SEE THE HISTORY BEHIND THIS IYAKE LAKE IN OYO STATE

This is IYAKE LAKE, one of the two suspended lakes in the world situated in Ado Awaiye Iseyin, Oyó state Nigeria 

The lake is Believed to be bottomless and no one enters it and survives. The History behind it is quite shocking.

Iyake literally translated to Woman cry. It’s a story of a barren woman from Ota Ogun state who migrated to Oyó during the old Oyó Empire.

She was loved by some but mocked by her barrenness and out of shame, she committed suicide by falling into the lake. Hence, the name Iya Ake the woman that cried.

The lake was believed to cure barrenness ever since she died in it. It’s believed that if you pray with the water, bath with it or drink it, you won’t be barren

If you’re from where this lake is located, will be happy to learn more about it from you in the comment.