Esa Cave

By Jane

22 October 2015

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Esa Cave is beside a mountain that is about 10,000 feet above the sea level. The original owners of the cave are the Ijoro family of Okesale area of Iyin Ekiti. The Cave was manned by their fore-fathers who discovered that the Cave exists there and they lived there for many centuries ago.
It is located at a distance of about 6 kilometers away from Iyin Ekiti in Irepodun/ Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State and about 3 kilometers away from Ado-Ekiti inAdo Local Government Area, the capital of Ekiti State.
The Cave still maintains its natural look while evidence of long use still exists. It has demarcated rooms separated by low height walls made from mud bricks which had become strong and difficult to pull down. Also, small boulders used as ‘pillows’ by old occupants still remain in the Cave. The Cave can accommodate up to 50 people at a time and is naturally shielded away from sun and rain.

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