In Afric’s Forest and Jungle 
were so overwhelmingly superior in numbers to 
the Ejahyay people. In the high grass on the 
enemy’s right flank, Areh posted during the 
night about ten thousand men under the com¬ 
mand of the brave and faithful Orgeh. By a 
pretended retreat next morning, he drew the 
enemy across the creek thus exposing their flank 
and rear to Orgeh’s furious charge. The rout 
was complete and Areh galloped up and down 
his lines shouting, “Fight for your wives and 
your children, my people. It is hard to take a 
man in his own house.” 
One of the most famous warriors in the Ebad- 
dan army was killed in this battle, and Areh had 
his heart taken out, broiled, cut into little pieces, 
and then distributed among his generals to be 
eaten by them to make them brave in battle. 
This was the only instance of cannibalism that 1 
heard of during my sojourn in Africa. It is not 
impossible that there was cannibalism during the 
famine which at one time attended the siege of 
the town. 
Three more pitched battles followed in quick 
succession, the Ebaddans pressing the Ejahyay 
people with all their might because they knew 
that an army from Abeokuta, and possibly one 
from lllorin, was coming to the assistance of the 
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