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The people of Birnin Badr a town
near Yemen around Saudi Arabia were defeated and caused to disperse during a
war(Whitely,1920), they took a westerly course in their migration and passed
through Lake Chad. They followed river “Komadugu” and was reported to have
settled for some time in the region of Dillawa east of Geidam, giving the
district the name Badr, in Memory of their original home far in the east. They
later move westward again, until they came to Dadigar (in Barsauri) in the 15th
century that was before the foundation of Birnin Gazargomu. It was at this
location the Badr people were said to have splited up.
As narrated , the king of
Bade, Kachalla had a wife called Walu who gave birth to four sons for
him namely: Ago, Muza, Amsagiya or Kwolum and Dodo or Buyam, all at
Dadigar. These four brothers resolved to separate their courses each
taking his own section of the tribe with him. Ago, the Elder son,
remains where he was and became the ancestor of Bade people. The second
son Muza, turned north and was said to have established and become the
ancestor of the Tuarek or Kumdim. Amsagiya-Kwolum took to the west and
found the Ngizim, this is why Ngizim and Bade are said to share a common
ancestor. The fouth son, Dodo (Buyan), went out and found Ngizere around
Potiskum area. He become their forbearer there.
A section of Bade who
leaves Dadigar later was under Dyagana who moved along north of the
Komadugu river and made the settlement of Tagali. It was during his days
that birnin Gazargomu was established Dyagana traveled to salute the Mai
on behalf of the people of Bade and obtained the title of “Dugum of
Bade”. The Galadima was appointed Chima (an over lord) of Bade. Tagali
was enjoying the support of the Galadima at Nguru in return for the
vassalage acquired a position of leadership among other Bade Clans.
The
most important things to note here is that, all Bades are from the same
origin they followed along the river komadugu valley and spread inland
to established themselves in an independent territories like Tagali,
Gungwei, Kamamma, Dumbari, Gidgid, Gangawa, Dala, Gadini, Zabudum, Usur
and Dagona and moved west in to the country bordering the Hadejia and
Katagum rivers. |