Nephew, bottom line, Ile-Ife did not save us from conquest, and enslavement! Keep it real!
Keeping it real. It didn't but the facts are the facts. It's like if the United States fragmented into regional powers, and was trying to fight Mexico from the south and a combined force from Canada and the UK. Hell Thailand could come in and enslave Americans with the help of California's governor.
Notwithstanding the fact that there was civil war.