[4][5] The founding of Modakeke is intimately and closely linked to and intertwined with the internecine wars that ravaged Yorubaland in the 19th century.
The appellation, Akoraye, is a contraction of “Ako ri aaye” (Storks find ample space).
Ade Ajayi and Robert Smith in Yoruba Warfare in the 19th Century: Oba Abewela created a separate township as Modakeke just outside lle-lfe for the unassimilated settlers.
All historical accounts therefore confirm that the land was given to the Oyos: there were no strings attached, it was a direct allocation by Ooni Abewela for strategic reasons.
On the Oyo leader, he conferred the title of 'Ogunsuwa' signifying one whom Ogun (the god of war) has blessed with fortune.
Its people did not waste time before they fanned into the forests, tilling the soil and recording bounteous harvest.
It was also customary for the storks at the location to chirp and sing the rhyme "Mo-da-ke-ke-ke-ke" which was most of the time heard by the Ifes and it was decided that the new settlement would be called Modakeke.