Ogun
/ (əʊˈɡʊn) /
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noun
a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Abeokuta. Pop: 3 728 098 (2006). Area: 16 762 sq km (6472 sq miles)
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In this case, the indigenous deity that [Abdulmutallab] carried inside him—Ogun, the god of wayfarers—thwarted his plan.
The squadron, composed of steamers as well as sailing ships, brought up off the mouth of the Ogun river.
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