Although the Yoruba People have been believed to have originated from Egypt, some school of thoughts have disproved this, shedding more light on exactly how the tribe came into being. I would love if you take your time to read to the end.

The Yoruba People have been traced to Ham, who was the son of Noah in the holy book of the Christians, the Bible. It is believed that they are the direct descendants of cush, one of the sons of Ham.

But these descendants of Cush refused to go with the others to Africa, when they chose to migrate. Instead, they had moved to Mecca and Medina, which is today known as Saudi Arabia.
For thousands of years, this people remained in the foreign land and began to multiply and prosper. It was during that time, that Prophet Muhammed established Islam, but they refused to accept the new religion as they held to their own gods. This made some Arab communities chase them out of their land.

This caused them to find another place to settle, so they moved to the banks of River Nile in Egypt, the same continent they had refused to settle. This is where the other school of thought built their belief. Well, it is was said that their other relatives moved to Africa. Could they be the Egyptians? Perherps, they had gone back to unite with their own people. They had a good relationship with the Egyptians throughout their stay.

But later on, they decided to move again, as they approached the North Eastern part of Nigeria to dwell. They were joyfully received by the people of Bornu, but again, they continued their journey into the Southern Western part of Nigeria, which was fertile. They chose to dwell and at that time, they dwelt in Ile-Ife, where they continued their paganism.

One day, Oduduwa, the known father of the Yoruba people had to send his sons out to dominate other parts, where they also established their kingdoms.

Later, Islam and Christianity came into the scene in Nigeria. These two religions, Christianity and Islam were introduced through the trade between the Yoruba People and other people from different places. In no time, Christianity and Islam took their roots, displacing the pagan gods of the Yoruba people.

Now, do we say the Yoruba people are from Israel or from Egypt? Well, we may conclude that their relatives are the Egyptians, but can we also say the Egyptians, who have been an enemy of Israel really originated from Israel, considering the root of Noah?
Well, we all are related in a way. At least, we know Adam and Eve are our very first ancestors!

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Source: Research of a Nigerian, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former spokesman to the firmer president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
Contributed to by Ayano Praise