It is believed that It was created as a pleasing apology to the ancestors to end the barrenness of a young West African warrior. History has it that in 1848, a young West African warrior from the town Otta consulted a diviner on his wife’s inability to conceive a child. The diviner then told him that his case was a punishment from his ancestors who were angry with him for not properly honouring them as he should. The only solution to his childlessness was to organize an ancestral masquerade known as Egungun. The young warrior in his quest for a child adhered to the diviner's instruction and created a masquerade named Ajofoyinbo (We dance for the white man). The name was curated from his father's position as a chief who entertained foreign guests including white men before they visited the king. The white men brought several gifts for his father and in return were honoured with the name of the created masquerade Ajofoyinbo. Egungun Ajofoyinbo danced elegantly in adorned elements to please the foreigners. The chief, father of the young warrior, took a white piece of clothing to his mother town Iyesi where Egungun Ajofoyinbo danced happily hoping to please the ancestral spirits of his mother town. Thereafter, his wife gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl. This made Egungun Ajofoyinbo popularly known as a masquerade of good luck and a pleasing offering to ancestors to date.