A STUDY OF SELECTED PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL ENTITIES IN THE NIGER-BENUE CONFLUENCE REGION OF NIGERIA
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2022-05-08
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Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, Federal University Wukari-Taraba State.
Abstract
The Niger-Benue confluence region is multi-lingual with diverse
ethnic groups and political entities. The region is well known for its
abundant natural resources such as navigable inland waterways,
mountains and fertile soil. During the pre-colonial period, the area
witnessed migrations of different groupsof people with varying
socio-economic and political system into the area which increased
the political diversity and activities in the confluence region. The
study is aimed at examining some selected political entities in the
Niger-Benue confluence area in other to assess their political
structures and their impact on the region. The methodology
employed in this study is the historical method of analysis which
involved the use of both primary and secondary sources of
information. The study revealed that there were dynamics in the
political system operated in the Niger-Benue confluence region in
the pre-colonial era which impacted other ethnic group's political
structures and contributed to the development of the region before
British colonial rule. The study concludes that the Niger-Benue
confluence area like many regions in Nigeria had diverse political
entities that have contributed to its development before, during and
after colonial rule. It, however, recommends that political
institution in the Niger-Benue confluence area is an integral part of
its history which has to be studied in other to understand its
metamorphosis, change and growth over time.
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Hadizat, A.S: (2022), A Study of Selected Pre-colonial Entities in the Niger-Benue Confluence Region of Nigeria. Wukari International Studies Journal. 6(2): An annual publication of Wukari International Studies Group (WISG), published by the Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, Federal University Wukari-Taraba State.