Attacks on him do not stop him from belaboring his enemies. The proverb recalls the oríkì of Ògèdèm̀gbé, the 19th century Ìjèṣà warrior, which says, À ńlé e bọ̀ lẹ́hìn, ó ńlé ará iwájú lọ (He is being pursued from behind, and yet he is in pursuit of people in front.)
Attacks on him do not stop him from belaboring his enemies. The proverb recalls the oriki of Ogedemgbe, the 19th century Ijesa warrior, which says, A nle e bo lehin, o nle ara iwaju lo (He is being pursued from behind, and yet he is in pursuit of people in front.)