Olowu palace Kuta, osun state

His Royal Majesty, Oba Makama Oyelude, Olowu Of Owu-Kuta, Osun State gave Palace Watch an opportunity to know the history of his people. According to him, the Owu people among the Yoruba stock are settled in 29 towns and cities across Yoruba land and Nigeria. But there are also three Owu settlements abroad. These are Owu Tosso and Owu Wydah in the Republic of Benin, with the third being a large settlement of Owu people in Great Britain. His ancestors were said to be the first to leave Orile-Owu, the original settlement of all Owu people in 1427, long before the inter-tribal war that resulted in the mass exodus of the other Owu people in 1820. Today, Owu people are regarded as the Jews of the Yoruba race. That gave Palace Watch leeway to probe.