Ada and Abere

Ọba Atobatele I, Ọwọni Adesoji Aderemi wielding the Ada during Olojo, the foremost Ogun festival in Ifẹ.
Ọba Ufẹluyi II, Olu-Awure of Usẹn (1921-1974) wearing Orikogbofo with his sword bearing page.

The Ada and Abere are state swords of authority in Yorubaland. State swords have been used for centuries to represent the ancient rights bestowed from Ife to various Yoruba, Yoruboid, and neighbouring groups, including the Fon, Ga, and Benin Kingdom.

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