Basorun Gáà was a sadist head of the Oyo king makers, during his reign, Bashòrun Gáà was a ruthless and tyrannical person..His name ‘Gáà’ is sometimes pronounced as ‘Gáà’.
Bashòrun Gáà personally installed 4 kings and killed them, just to show his might. When Bashòrun Gáà installed Lábísí as king, the man didn't even finish his installation rites before Gáà caused his death. Just 17 days into the initiation rites, Gáà killed him!
He appointed the next king immediately, Alaafin Odùbóye. After Odùbóye became king, Gáà demanded that the king prostrate to him. Just because Odùbóye refused, saying it's never done, Gáà killed him just 130 days after he ascended the throne!
Bashòrun Gáà rose to power at a time Oyo was in dire need for a new leader. Having eliminated the right heir, he usurped power and made himself both the King maker and King Destroyer. Gáà was generally known for the use of “charms” towards treacherous ends. Amongst his numerous voodoo weapons was the black magic that helps him to transform into a Leopard, Elephant or any dreaded animal to kill people. His sons were equally as evil as him.
People said that Gaa last evil act that broke the camel’s back was how he murdered Àgbóìn, daughter of Aláàfin Adégoólu. The poor princess was pounded alive until she became pulp. This cruel act of using the innocent princess instead of using a reindeer made all the irunmoles ( the thousand demons) supporting him to back off and withdraw their support. And I'm telling you this that Agboin is mother of Oluyole of Ibadan and also Gaa family..so Agboin didn't eliminated during Gaa regime..and Agboin fathers is Alafin abiodun.....After the elimination of Gaa by Alafin abiodun...the Oyo messi and Alafin adiodun decided to give her daughter Agboin to Gaa family to end and stop the Antagonist between Alafin family and bashorun family..because , Before Gaa regime...during Alafin Ajagbo his own bashorun his iba yanba.
yanba given a birth to Gaa....during this time ( Akeyo which is Aremo of alafin Ajagbo) killed iba Yanba daughter.. that is why they make a rule that when Alafin die he should be buried with his father. on till when Alafin Atiba end the bad tradition and it also cause War that is Ijaye war .people will not talk about that..in my own view Gaa take a Revenge..
It was the Ààre-ònà-Kakañfò at the time was (Ààre Òyábí), under the command of Aláàfin Adégoólu that brought an end to the reign of Gáà in Oyo.
On one fateful day his house came under heavy bombardment of under the attack of Ààre Òyábí. He and his army unleashed terror on Bashòrun Gáà's household, ransacked and set his house ablaze while he was brought outside his house and tied to a tree outside his house.. Ààre Òyábí, then said to the people “If this man has done any evil to you or any of your family member, come and take revenge by cutting a piece of his flesh off and throw the body piece into a burning fire in front of him so that he can smell his flesh burning “and then he was killed.
People said All of Gáà's children were killed. To ensure Gaa does not have any family lineage at all, the Alaafin ordered the killing of all his grand children too, even the toddlers. And finally, any pregnant woman carrying Gáà's blood was disemboweled, before Gáà himself was killed.
Due to this event, an adage was coined in Yoruba land that is being used up till today. it goes thus :I'm trying to tell you now that is a big lie big one because oluyole of Ibadan his also Gaa family....check rev Samuel Johnson history of Yoruba..
"Bi o l'aya o se ka, bi o ri iku Gaa, o ó so òtito". if you have the heart of a cruel man, take note of Gaa's death and be true.
