Moremi Ajasoro

[2][3][4] The Ayaba (Queen Consort) Moremi lived in the 12th century,[5][3] hailed from the area of Offa,[6] and was married to Oramiyan, the heir to the king of Ife and son of the founding father of the Yoruba people, Oduduwa.

Queen Moremi was a courageous, brave and beautiful woman who, in order to deal with the problem facing her people, pledged a great sacrifice to the Spirit of the Esimirin river so that she could discover the strength of her nation's enemies.

After familiarizing herself with the secrets of her new husband's army, she escaped to Ile-Ife and revealed this to the Yorubas, who were then able to subsequently defeat them in battle using the intelligence she provided.

The people of Ifẹ consoled Queen Moremi by offering to be her eternal children as a replacement for the child she lost - a promise kept by them until today.

[12] The Custodian and Chief Priest of the Moremi Ajasoro shrine is Oba Isoro Sunday Oluwagbeileke Obisanya Owa Yekere of Ife.

Moremi is depicted as a scientist who was forced to use her son Olu, most likely a shortened version of Oluorogbo, to act as a power source to fend off dangerous creatures that inhabited the land.