Adejobi War took place between the people of Irele and Igbobini during the reign of Oloja Yeboeyin.
An Ijaw man living with one of the elders at Igbobini named Baka seduced and abducted an Irele woman named Adejobi who was the daughter of the late Oloja Opetusin. Oloja Yeboeyin demanded the return of this woman but the Ijaws ignored the messages. The people of Irele then went to Igbobini and seized some of the people. About two years later, a man from Irele named Oranghaye went to Aye to visit his mother.
On his journey he took a sword, which was captured from an Ijaw man at Igbobini. On arrival at Epewe, he met an Ijaw named Ojo who recognized the sword and a fight took place leading to the death of Oranghaye. When the news reached Irele, the people collected an army and went against Igbobini and a battle took place at Ebute Irele.
Many people were killed. The folk at Irele went to Igbobini and burnt the town. The war lasted three years.
An Ijaw man named Gbaluwe from Igbotu (called Okurugbene) then made peace between Irele and Igbobini. A treaty was signed at Ebute Irele. A sheep was the object of sacrifice. Representatives of both sides beat the legs of the animal and broke them. It was then buried alive with its head out of the ground and the Ijaw swore to an oath that they would not steal Irele women in the future and that they would live peacefully at Igbobini without causing trouble. The essence of the head being left to protrude was to allow the sheep to listen to the oath.
