Adara people (also Eda;[2] exonyms: Hausa: Kadara; Tyap: Á̱nietswaywan), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Adara language, a north Plateau language of Nigeria.[citation needed] Dio Awemi Maisamari is the National president of Adara Development Association (ADA)[3] with his assistant Luke Waziri assistant secretary of the association.[4]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 381,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Adara | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional Religion, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bakulu, Ham, Koro, Bajju, Atyap, Afizere, Berom, Jukun, Kuteb, Efik, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria |
Demographics
editSome estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 381,000.[1]
About 55% of the Adara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam.[1]
Location
editAdara people can be found in the sub-saharan African Countries and they are only found in Nigeria. They can be found in Benue and some parts of Kaduna state like Kajuru and Kachia local government areas.[5] Communities along the area include Magunguna, Idazo, Ungwan Galadima, Ungwan Guza, Etissi, Ungwan Ma’aji, Ungwan Dantata, Ungwan Araha 1 & 2, Ungwan Goshi, Ungwan Shaban, Ungwan Jibo, Ungwan Maijama’a, Ungwan Sako, Ungwan Maidoki and Ungwan Masaba.[6]
Crises
editAdara people have suffered from ongoing communal conflicts in Nigeria, especially herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria, including in Kaduna State.[6] The President of Adara Development Association in a statement accused governor Nasiru El-rufa'i as the main agent behind there suffering.[4] The people had also writing a letter to the governor indicating "we are suffering" from your leadership. Recall on the unfortunate slain of the paramount ruler of Adara Land, the Agom Adara, Dr. Maiwada Galadima, who was ambushed in October, 2018 on the Kaduna-Kachia expressway, after being abducted and later killed even after a ransom was paid for his release.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Joshua project entry on the Adara
- ^ Roger Blench (5 July 2009). "The Eda [= Kadara] language of Central Nigeria" (PDF).
- ^ Tauna, Amos (2021-06-27). "Adara people reject changes in traditional institutions in Kaduna". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ a b c "'We are suffering under you' -- Adara people write el-Rufai". TheCable. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ PeopleGroups.org. "PeopleGroups.org - Adara of Nigeria". peoplegroups.org. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ a b "Adara people in Kaduna count losses from Kajuru crisis". Vanguard News. 2020-05-23. Retrieved 2022-01-16.