The History of Agaie | Agaie Emirate

TWO ROYAL FAMILIES  EXIST IN THE FULANI DYNASTY OF AGAIE. These two royal families are both allowed to rule the emirate on a rotational basis. The are the Mallam Babba and Mallam Sulaimanu royal houses. These two royal hoses each had, and yet have, the exclusive right to produce a successor each time the demise of a serving Etsu is announced. The reason for this, as handed down by oral traditions, was that while Mallam Babba was the founder of the dynasty; Sulaimanu, his brother, was the one who volunteered to go to Gwandu to obtain the flag and permission to install Abdullahi as the first Fulani Etsu of Agaie. None among Babba's companions offer to go. This also explains why the two highest political ranks in the emirate, Etsu and Shaba, have always been domiciled in these two royal houses. While the royal house of Mallam Bubba's lineage is labeled as "Tako", meaning "Down"; Sulaimanu royal house is referred to as "Tiffin", meaning "Up"....

With the establishment in 1832 of Fulani rule in Agaie, the title "Etsu" later to be called Emir by the British Colonialist was adopted for the head of the emirate. The Etsu was assisted in the administration of the entire emirate by a council of special advisers and other traditional title holders. Etsu was the overall and outright ruler of the entire emirate. He assumed full executive powers on the very day of his appointment to the throne. This was usually further confirmed with a coronation ceremony. He was the political, religious, economical and judicial head of the emirate. As the political head of the emirate, he has absolute control over it and receives tributes from villages under his domain. In addition, all political appointments within the emirate were made and confirmed by him. Being the executive head of government, his orders and decisions were binding on all individuals within the emirate irrespective of their economic and political status. As the economic he...

 This was another tough battle. The pagans in this hometown Fogbe gave the Fulani's a big tough time. The Fulani warriors were led by Umaru Daudu Maza a disciple of Mallam Babba in Agaie. The Pagans in Fogbe built a consecrated hut into which they ran for safety each time Fulani warriors launched an attack against them. The venerated hut, which still exists, accommodated as many pagans as could enter into it. Babba troops never succeeded in penetrating the hut. Daudu Maza was once captured and enslaved at Kiti-Kpagi during one of the territorial wars. To get him back, mallam Babba had to part with a big black gown as a ransom for Daudu Maza's release. To Mallam Babba, Daudu Maza was a step-son. The father of Daudu Maza was a friend of Mallam Babba. While on his sick bed, he entrusted his son and the rest of his family to Mallam Babba's care. After the former demise, Mallam Babba consequently married Daudu Maza's mother, which made Daudu Maza become Mallam Babba's st...

 When the river was poisoned it became very harmful for consumption. Fishes caught cannot be eaten because even after boiling for several hours, it will remain fresh.  To disinfect the poisoned river, the leader of the Ewugi community at the time, by the name Birama, prepared some charms which he added to the corpse of a lady called Shangara in Nupe. The corpse was buried at a spot by the source of the river Rukpa. The spot is still marked with a shrub he planted on the tomb. The man told the surviving natives of Ewugi at that time that the river would be safe for consumption when the withered plant started growing green leaves. This prophecy actually came to pass and the water became disinfected. THE LEADER OF EWUGI VILLAGE history has it that after the Fulani won the war, the leader of Ewugi refused to accept the Fulani Etsu Agaie as his leader but to be an Islamic religious leader, not his master. He also turned down the offer granted him by the fulani Etsu Agaie to be the ...

 This was a powerful woman who played a critical role during the fight between the Fulani Jihadist and the settlers in Agaie. During the war, sometime 1827 a woman named Sagi Nnakyastwa approached the elders to allow her to lead the Ewugi forces to the fight between them and the followers of Mallam Babba, and her approval was granted. On the day of the encounter, she ordered her stool to be placed at the camping site of Ewugi forces. With a bevy of virgin girls and her iron stick branded as Kandi in her hand, she sat on her stool and ordered the war drummers to continue chanting war songs on the approach of Fulani forces. Soon, a swarm of bees started to hoover in the sky toward the Fulani forces, which forced them to disperse. Some repeatedly died from the stings suffered by the bees. which also led to the suspension of the war. In 1828 another war was to commence to be led by the same powerful woman Sagi Nnnakyastwa. In the early hours of the day, the fight was to take place, she...

The Rukwaji wars in Agaie was a fight between them and the Fulani's. The Rukwaji was very strong in supporting the Ewugi during the fight with the Fulanis. and they Fulanis were not happy about that And even while the Ewugis was defeated, they still stand on their feet to fight against the Jihadist. After several attempt by the Fulanis on the Rukwaji they never yielded success. Then Mallam Babba decided to use another approach on them in order to defeat them. He asked his people to bring him a bunch of palm kernel and prayed on it for seven days and instructed his most senior servant to drop it at the source of stream water that the Rukwaji people use to drink, it was tied to a tree and the root was put in the river, when the root began to rot, the resident within the territory including the Rukwaji people after taking the water, they were caught with an epidemic. And the old days practice when an epidemic attack a community they whole will move out to another safe land. the Fulani...

 The Fulani Jihad refers to a series of Islamic holy wars or jihads initiated by the Fulani people in the 19th century across West Africa. This movement aimed to establish and spread Islamic rule and governance. While there were various Fulani jihads in different regions, it's important to note that the specifics can vary from one area to another. The Fulani Jihads were significant events in the history of West Africa, and they often involved complex social, economic, and political dynamics. The extension of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio-led Fulani jihad to Agaie was attributed to a Fulani man called Mallam Muhammadu Babba. He was the son of Mallam Attahiru of Yantumaki in the present Katsina State. After receiving his early Qur'anic education under Shehu Usmanu Dan Fodio, he decided to set out for the spread of Islamic faith. He left Sokoto with his Family and four other islamic scholars. The Scholars were. Mallam Dendo (Legendary founder of Islamic Bida), Mallam Alimi ( Legendary...