Dukku is a
Local Government Area in
Gombe State
Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa Stat ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, NaìjÃrÃyà , yo, Nà ìjÃrÃà , 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 ...
. Its headquarters are in Dukku town. The
Gongola River
The Gongola River is in northeastern Nigeria, the principal tributary of the Benue River.
The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries are seasonal streams, but fill rapidly in August and September.
The Gongola rises on the east ...
flows through the west and north of the LGA. It has an area of 3,815 km and a population of 207,190 from the 2006 census. The vast majority of the population are Muslims, but there is a Christian minority. The major ethnic group is
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
with Fulfulde being spoken as a major language alongside
Bole while
Hausa
Hausa may refer to:
* Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa
* Hausa language, spoken in West Africa
* Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states
* Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse
See also
...
,
Kanuri, and
Kare-Kare
Kare-kare is a Philippine stew (''kare'' derives from "curry") that features a thick savory peanut sauce. It is generally made from a base of stewed oxtail, beef tripe, pork hocks, calves' feet, pig's feet or trotters, various cuts of por ...
are also spoken.
The
postal code
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of the area is 760.
The northeasterly line of equal
latitude
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14°N and
longitude
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14°E passes through the LGA about 6 km to the southeast of the town of Dukku.
History
The history of Dukku started in the 17th Century when ArÉ—o Sammbo, a leader of
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
clan and his people with their cattle migrated from
Fuuta Jallon in
Guinea and settled in the present location. Another oral tradition says that the head of the
Fulbe
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region ...
was ArÉ—o Almoodo or Almuudo.
Before they finally settled in Dukku, being herders, they wandered around in search of pasture for their animals. They first inhabited in a settlement, according to oral tradition called Kamanei. But they didn't last there because of the tyranny of the king of Kamanei who had a randy male child that would go first to every bride on her bridal night. This custom didn't augur well with the Fulani who settled there, especially one of ArÉ—o Sambo's son, Yero Nanaro who took an oath that he would slay the prince when the latter came to his bride on their first night. And Yero lived to his promise by slaughtering the prince when he came to their bridal night.
This incident forced ArÉ—o Sammbo and his people to spontaneously leave Kamanei on that night and moved further south, nonstop for weeks until they got to a settlement in
Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅ðž¤) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the e ...
, where they divided into three, with one following ArÉ—o Sammbo or Almuudo moving west until they got to a place called Lumpaaso, some few miles away from present Dukku, at the bank of
Gongola River
The Gongola River is in northeastern Nigeria, the principal tributary of the Benue River.
The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries are seasonal streams, but fill rapidly in August and September.
The Gongola rises on the east ...
, one of the tributaries of
River Benue
The Benue River (french: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. The size of its bas ...
under the territory of a
Bolewa
Bole (''bòo pikkà '', also known as Bolanchi, Ampika, Borpika, Bolewa, Bolawa) is a West Chadic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects include Bara and Fika, spoken in the Fika Emirate
The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarte ...
Chief of Kalam named Moi Duja.
The Chief of Kalam, Moi Duja accorded them great hospitality by allowing them to settle in his territory. But no sooner had they settled in Lumpaaso than they realised that the place was not conducive for them with their animals as it was very close to the river which makes it difficult for cattle grazing. Thus they complained to the chief who in turned ordered one of his palace sentinels, Madaki Dishe, to show them a better and more convenient place in his territory, which is the present settlement of Dukku.
The name Dukku is a
Fulfulde
Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that st ...
word. The town name was initially Dukku Æ´ori, a combination of Fulfulde word, Dukku (a command word for erecting a pole to which a cow is tethered) and Bolewa word, Æ´ori (it is okay), but later shortened to Dukku for convenience.
The town is the headquarters of
Dukku Emirate created out of
Gombe Emirate by the first civilian governor of
Gombe State
Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa Stat ...
, Alhaji
Abubakar Habu Hashidu
Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu (10 April 1944 – 27 July 2018) was a Nigerian politician and former governor of Gombe State, Nigeria under the platform of All People's Party (APP) from May 1999 to May 2003.
Hashidu was the minister of Water Resou ...
in 2001
List of Laamɓe Dukku
Dukku has had seventeen ''laamɓe
ulani leaders' (singular: ''laamÉ—o''), traditional rulers:
* Sammbo Geno É“ii ArÉ—o Abdu
* Demmbo Dugge É“ii Idrisa
* Muhammadu Gaaɓɗo ɓii Geno
* Gorki É“ii Demmbo
* Muhammadu Bello ɓii Gaaɓɗo
* Yakubu ɓii Gaaɓɗo
* Adamu É“ii Gorki
* Adamu Dagaari ɓii Gaaɓɗo
* Usmanu ɓii Gaaɓɗo II
* Jibir É“ii Gorki
* Sulaimanu Ankwai ɓii Gaaɓɗo
* Adamu É“ii Sulaimanu
* Sammbo Ñaande ɓii Jibir
* Haruna Rashidu É“ii Yakubu I
* Usmanu É“ii Tafida Baaba II
* Abdulkadir Haruna Rashid
* Alhaji Haruna Abdulkadiri Rashid II
Alhaji Haruna Abdulkadiri Rashid II
Alhaji Haruna Abdulkadiri Rashid II is the current 17th LaamÉ—o Dukku and the 2nd
Emir
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of Dukku. He has preceded his fathe
Alhaji Abdulkadiri Haruna Rashid the 15th LaamÉ—o Dukku and the first Emir of Dukku who died on 24 December 2012
He was born on November 24, 1960 and was named after his grandfather, and the 13th LaamÉ—o Dukku
Haruna Rashid É“ii Yakubu I, son of LaamÉ—o
Yakubu ɓii Gaaɓɗo, son of
Gaaɓɗo ɓii Geno, son of the first Laamɗo
Sammbo Geno É“ii ArÉ—o Abdu.
He started his education early in the traditional Qur’anic school system before enrolling into Dukku Central Primary School between 1967 and 1972 where he had his primary education. He also had his secondary school education in Government Secondary School,
Misau
Misau is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Misau. It was founded by Hamman Mangan who ruled as an unofficial King for a period of 25 years at around 1850 AD.
It has an area of 1,226 km and ...
as part of the pioneer students between 1973 and 1977.
He started his working career in the former
Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅ðž¤) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the e ...
Civil Service as an Assistant Secretary, where he served for only two months and later joined the then University of Sokoto, now
Usman Danfodio University
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Sokoto
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as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Economics, serving for eight (8) years in the institution as an academic staff from 1982 to 1990 where he transferred his services to the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 1990 starting from Lagos as Assistant Bank Examiner rising to the exalted position of Deputy Director and Branch Controller,
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 ...
branch.
Before his ascension to the throne on January 4, 2013, he held the prestigious title of Sardauna Dukku since July 25, 1986. Former Governor Alhaji
Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo born (4 April 1962) is a Nigerian politician who was the Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria and former Accountant-General of the Federation.
Early life and education
Dankwambo was born on 4 April 1962 at Herwagana Go ...
presented him with a Staff of Office in a widely attended
coronation
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held in Dukku on November 3, 2008.
He is currently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the
Gombe State University, Gombe.
Wards in Dukku
There are three district areas in the Local Government, namely: Dukku, Hashidu, and Gombe Abba. And overall there are eleven (11) wards in the LGA:
* Gombe Abba
* Hashidu
* Jamari
* Kunde
* Lafiya
* Malala
* Waziri North
* Waziri South / Central
* Wuro Tale
* Zange
* Zaune
References
{{Gombe State
Local Government Areas in Gombe State