The people of Irepodun are Yorubas and mostly of Igbomina origin with roots in Ife, Oyo and Ketu.

The museum once housed over one thousand tombstone figures or images representing human beings.

[1] In modern times the Esie museum has been the center of religious activities and hosts a festival in the month of April every year.

It is a mountainous region with very special and significant rock formations that were thought to have been used by the Yoruba in ancient warfare.

Folktales also talk about gods and men with superhuman strength and abilities who fought for the people.