SEXUAL PREDATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

SUMMARY

This project also examined the Ife and the Modakeke groups belong to the south-west of Nigeria under the broader Yoruba group. The Yoruba are one of the three major language ethnic groups in Nigeria. They are mostly in the states of Ondo, Osun, Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and in parts of Kwara state of Nigeria.¹⁰ The Yoruba can be found in other parts of the world such as in the Republic of Benin, the West Indies and South America; but, according to Atanda, the Yorubaland of Nigeria is the “traditional homeland of the Yoruba people.” The Yoruba speak a common language- the Yoruba language, with variations of dialects. Although the other Yoruba groups such as the Ife, Ondo, and Ekiti bear very great similarities in terms of marriage rituals and language, the Oyo are very different from them in these aspects. In pre-colonial times, the Ife mostly practised traditional African religion, but in about the 18th century the Oyo converted to Islam.