Bakulu people
Bakulu people (also Ikolu, Ikulu) are a people found in Zangon Kataf, Kachia and Kauru Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State of Middle Belt (Central) Nigeria.[1] They speak a Plateau language called Kulu.[2] They call their land Akulu.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 50,000 (1998)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Kulu | |
| Religion | |
| African Traditional Religion, Islam, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Adara, Anghan, Bajju, Atyap, Ham, Tarok, Jukun, Efik, Igbo, Yoruba and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria |
Religion
A majority of the Bakulu people were reportedly adherents of traditional religion, numbering about 70.0% of the entire population, while Muslims number 25.0% and Christians with 5.0% of the population. Among the Christians, Independents have 60.0%, Protestants 25.0% and Roman Catholics 15.0%.[3]
Kingship
[4]The paramount ruler of the Bakulu people is addressed as "Agwom" (or Agom). The current monarch is His Highness Agwom Yohanna Sidi Kukah, Agwom Akulu II. The Agwom Akulu is the head of the Akulu Traditional Council of Akulu (Ikulu) Chiefdom, whose headquarters is at Fadan Ikulu[5] in Kamuru.[6]
Land Subdivisions
The land of the Bakulu people is known as Akulu (Hausa: Ikulu). Ikulu is one of the 11 subdivisions of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State. It is in turn divided into the following:[7]
- Gidan Pate
- Gidan Zomo
- Kamaru Ikulu (Kamuru)
- Kamaru Hausawa (Kamuru)
- Katul
- Ungwan Jada
- Ungwan Jatau
- Ungwan Pa
- Ungwan Sani
- Yadai
A prominent Bakulu son, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah decried in an interview with This Day News that the Bakulu alongside the Anghan are the smaller of the groups in the local government with each having just a ward only despite their numbers.[8]
Notable people
- Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto archdiocese
References
- ^ a b "Ikulu". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "Glottolog 3.0 -Ikulu". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "Joshua Project entry on Ikulu in Nigeria".
- ^ "Ministry of Local Government Affairs: Composition of the State's Council of Chiefs". Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Fadan Ikulu/Kaduna State". Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Kamaru Ikulu Map - Satellite Images of Kamaru Ikulu". Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "Ikulu, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna, Nigeria". Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Damina, Francis (July 17, 2020). "Nigeria: 'Mediatrix' - a Tribute to Maman Fr. Kukah". All Africa. This Day. Retrieved August 8, 2020.