Legends of old Africa:
Oranmiyan: A great warrior.

Oranmiyan was the son of Oduduwa, he was noted to be a great warrior. In old age he retired into a groove, but if his people were attacked he emerged and dispersed enemies single-handed. One day, during a festival, when the city was full of people and some were drunk, a man called out to oranmiyan that they were being attacked. The old king came out on horseback and laid about the crowd, until the people begged him to stop destroying his own subjects. Then the shocked warrior drove his staff into the ground and said he would never fight again.It is said that it was turned to stone and so were he and his wife.Broken remains of stone have been dug up and fitted to restore the pillar, 'the staff of oranmiyan', which stands about twenty feet above ground, and studded with iron nails the pattern and meaning of which are disputed.