- Fulanawa ( from Muhammad Fulani )
- Falatawa ( from Abubakar Falata )
- Durdawa ( from Umaru Durdo )
- Torankawa ( from Usmanu Toro )
- Gurdawa ( from Aliyu Gurdo )
- Sullubawa or Shafilawa ( from Fatima Sippowo married to A Roman by name SILSULU).
Though Sullubawas have both Fulani and Roman parentage where Sheikh Uthman bn Fodio directed that they be counted as Fulanis because they were all descendents of Uqba bn Aamir Abu Ubaidah bn Aljarrah who married Maryam nicknamed Bajjo Mango (meaning ” the only child of her parents ) daughter of the King of Spain Mazfel bn Merseils; a Roman by tribe but a Jew by religion who converted to Islam without a fight when Uqbah received Flag from Amri bn Asi, the then Governor of Egypt during the Reign of Caliph Umar bn Kattab, to wage Jihad on Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco & the other lands nearby.
They are called Fulani after the first son of Uqbah, Muhammad Fulani,otherwise they all had different identities. Furthermore, they were the first to speak the language here on Earth. Of course Prophet Adam A.S. spoke every earthly language while in the Paradise. They are among the largest tribes in Africa & they spread all along West Africa from Senegal to the Cameroons.
They are well educated, except a few, wealthy, good looking,friendly, nomadic etc. However, they are envied by so many tribes which leads to hostilities towards them. Naturally,with time they lost a lot & became not religious & sometmes hostile,however the root cause of these were their being denied their grazing land “Burtali & Mashekari” taken away by politicians,traditional rulers etc in many counties of the world. They have been also denied grazing land, lakes & rivers due of course to the farming activities and construction works thereby forcing them to move Southward in search of pastoral land for their animals thus creating conflicts with host Communities.
We must rise above ethnicities & religious bigotries for us to know that God created us differently so that we may know & understand one another. Killing, maiming & destroying properties of each other do not in any way make us better than one another. We all are guilty & must repent & learn to live with one another as provided by our Constitution. We as Muslims & Christians are a prayerful people we should continue praying & resolving our differences in civilised ways. May Almighty God help us in this direction, amen.
🖊️From Alhaji Almustapha H. Jokolo, former Emir of Gwandu.
