The History of Agaie | Agaie Emirate

Agaie is situated at about 37 kilometers east of present Bida town in Niger State. It is the capital of Agaie Emirate and the headquarters of the present Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. Natives of the town and other Nupe-speaking people of Nigeria simply call it "Gaie" and pronounced as Gaye. Agaie town lies in the valley situated between 3 Rivers: Gbakogi River, Eyangi River, and Echingi. The Eyangi flows in the Northwest direction, the Gbakogi flows in the Southwest direction and the Echingi flows in the northwestern direction. As an island, the town is surrounded by rivers and a narrow belt of swamps formed by them. the River Gbakogi flows throughout the year and regularly overflows its banks during the rainy season, the other two rivers are seasonal as they dry up completely during the dry season, sometimes partially.  These rivers provide a vast land for farming. The lowland areas are used for the cultivation of rice, sugar cane, potatoes, and sometimes yams ...

According to Mason 1970, Agaie existed in a region that was far from any major Muslim political Occupation. It was founded in an area that was rather a province than the center of any pre-Jihad political system.  Agaie, in its early historical development, was saved from the interference of the rulers of neighboring; foreign, or indigenous. No existing traditional cities any invasion of Agaie. The inhabitants mainly engage in hunting, Farming, and dyeing activities through which they earn a living. They practiced IDOL worship and the name of their principal idol was WANZAYA, which post-fulani Agaie people referred to as "Kuti Wanzaya" The pre-Fulani Agaie society was structured on social status beginning with the royal class and followed by the non-royal mobility, the affluent, and then the peasants. Slaves were at the bottom of the ladder. Traditional Tittles existed in the pre-Fulani political administration of Agaie, some of which were later adopted in the Fulani dynasty o...