Al-Mahram International Journal

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRE FOR TRANS-SAHARAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI
  • Abbreviation: Al-Mahram Int. J.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 0794-3318
  • DOI: 10.5897/AIJ
  • Start Year: 2020
  • Published Articles: 10

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A preliminary archaeological report on the early history of Ngamo people of Ndokto Fara, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria

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  • Abdulmumini, B (2015) Personal Communication; Political Organisation Ali, B.G.K. (2010) Papers on the History of Borno Under the El-Kenemi Dynasty. First Class Printing Works, Maiduguri. Alkali, M.N (2013) Kanem-Borno Under the Sayfawa: A Study of Origin, Growth and Collapse of Dynasty (891-1846). BSSS Publishers. Bala, I (2016) Personal Communication; History of Burial and Traditional Religion Barkindo, B. M (1980) The Origin and History of the Sultanate of Mandara to 1902 (Unpublished PhD
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  • Article Number - F3CB50B67306
  • Vol.9(1), pp. 85-100 , November 2020
  •  Received: 20 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 13 March 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2020

Abstract

This paper examines the early history of the Ngamo people in Ndokto Fara, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State, Nigeria. The objective of this paper centres on their history and some traditional ways of life before the coming of Islam. Archaeological methods adopted in the research include; collection of oral information from the people of the area and archaeological survey. There are twoversions of migration among the Ngamowa’s which both link to Kanem Bornu as their ancestral homeland. Over the years, there were massive movement of hunters/gatherers and pastoralists from the Chad Basin down to Kanem and to other far and nearby locations in search for fertile land, firewood and security. This paper therefore, documents versions of these traditions and some traditional ways of life for better understanding and reconstruction of aspects of their past life ways.

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