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Ogun vs Orunmila

According to lwori-Ogunda, Olodumare admonished Ogun when he fell from grace after contriving the assassination of Orunmila. Ogun was very poor and his guardian spirit advised him to request Orunmila to prepare lfa for him. Orunmila refused on the ground that Ogun would try to kill him in an ultimate show of ingratitude. Ogun begged Orunmila several times but on each occasion, the latter refused to oblige. Eventually, Ogun reported the matter to the Divine Council of Olodumare where all present accused Orunmila of being uncharacteristically hard-hearted. In his verdict, Olodumare Commanded Orunmila to prepare Ifa for Ogun. Orunmila agreed to carry out the injunction but predicted that Olodumare would Himself be a witness to the ultimate manifestation of Ogun's ingratitude. Orunmila proceeded to perform the ceremony which lasted seven days. Before finalizing the ceremonies, war broke out between llakporo (Hadlmand Aminikun (Ere bus) on the sixth day and being the divinity of w