[3] THE
SUKUR KINGDOM
The
‘Sukur kingdom’ lies between Gulag and Madagali in Madagali local government
area of Adamawa State
unique lifestyle even in this our 21st
Century.
The
Sukur kingdom lies on a mountain with foot paths of stones from the foot to the
peak of the mountain. At the first gate of the kingdom, there are two
entrances, one is for everybody and the other one is for the king alone. The
Sukur people have a belief that the king is not supposed to share the same
passage with ordinary people.
It
is also said that at the gate, sacrifice is being offered by slaughtering a
goat. The bones of the goat are then
buried in the middle of the road and the skin of the goat is tied from end to
end by a special method. Gradually, the extended goat hide disappears and this
is taken to be a sign of appreciation from the gods.
At the
second gate is a chief blacksmith whom his duty is to guard the gate and also
the king’s grave yard. Another
interesting thing is that the guard is not to see the king face-to-face except
something terrible happens or there is a premonition of disaster that is
expected to befall the king. And once it is late, he is not to allow anybody go
beyond this point, no matter who that person might be.
The Sukur kingdom is no doubt a
modernized archaic kingdom that we all need to learn from; especially it’s old
and traditional but peaceful means of societal organization that is based on
strong obedience to the norm, custom, and culture of the land.
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