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30-543: The Jukun were established in Wukari as early as the 17th century. The town was one of the southern centers on a trading route that connected via Bauchi to the northern states of Katsina , Kano and Bornu . Large caravans would bring goods transported from north of the Sahara , exchanging them for slaves, salt and ivory. It is debatable whether the Jukun were ever the military leaders of

60-433: A federal polytechnic college are in the town. Pop. (2006) local government area, 493,810; (2016 est.) 415,000. [1] Bauchi was originally served by a narrow gauge 762 mm ( 2 ft 6 in ) light railway , but this was later converted to the normal gauge of 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ). Up until August, 2014, Bauchi was served by Bauchi Airport , located in-town. Scheduled airline service

90-429: A population of 493,810 in 2006. Bauchi City is among the twenty Local Government Areas of Bauchi state: Bauchi, Tafawa Balewa , Dass , Toro , Bogoro , Ningi , Warji , Ganjuwa , Kirfi , Alkaleri , Darazo , Misau , Giade , Shira , Jamaare , Katagum , Itas/Gadau , Zaki , Gamawa and Damban . The emirate was founded in (1800–10) by Yakubu, one of Sheikhs Usman dan Fodio's commanders. Yakubu conquered

120-486: A return to democracy . The group also approached southern Nigerians about the prospect of a truly national party. A constitutional assembly organized in 1977 to prepare a constitution for a new democratic government, proved to be the best avenue for members of the burgeoning group to meet and discuss plans for their regions and nation. On September 20, 1978, the National Party of Nigeria was formed, composed of members of

150-529: A sparsely wooded savanna region (the Bauchi High Plains) mainly inhabited by non-Muslim peoples. After successful campaigns,he (Yakubu) founded (1809) the town of Bauchi. Yakubu built the town’s walls, the circumference of which measures 6.5 miles (10.5 km). The only non- Fulani flag-bearer of the Sokoto Empire . The name was derived from a hunter called Baushe, who advised Yaqub to build his city west of

180-518: Is a prize for the person who catches the heaviest fish. The competition takes place at the Nwonyo lake, said to have been discovered in 1816 by the founder of Ibi , Buba Wurbo, and the first public festival was held during the reign of Abgumanu II (1903–1915). After a ritual to appease the gods of the river, when the fishing contest began in April 2010 the winner caught a fish weighing 318 kg. Jukun rulers of

210-546: Is multi-ethnic. While the Jukun consider that it is their traditional homeland, other ethnic groups including the Tiv and Hausa have been present for over 200 years. In the 1910s, the colonial authorities encouraged immigration of Tivs to the region, although they were considered an "inferior group" with no history of central state administration, and were placed under the authority of the Jukun Aku Uka. Continued Tiv expansion into Wukari

240-722: The Second Republic (1979–1983) both the Tiv and the Jukun supported the National Party of Nigeria . There were clashes in 1990 and 1991 related to whether Wukari should become part of Tiv-dominated Benue State or Jukun-majority Taraba State. In June 1992, a Jukun member of the Taraba state assembly, the only woman, was assassinated. The Jukun accused the Tiv of the murder, and further violence broke out. During this period, as many as 5,000 people may have been killed and many more forced to move. In 2001 and 2002 there were again clashes between

270-474: The Second Republic (1979–1983). The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian leaders after the proscription of political parties in 1966 by the military regimes of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and General Yakubu Gowon . A few members of the proscribed parties based in the Northern section of Nigeria began to organize to form a northern party to prepare for

300-593: The 1979 elections and the 1983 elections. The party won 36 Senate seats out of 95 Senate seats and 168 seats out of 449 seats of the House of Representatives. On August 16, 1979, the party's candidate in the presidential election , Shehu Shagari, was declared the winner. The party entered into a shaky alliance with the Nigerian Peoples Party to earn majority votes in the National Assembly, the alliance later hit

330-687: The Benue at that time. When the British incorporated the state into the protectorate of Nigeria around 1900, it was multi-ethnic, including Tiv and Moslem Hausa-Fulani people as well as the original Jukun. The British delegated much authority to traditional rulers in the Northern Region. In 1958 the Aku Uka of Wukari was one of four such rulers serving as a minister without portfolio in the Executive Council of

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360-616: The Jukun, Tiv, Kuteb and Fulani people of the Federation. In August 2010 there was further fighting, this time along religious rather than ethnic lines. Christians disputed the construction of a mosque at the Wukari Police divisional headquarters, and started rioting a few days before a planned visit of the Moslem Sultan of Sokoto , Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III . Lives were lost and property destroyed. The Aku Uka of Wukari and chairman of

390-434: The Jukun, have a tradition that they migrated from Egypt about a thousand years ago, but their religion is very different. The Wukari people adhered to their traditional religion for many years after loss of independence, and some still practice it. The first Christian missionaries arrived in 1905, and the first mission station was opened on 29 May 1906. In 1914 one of the missionaries at the station, Rev. W. Maxwell, published

420-547: The St. Mark's gospel in the Jukun dialect of Wukari Wapan. Progress was slow, with a small congregation and no indigenous pastors as late as the 1950s. Although many of the Jukun are now Christian, some are animist and some are Muslim. The Aku Uka, Shekarau Angyu Masa Ibi is a Christian and worships in the Chapel established in the Palace by The Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria (CRCN). Wukari

450-580: The Taraba State Traditional Council, Dr. Shakaru Angyu, had reportedly warned the Area Commander against the building of the mosque, which was destroyed during the disturbances. On a more positive note, Wukari traditions such as the rituals of the crocodile shrine are of interest to tourists. The annual Nwonyo Fishing Festival, which has its origins in 1826, includes boat and canoe racing, diving, swimming, and traditional dancing, and there

480-463: The Warinje mountain. In return Yaqub promised to name his city after the hunter. Several of the subject peoples successfully revolted under the rule of his son and successor, Emir Ibrahim ibn Yakubu. Emir Usman moved the capital to Rauta (35 miles northwest) in 1877, but Bauchi once again became the emirate headquarters when, in 1902, the British occupied the town and deposed Emir Umaru. The town served as

510-667: The Wukari Federation, with title "Aku Uka", were: Bauchi Bauchi (earlier Yakoba ) is a city in northeast Nigeria , the Administrative center of Bauchi State , of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate . It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau , at an elevation of 616 m. The Local Government Area covers an area of 3,687 km and had

540-468: The broader Kwararafa state, as is sometimes claimed, or whether the Aku's role was more a symbolic or ritual leadership of the different peoples of the Benue river basin. Clearly the Aku Uka of Wukari had considerable influence. For example, in 1780 the leader of a group of migrants from Bornu felt it necessary to apply to the Aku Uka for endorsement and recognition of his rule over their new settlement at Lafia , to

570-481: The constituent assembly and was headed by Makaman Bida, an old Northern People's Congress (NPC) member. At formation, the party was able to draw beyond it core base of former NPC members and attracted some First republic politicians such as Joseph Tarka , former leader of the United Middle Belt Congress , K.O. Mbadiwe , one time minister and Remi Fani-Kayode , a former NNDP member. In October 1978,

600-402: The divine right of kingship, with the Aku Uka being considered son of a god. Of several gods, the sun god is paramount. The religion includes belief in communicating with the souls of the dead. These similarities to Egyptian beliefs have led some anthropologists to speculate that the Jukun originally came from Sudan . The Kuteb people , who speak a related language and live just to the south of

630-565: The northwest. The Aku Uka agreed and gave him the title of Sarkin Lafia Bare-Bari. The Aku Uka of Wukari became the regional power in the 1840s after the once-powerful Kwararafa state had been destroyed during the Fulani jihad (1804–1810) and its aftermath. The consolidation of Wukari as an independent state may have been given impetus by pressure from the Chamba people , who were pushing westward down

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660-526: The party adopted zoning to elect party officials. The party then elected a new chairman, Augustus Akinloye , a Yoruba man and former Nigerian National Democratic Party government minister over contenders such as Fani Kayode, Adeyinka Adebayo and Adeleke Adedoyin. The election of a southern Nigerian paved the way for the presidential candidate to go to the core base of the party: the Hausa-Fulani states. The NPN presented candidates for two major elections,

690-534: The provincial capital from 1904 until 1911 and again from 1917 to 1924. In 1926 it became the headquarters of Bauchi province and in 1976, it became the capital of the newly created Bauchi state. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is buried in the city, while the Yankari National Park is 110 km from the state capital. The city lies on the Port Harcourt – Maiduguri railway line . The Bauchi State Library Board

720-516: The region, the others being the Sultan of Sokoto , Emir of Katsina and Emir of Kano . Traditional Jukun beliefs and rituals are complex, with unique elements. For example, they thought that in their migration from Yemen to Kwararafa around 596 AD they were assisted by giant crocodiles, who were therefore protected, and still have a shrine in the Marmara pond at Wukari. The Jukun religion includes belief in

750-699: The rocks in 1981. To gain support among Igbo people , the party allowed the return of Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Biafra leader. Moshood Abiola , a former member of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), was not successful to hold chairmanship or presidential ticket of the NPN and later stood as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the cancelled 1993 presidential election. Adamu Ciroma ,

780-451: The state are polytechnics , monothecnic, colleges of education , health technology institutions, secondary schools and primary schools. Bauchi has many occurring natural resources that are used by industries and also for commercial consumption. These include : National Party of Nigeria The National Party of Nigeria ( NPN ) was the dominant political party in Nigeria during

810-562: The tourist score, is from early December to early February. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bauchi has a tropical savanna climate , abbreviated "Aw" on climate maps. Bauchi state is among the advanced centers of learning in Nigeria . It has many public and private institutions, These include universities own by the state and others own by federal government of Nigeria , other institutions present in

840-693: Was due in part to population pressure, and in part to unsustainable slash-and-burn farming methods. In the 19th century, the Tiv allied with the Jukun to fight the Hausa/Fulani. More recently, the Tiv and the Hausa have at times allied against the Jukun. However, under the First Republic (1963–1966), the Jukun and Hausa supported the Northern People's Congress , while the Tiv supported the rival United Middle Belt Congress , often leading to violent conflict. During

870-522: Was established in 1976. With the coming of the railway in 1961, Bauchi grew as a collecting point for peanuts (groundnuts) and cotton and a trade centre in sorghum, millet, cowpeas, corn (maize), cassava, and vegetables and in cattle, goats, and sheep. Cotton weaving and dyeing, tanning, and blacksmithing are traditional activities. The town’s industry includes an asbestos factory and a meat-products processing plant. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (1980; originally called Federal University of Technology) and

900-518: Was then transferred to the newly constructed Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport , 23 kilometres (14 miles) north of Bauchi, near the village of Durum. In Bauchi, the dry season is partially cloudy and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and overcast. The average annual temperature ranges from 57 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with occasional exceptions when it falls below 51 or rises over 104. The greatest time of year to visit Bauchi for warm-weather activities, according to

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