It is also the literary language of mambilla for the vast majority who inhabit the mambilla plateau. Blu sapphire mining on the mambilla plateau youtube. The plateau is nigerias northern continuation of the. Mambilla plateau natures gift to the nation home facebook. Historically, the mambilla, an ethnic category with history of migration from the. The report indicates the status of a research project that is still ongoing within gia laboratory bangkok. The elemental oxides determined were al2o3, cao, k2o, tio2, sio2, bao, fe2o3, and mno. Mambilla plateau located in adamawa state, the plateau is a haven for cash crops like coffee, tea, and cotton. Opinion just back from the mambilla plateau, correspondent fidelis mac leva, takes a historical incursion into the origin of the mambilla people of sardauna local government area of taraba state. As a destination it has one of the best weather conditions in the country which is cool and always accommodating all year round, unlike. Socioeconomic impact of artisanal mining of blue sapphire. Martin, 2009,and continuously inhabited for over four millennia by the same mambillobantu culture, is found in the southeastern part of taraba state of nigeria under sardauna local government area the former mambilla district set up in january 1940, which became known as.
Four wheel drive the scenic mambilla plateau nigeria. Gembu is a town found on the mambilla plateau in taraba state of nigeria. A preliminary natural history survey of mambilla plateau and some. The mambila plateau in nigeria features unique physical and climatic. This study focuses on energy dispersive xray fluorescence determination of minor and major elements in selected soils of mambilla plateau. The mambilla plateau is a unique topographic region with some of the largest and highest mountains in nigeria, with peaks reaching over 1840m. The mambilla plateau has an average elevation of about 1,524 metres 5,000 ft above sealevel,leaving it as the highest plateau in nigeria since no other plateau in nigeria rivals it in. The mambilla plateau is a plateau in the taraba state of nigeria. Studies in the history of the plateau state, nigeria 9780333269312.
The mambilla plateau is a plateau found in taraba state of nigeria. Mambilla plateau, taraba state where to go in nigeria. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about mambilla plateau from nigeria and the world on today. The idea of the mambilla plateau was first conceived in 1982 during the time. The people of the mambilla plateau are equally entitled to their ancient and historical identity and to be appropriately named, just as all other areas in the. The soil samples from mambila plateau were analyzed to determine the physicochemical properties of elements present by energy dispersive xray fluorescence. Sitting at 5, 600 feet above sea level, mambilla plateau located in taraba state of nigeria surely is a unique place as it is considered the highest point in nigeria and probably in africa. Historical background of the mambilla hydro electric power project. Welcome to the official website of air khaleej travels. Physichochemical properties and trace elements of soils in. This mambilla region is famous in african history and a new book by. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. When completed, it will be the largest powergenerating installation in the country, and one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in africa.
I just saw an article, hydropower on the mambilla plateau, outlining a new deal struck by the nigerian and chinese governments. The mambila new testament known as li fa and several mambilla language study texts are written in the common mambilla dialect for nigeria. Provides a summary of what is known about the prehistory, history, and culture of the american indians of the plateau culture area. This amazing book both an excellent yarn and a model of hitherto unwritten social history charts john hares years, in his early twenties, as district officer in one of the most exotic parts of africa.
Sadly, the mambilla thought this was an insurrection on their tribe. The plateau developed on basement complex rocks and it embodies tertiary basalts, which are mostly formed by trachytic lavas and extensive basalts, occurring around nguroje. Thank you for visiting espresso coffee guide and reading about nigerian coffee. Mambilla plateau the mambilla plateau, in the southeast corner of taraba state in nigeria shares a border with cameroon. In the ne it rises steeply from the adjoining plain, which has an average altitude of 350 m. There were attacks in 1979, 1980, 1982, 2001 and 2002. The chabbal hendu, for example, is over 2000m above sea level. The mambilla reacted almost immediately and the rest is now history. Mambilla committed ethnic cleansing in taraba, says fulani community this was announced in a press statement released by fulani elders in jalingo, taraba state on wednesday, who said that hundreds. The name mambilla is a derivative of the ancient name mamberre which has been used for the mambilla plateau from ancient times and which concomitantly denotes its inhabitants. The people of the mambilla plateau are equally entitled to their ancient and historical identity and to be appropriately named, just as all other areas in.
Words got out that the wakili has been kidnapped to be killed. What pained governor ishaku the most is that innocent lives and people who had no connection with the entire saga in any way perished. Everything you need to know about mambilla plateau. Furthermore, government convened a meeting of the representatives of the ethnic groups of the mambilla plateau mambilla, kaka, and hausafulani in the exco chamber, government house, jalingo, where they aired their grievances, resolved to live in peace and pledged to work with the judicial commission to be constituted by government. Tourists will enjoy the glorious scenery the mambilla plateau has to offer, and will see this as a cool and enjoyable change from. A high grassland plateau averaging about 1800 meters, it is scenic, cool and a pleasant change from the heat and humidity of lagos. If you are from the mambilla plateau, you are encouraged to write short and long articles, poems, history, share pictures and videos of the great mambilla nation. In each, the fighting was between the mambilla and the. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. In 1962 it acquired the territory of the british northern cameroons, which voted to become a province within northern nigeria. The plateau has its south and eastern escarpments standing along the cameroonian border, while the remainder of its giant northern escarpment and its western slope are in nigeria. Land crisis on the mambila plateau of nigeria, west africa. This mambilla region is famous in african history and a new book by bamiyuno soon to be in circulation details the discovery that the people inhabiting the mambilla region do represent the bantu who remained after the great split and bantu expansion across africa beginning c.
The common mambilla or tungbo dialect is the most widely understood mambila dialect in nigeria. The mambilla people, mambilla plateau, beauty and culture home. Mambilla committed ethnic cleansing in taraba, says fulani. This area is defined by the region in northwestern united states and southwestern canada drained by the columbia and fraser rivers excepting certain portions of the northern great basin drained by the snake river. The mambilla plateau highland tea farm, nigeria 05. Prospect of tourism development on the mambilla plateau.
Mambilla plateau is located on a more higher altitude than. Emmanuel thomas l sunday, june 25, 2017 mambila plateau, taraba, nigeria security forces, comprising soldiers and policemen have been deployed to the mambila plateau over renewed clashes between farmers and fulani herdsmen who have continued to decimate their farmland leading to death of many. Vegetation analysis of ngel nyaki forest reserve, mambilla plateau, nigeria 1. The mambilla plateau is an exclusive topographic area with some of the biggest and highest mountains in nigeria some of the peaks are over 1840m. The year is 2006 and the descendants of the darcy and the bennet families are plentiful and located in england as well as the united states. Mambilla plateau news latest breaking stories and top. The mambilla plateau is one of the three plateau locations in nigeria, located in the south eastern part of taraba state.
The mambilla plateau has witnessed several ethnic crises dating back to the 1970s. For a slice of west africa in all its raw and vibrant glory nigeria mixes culture, tradition and striking landscapes like the iconic zuma rock and mambilla plateau. This discovery has led to a general rush by the people in the area mostly youths into artisanal. Studies in the history of the plateau state, nigeria. Junior african writers series bookset levels 1 5 16. Mambilla plateau is the highest plateau in nigeria, as it stands at a height of. At that time back in 2007, i think the mambilla baptist theological seminary mbts initiated some steps to purchase land outside of the flood zone, which is where the seminary is.
One of the worst outrages in nigerias recent history has just occurred in the scenic mambilla plateau of taraba states sardauna local government. Dan fulani is a nigerian fiction writer with 16 published books to his credit since 1981, who has tried to highlight development issues through his popular fiction. Journal of natural sciences research issn 22243186 paper issn 22250921 online vol. The mambilla hydroelectric power station, is a 3,050 mw hydroelectric power project under development in nigeria. The recent crisis between the graziers and farmers on mambilla plateau the true position b y sardauna local government stakeholders is as follows preamble. The mambilla people, mambilla plateau, beauty and culture. Dan fulani was brought up on the mambilla plateau, northern nigeria and educated at ahmadu bello university, zaria. Gembu, sardauna local government area, taraba mambilla plateau is the highest plateau in nigeria, as it stands at a height of about 1524 meters above sea level. Northern nigeria was an autonomous division within nigeria, distinctly different from the southern part of the country, with independent customs, foreign relations and security structures. The plaintiff contends that the history, complexity and manifestations of this genocidal attack on women and even children of the fulani communities on the mambilla plateau in nigeria need to be. This plateau, is nigerias northern continuation of the bamenda highlands of cameroon. The physical and chemical parameters determined were colour, ph, electrical conductivity, specific gravity and elemental identifications of cr 2 o 3, cuo, nio and v 2 o 5 respectively. Mambilla militia attack cattle owned by fulani herdsmen. Mambilla people of nigeria and cameroon live on the mambila plateau in taraba state in nigeria and on the tikar plain in cameroon as well as in several small villages further north towards the town of banyo.
Baxley dauntlessly attempts to tell us the answers to the above questions in her debut novel,the cumberland plateau. However, the new mambilla blue sapphire discovered recently has generated a lot of excitement in the global community because of its high quality. The mambilla plateau has an average elevation of about 1,600 metres 5,249 ft above sea level, making it the highest plateau in nigeria. Distribution and genesis of bauxite on the mambilla. Pdf politics of hydroelectric power development in nigeria. Dan fulani was brought up on the mambilla plateau, northern nigeria and.
Blue sapphire gemstone has been mined on the mambilla plateau and traded in different parts of the world including thailand and sri lanka over the years. Comments on this and other reports and their direction are. The land and people of the mambilla plateau federal university of technology, yola. As the article states, there was an earlier agreement, which later fell through. A case study of the mambilla hydroelectric power project. Unemployed youths flock to the artisanal mining fields of the mambilla plateau with the hope of making a lucky strike. Gen benjamin ahanotu continues his assessment of the ugly genocidal attack by the mambilla tribal millitia, as a timeline of the ugly event is being recounted. The locality jos plateau is often used as a generic locality and specimens with this locality designation need to be verified. The plateau which developed on basement complex rocks, measures about 96km along its. Everything you need to know about mambilla plateau hotels. The 12 sampled soil composites analysed were done by energy dispersive xray fluorescence technique for minor and major elements. We are disturbed by the sad events on the mambilla plateau and conde m n in strong terms the outbreak of communal unrest between graziers and farmers on 17 june 2017, which started in nguroje village area and spread to other parts. Journal of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology.
Vegetation analysis of ngel nyaki forest reserve, mambilla. The mambilla plateau measures about 96 km along its curved length. Vegetation analysis of ngel nyaki forest reserve, mambilla plateau, nigeria aderopo akinsoji department of botany, university of lagos. One of such tourist destinations is the mambilla plateau.
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