What is the situation with the hausas in the north? Are they now a conquered tribe?, A silent one? Or just ruthlessly oppressed by the fulani?

Growing up, I was taught in school that the major tribes in Nigeria are the yoruba, igbo and hausa. But after a while the term hausa/fulani started to pop up everywhere on the media and now it's just fulani with very little mention of hausa in any important national discussion.

My understanding is that the hausas still vastly outnumber the fulani in the north but are there still hausas in any significant position of power in there? If so, who are they?

I don't know too much about this topic, never travelled past Abuja while I was in naija and can't find enough resources on the internet.

Your inputs will be very much appreciated

Edit: special shout out to @DennisEche for bringing this to my attention. A chronicle of 'Fulani conquest and rule of the hausa'. I'm not even done reading yet but so far it has been an interesting & enlightening read


Here - https://www.persee.fr/doc/jafr_0037-9166_1963_num_33_2_1370 for anyone interested

If you ask me...na who i go ask?

That's what would happen to any tribe that give Fulani the chance

jayfolarin:
What is the situation with the hausas in the north? Are they now a conquered tribe?, A silent one? Or just ruthlessly oppressed by the fulani?

Growing up, I was taught in school that the major tribes in Nigeria are the yoruba, igbo and hausa. But after a while the term hausa/fulani started to pop up everywhere on the media and now it's just fulani with very little mention of hausa in any important national discussion.

My understanding is that the hausas still vastly outnumber the fulani in the north but are there still hausas in any significant position of power in there or has the fulani taken over every power structure there is. If so, who are this hausas?

I don't know too much about this topic, never travelled past Abuja while I was in naija and can't find enough resources on the internet.

Your inputs will be very much appreciated

Yes they are a conquered people who have developed Stockholm syndrome with their conquerors. It's quite sad. No single Emir in the north is hausa, all are fulanis .

Blackking98:

Yes they are a conquered people who have developed Stockholm syndrome with their conquerors. It's quite sad. No single Emir in the north is hausa, all are fulanis .

Incredible! How did this even happen? What subjugation tools were employed by the fulanis? Do you have any resources I can read up on? This is a topic that interests me greatly.

Thanks

If the Hausas could be so conquered to irrelevance in Nigeria politics without attachment to Fulanis invaders n what makes the Southern ethnic groups an exemption??

Amotekuns to the Rescue,
Amotekun is the here to stay for good.

The only thing Hausa people can boast of is their language which the fulanis adopted to penetrate into their land.

They are indeed a conquered territory.

I don't pity them at all.
They are busy chanting Allah akbur while the fulanis were busy taking over strategic spots that's meant for them
School, they refused to go to, fulanis have been flogging them mercilessly in the north and they can't say pim.
The smallest minority tribe in the south is stronger than those idiats.

what of the emir of Lagos, is he Yoruba?


Thank Your stars for Amotekun, they would have started killing your obas and clerics one by one

dangote is ethnic hausa, abdulsalman rabiu is ethnic hausa,most of the wealthy men in the north i think are ethnic hausas,the hausas i think are more interested in business than politics.Though majority of them are poor and conquered.

Interesting topic

jayfolarin:
What is the situation with the hausas in the north? Are they now a conquered tribe?, A silent one? Or just ruthlessly oppressed by the fulani?

Growing up, I was taught in school that the major tribes in Nigeria are the yoruba, igbo and hausa. But after a while the term hausa/fulani started to pop up everywhere on the media and now it's just fulani with very little mention of hausa in any important national discussion.

My understanding is that the hausas still vastly outnumber the fulani in the north but are there still hausas in any significant position of power in there? If so, who are they?

I don't know too much about this topic, never travelled past Abuja while I was in naija and can't find enough resources on the internet.

Your inputs will be very much appreciated

In your post, you have touched two issues of mention. The Hausa are conquered ethnic group. When people are ruled by a stranger, in this case an Emir, it is indeed the subjects of Emir are conquered. As for the phrase, Hausa/Fulani, it marked the start of foolery in Nigerian society triggered by Nigeria/Biafra war. Fulani is extremely small in population. However the members of the ethnicity found themselves in the corridor of power due to the shift in balance of rule by Nigeria/Biafra war. In order to make Fulani significantly visible, it became apparently paradoxical to align Fulani with the docile larger ethnic group hence the nonsensical Fulani/Hausa phrase.

The Hausas Have Been Subjugated And Have Lost Their Identity

babasolution:
dangote is ethnic hausa, abdulsalman rabiu is ethnic hausa,most of the wealthy men in the north i think are ethnic hausas,the hausas i think are more interested in business than politics.Though majority of them are poor and conquered.

I would expect the business success to be the case considering its literally the hausa's land and home. It's just baffling that despite the huge population disparity, the fulani has managed to control power completely in the north and through them, Nigeria.

I think focus should be shifted back to this issue. As i sincerely believe that the one way to clip the fulani wings and their conquest escapades towards other region in Nigeria is to go back to the beginning and put the hausa man back in charge of his immediate society.

The huge population of the hausas mean that fulani controlling them hold a key voting population in Nigeria. This is something that shouldn't have been allowed to happen and can still be corrected with the right tools.

If anyone has resources I can read up about hausa's subjugation by the fulani, please send me a link. Thanks

jayfolarin:


I would expect this to be the case. It's just baffling that despite the huge population disparity, the fulani has managed to control power completely in the north and through them, Nigeria.

I think focus should be shifted back to this issue. As i sincerely believe that the one way to clip the fulani wings and their conquest escapades towards other region in Nigeria is to go back to the beginning and put the hausa man back in charge of their society.

The huge population of the hausas mean that fulani controlling them hold a key voting population in Nigeria. This is something that shouldn't have been allowed to happen and can still be corrected with the right tools.

I think the hausas are comfortable with the situation,the fulani control the politics while they control business,most of the hausas in my view share the same ideology with the fulani,i think if they didnt they would have since overthrown the fulani.

babasolution:


I think the hausas are comfortable with the situation,the fulani control the politics while they control business,most of the hausas in my view share the same ideology with the fulani,i think if they didnt they would have since overthrown the fulani.

This is exactly what I would like to know. Are they truly in bed with the fulani? Or have they been completely oppressed into silence with violence or threat of? Is this a religion brainwashing thing? Or is this all mutual between both parties?

I have a feeling, following the pattern of violence with which the fulani incurses into other regions that fulani's power in the north isn't exactly mutual.

We hausas,we see ourselves with Fulani as the same,we mostly don't care about what Fulani has become in Hausa.In a nutshell,we see ourselves as brothers just as the way Yoruba Muslims and Christians are.let me tell you one thing that you don't know,in the north we value religion more than anything. Onces you are muslem then we see yourself the same.in the north we have a lot of tribe not only Hausa Fulani almost about 100 tribe but we mostly spoke Hausa as our general language.Also, among this 100tribe onces you are muslem then we see ourselves one!

I would like only one tribe to conquer and occupy the entire Nigeria and even west Africa. we need only one tribe ,not 300 . Hausa/Fulani has the best potential and Fulani has already conquered everything in the northern part of west Africa from Senegal to Central African republic. now the focus should be on the south.

The fulani people are minority in this country but they occupy high position. I stayed in the north and I saw large towns with huge Hausa population being headed by a Fulani. I saw a large Christian town being headed by a Fulani Jauro. Give Fulani an inch and they would go 10 miles. Once beaten twice shy. The Yoruba people have discovered this and won't take it lightly any longer.

Grogott3:
I would like only one tribe to conquer and occupy the entire Nigeria and even west Africa. we need only one tribe ,not 300 . Hausa/Fulani has the best potential and Fulani has already conquered everything in the northern part of west Africa from Senegal to Central African republic. now the focus should be on the south.

you are wrong,the fulanis have largely been driven out of central African republic,every other area were they are in the northern west africa is poor and a war zone,the fulani cannot build any successful state,besides they will be soundly crushed if they want to move down south.they were only successful in some areas of northern west africa because the indigenous peoples accomodated them and invited them into their royal houses.Fulani conquer mostly through coups and not direct wars.

Grogott3:
I would like only one tribe to conquer and occupy the entire Nigeria and even west Africa. we need only one tribe ,not 300 . Hausa/Fulani has the best potential and Fulani has already conquered everything in the northern part of west Africa from Senegal to Central African republic. now the focus should be on the south.

Keep dreaming my G. It's free of charge.

Amotekuns are waiting for you in the South.

shariff84:
We hausas,we see ourselves with Fulani as the same,we mostly don't care about what Fulani has become in Hausa.In a nutshell,we see ourselves as brothers just as the way Yoruba Muslims and Christians are.let me tell you one thing that you don't know,in the north we value religion more than anything. Onces you are muslem then we see yourself the same.in the north we have a lot of tribe not only Hausa Fulani almost about 100 tribe but we mostly spoke Hausa as our general language.Also, among this 100tribe onces you are muslem then we see ourselves one!

but why is it that the fulani are mostly the ones in power in the north?

The funniest thing is that no Hausa man has ever been Nigerian president ....they're either Fulani , or from those small tribes in the north like IBB or Gowon... I think its lack of education that's suppressing them...An average Hausa man is nice but you see those once who's name start with F..nah wa..

This is very very interesting.
The Fulanis have never changed their mode of conquest, they use Islam as a tool to deceive people to betray themselves

If you are smart you would see the whole hijab issue is to raise an army of sympathetic muslims that would unknowingly be defending fulani in the guise of fighting for islam

jayfolarin:


I would expect the business success to be the case considering its literally the hausa's land and home. It's just baffling that despite the huge population disparity, the fulani has managed to control power completely in the north and through them, Nigeria.

I think focus should be shifted back to this issue. As i sincerely believe that the one way to clip the fulani wings and their conquest escapades towards other region in Nigeria is to go back to the beginning and put the hausa man back in charge of his immediate society.

The huge population of the hausas mean that fulani controlling them hold a key voting population in Nigeria. This is something that shouldn't have been allowed to happen and can still be corrected with the right tools.

If anyone has resources I can read up about hausa's subjugation by the fulani, please send me a link. Thanks

Mo Allah Valli walla Komoi ha Duniyaru do Lanan. Alhamdullilah.

babasolution:


but why is it that the fulani are mostly the ones in power in the north?

they are in power since before amalgamation of Nigeria,they got their power during uthman Dan fodio jihad.almost all the Hausa emirs are Fulani.during jihad if they overthrow the community leader,they will replaced him the most knowledge Fulani man.

Tomide007:
The funniest thing is that no Hausa man has ever been Nigerian president ....they're either Fulani , or from those small tribes in the north like IBB or Gowon... I think its lack of education that's suppressing them...An average Hausa man is nice but you see those once who's name start with F..nah wa..

what's is the funniest in it after all we see ourselves as one and we don't bother at all.why taking panadol for another man's headache?. Abacha is not a Fulani man, babangida is not Fulani man,likewise abdulsalam

shariff84:
they are in power since before amalgamation of Nigeria,they got their power during uthman Dan fodio jihad.almost all the Hausa emirs are Fulani.during jihad if they overthrow the community leader,they will replaced him the most knowledge Fulani man.

ka Fita Harkansu, Masifa kawai suke nema.

aumeehn:
Mo Allah Valli walla Komoi ha Duniyaru do Lanan. Alhamdullilah.

What??

shariff84:
We hausas,we see ourselves with Fulani as the same,we mostly don't care about what Fulani has become in Hausa.In a nutshell,we see ourselves as brothers just as the way Yoruba Muslims and Christians are.let me tell you one thing that you don't know,in the north we value religion more than anything. Onces you are muslem then we see yourself the same.in the north we have a lot of tribe not only Hausa Fulani almost about 100 tribe but we mostly spoke Hausa as our general language.Also, among this 100tribe onces you are muslem then we see ourselves one!

If you as an Hausa person sees yourselves as the same with Fulanis, do you really think the Fulanis see you as an equal with them?

If the Fulanis see Hausas as equals, how exactly is it that the majority of the leaders in the north, including political leaders, religious leaders, Sultans, Emirs, Imams etc are almost always Fulani? Are Hausas or persons of northern minority tribes not fit to be leaders?

I'm just curious since you say everyone up north sees themselves as equal.

shariff84:
We hausas,we see ourselves with Fulani as the same,we mostly don't care about what Fulani has become in Hausa.In a nutshell,we see ourselves as brothers just as the way Yoruba Muslims and Christians are.let me tell you one thing that you don't know,in the north we value religion more than anything. Onces you are muslem then we see yourself the same.in the north we have a lot of tribe not only Hausa Fulani almost about 100 tribe but we mostly spoke Hausa as our general language.Also, among this 100tribe onces you are muslem then we see ourselves one!

You see the Fulanis as brothers but they see you as subjects.

What are the indigenous Hausa names

Osaze007:
What are the indigenous Hausa names

Tbh I do not know and I think that lack of knowledge is intentional. Almost like there are people working to blurr the lines between fulani and hausas in a bid eradicate the identity of the hausa man.

At this point very little is known about the hausas beyond the shores of the north and I believe this is all by design.