Akurmi people (also Kurama
), are an ethnic group in the
Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern Nige ...
and
Kano
Kano may refer to:
Places
*Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria
* Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State
**Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries
**Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...
states who speak the
T'kurmi language, an
East Kainji language of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.
History
The Akurmi people, a friendly people who practice subsistence farming were said to have settled in Kaduna State about 600 years ago.
Religion
The Akurmi are reportedly predominantly
Christian, numbering 88.0% (with Independents at 30.0%, Protestants 50.0% and Roman Catholics 20.0%). The remaining being adherents of
Ethnic religion, 6.0% and
Islam, 6.0%.
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Kingship
The Akurmi are found in Akurmi (Kurama) Chiefdom in Lere Local Government Area. Their paramount ruler is called "''B'gwam Kurmi''" or Bagwama Akurmi. The current monarch, HRH Dr. Ishaku S. Damina, ''B'gwam Kurmi II'' was reportedly detained by the Kaduna State
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
governor in 2017. They are also found in Saminaka
Saminaka is a town and headquarters of Lere Local Government Area and of Saminaka chiefdom of the Hausa people in southern Kaduna state in the North Central region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 811.
See also
* List of villages in ...
Chiefdom in the same area.
References
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Ethnic groups in Nigeria