To take his pound of flesh on the Oba, the Oliha went into an unholy alliance Qith the Attah of Igallas. He sent one of his servant’s Aigbovuleghe to inform the Attah of Igala that the Oba was planning to invade his kingdom. He gave his assurance that he will mobilize troops in Benin to assist the Igallas when they attacked Benin.
In the war that followed with the assistance of the Portuguese missionary the people in the victory by soldiers from Uselu. Idiaghe mother of Esigie was from Ugieghudu where Esigie stayed for a year before returning to Benin.
Another fall out of that war was the setting up of a garrison town to wade off any more aggression from the people of Idah. The town’s name is Ago-Enibode corrupted now to Agenibode. The literal translation of Ago-Enibode is camp of road watchers.