Alagba, a giant male land tortoise believed to be 330 years is still alive at the palace of Ogbomoso King in Oyo State.The legendary tortoise who lumbers about in the palace is popularly called “the elderly one”.

Since Alagba is believed to be older than everyone in Ogbomoso, permutations about its true age relies heavily on oral history. Its present age was arrived at by situating it with the period of the Soun who reigned then. Alagba was allegedly brought to the palace by Soun Ikumoyede Ajao,the third Soun of Ogbomoso, who is believed to have been born sometime in the late 16th century and who reigned in the 17th.

Mr. Ajamu Oluwatoyin, the secretary of the current Soun says dating of the kingship of Ogbomoso was started by the elite in 1797 during the reign of Oba
Toyeje Akanni (1797 to 1825), the fourth Soun and one time Are Ona Kakanfo (the Yoruba Nation Generalissimo).Tourism is never complete in Oyo State without visiting the ancient giant male land tortoise.It is a sacrilege to call Alagba a mere tortoise in Ogbomosoland.

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/03/meet-alagbaa-330yr-old-male-tortoise.html?m=1

This 'mere tortoise'. Sacrilege Ke Sacrifice Ni.

Omo see wonder - I need to pay a visit to this tortoise.

hmm....

This 'mere tortoise'. Sacrilege Ke Sacrifice Ni.

O.P Are You Sure This Tortoise Is Not Made In ABA Sha?

Good piece. Noted

O.P Are You Sure This Tortoise Is Not Made In ABA Sha?

Start Giving That Tortoise Paracetamol 40times In A Day For One Year!

Another 100years Will Be Added To The Tortoise Life If You Do So!

TRUST Me

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Wailers cum in here oh. Food is ready

I school in Lautech and I know for sure that people worship and pray to the tortoise.

I Don't believe in it though

who calculated the age for them?

Na wa oo

Reptiles especially, tortoise or turtle do have long life span.
But they shouldn't pray to this reptile.

Yeah. Watched it on Tv.. Tourist even come to visit it

If only it could talk. It would have probably told some interstingl history of yoruba

dem don start again but I no go join dem dance like madman into the oshogbo market

Who recorded his birth?

Steve

hhmmm

if only it will be able to speak .she will have a lot to say about what she has observed in Nigeria.


like the Dragon in Merlin

330 years? If only this animal could talk I for ask am some questions.

Stevemorgan

dominique:
Who recorded his birth?

How long will he live up 2?

Where is d birth certificate ?? Where is d birth certificate ??

The elders we hail thee

Whao 20yrs ago was in ogbomosho, saw the tortoise at the palace. Is it still living?

Chai.
My ancestors can lie like this?
Ko daa I.
300 years ke
Ero raa ok
Haha.

Legends stout dey inside this legend