Prof. Umar Muhammad Labdo of the Faculty of Humanities, Maitama Sule University (formerly Northwest University), Kano, who recently said that Benue State belonged to Fulani by right of conquest, blows hot again in this interview with TED ODOGWU
You said that Benue State was part of Bauchi and Adamawa Emirates, but the Benue State government has dismissed the claims and asked for proofs of such statement. Did you make it up?
The origin of Benue State is Bauchi and Adamawa Emirates; it’s historically Fulbe area (another name for Fulani). What I mean is that it is a Fulani domain and not for Tiv. Originally, Tiv people were from Fulani tribe and Jukun; that is Tiv background.
The origin of the Tiv people is that their father was a Fulani. His name was Mohammed Alla. He migrated from Katsina to that area and got married to a Jukun woman and he fathered the Tiv. That is their origin.
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