THE SHORT HISTORY OF HADEJIA PART 1

HADEJIA

Hadejia' (also Hadeja , previously Biram ) is a
Hausa town in eastern Jigawa State , northern
Nigeria . Hadejia is currently the largest and most
important commercial town in Jigawa State. The
City itself has a population of over 450,000
people strangely divided with the influence of the
then Kano State into at least 3-4 Local
government areas. Majorly taken by Hadejia
(southern part of the town, including the old
city), then by Malam Madori (the northern part
including the Shagari Quarters, the GRA, Gandun
Sarki and Gandun bundugoma) and by Guri LGA
(the eastern part, including the Rice mill factory
area). This significantly lowers the actual
population of the area considered as Hadejia
LGA.
History: Prior to the jihadist conquest at the
beginning of the 19th century, the territory now
known as Hadejia emirate consisted of several
separate and distinct Kingdoms whose rulers
received titles from and owed allegiance to the
Habe Galadima of Borno. The former Habe
Kingdoms included Auyo,Garin Gabas
(Biram),Hadejia,Kazura,Gaturwa,Marma,Dawa
and Fagi. The process of the evolution of these
Kingdoms of seems to be obscure except
perhaps for the Kingdoms of Hadejia,Auyo and
Garin Gabas. At the time of the foundation of
Hadejia, a number of small settlements were said
to have existed in the territory that came to be
known as Hadejia emirate. For example,on the
North-eastern side of Hadejia town, there was
Madagwaigwai, whose present site is near
Rubban Dakata a village about 10kilometres east
of Hadejia Kiri kasamma road. While on the
eastern side of the town was Maskangayu
(kulunfardu), a village said to have been
established by Damagarawa immigrants whose
ancestors now live in Hadejia (ILALLAH). The old
site of Kulunfardu was located near Tandanu, just
by the valley of River Hadejia, about 15kilometres
from TURABU. There was a tradition in Turabu
which said that, at the side of kulunfardu, there
was a large Tamarind (Tsamiyar linzamai)
whose branches were said to have bent due to
the weight of the Luggage of soldiers of Mai Ali
of Borno when they camped there on their way to
attack Kano during the reign of Sarkin Kano
Muhammadu Kambari Dan shariff(1731-1734)
By the western side of Hade's camp was
KADIME (still located to the site) which was
about 9kilometre from Hadejia. By the Northern
side of Hadejia was Majeri a few kilometre from
Mallam madori, and by the southern side were
Auyakayi(Tunawa), Unik(Arki), Majawa and
Auyo. These settlement were clearly established
in the surrounding areas much earlier than
Hadejia town.