Ofege is a school boy band from Nigeria in the 1970’s. The name Ofege meant “something in the military called French leave or AWOL. This was coined out of a yoruba word Ofo, meaning he has jumped, then the English word Gate. Ofo-Gate. During lights out in the dormitories, the housemaster on a roll call will demand the whereabouts of an absent student, everyone will announce – “Ofege!” You can read more about the group here.