.
[7] Atobatele became aware of Oluyole's intent, so he got Latubosun, a spiritualist to fortify the city against sudden attacks who also resolved to manage Ibadan diplomatically.
[8] In 1858, the Ibadan Council of Chiefs, under the rulership of Balogun Ibikunle, agreed and communicated to King Atobatele, Alaafin of Oyo, for approval.
[8] As a result of the adaptation of the new reforms in Ibadan, Atobatele, the Alaafin of Oyo, was able to replace an old tradition where the Aremo (Crown Prince) had to die with a deceased king.
Johnson, King Atobatele fathered the following princes "Adelu (The Crown Prince), Adelabu, Adesiyen, Adeyemi, Adediran, Adejumo, Olawoyin, Tela Agbojul'ogun, Ala (was of the same mother as Adelabu), Adewusi (was of the same mother as Adelu), Adesetan I, Adeleye, Adesetan II, Adedotun, Afonja, Agborin, Tela Okiti papa, Ogo, Momodu, Adesokan and Adejojo".