SARKIN HAƊEJIA ABUBAKAR MAJE HARUNA (1984-2002).

Bayan rasuwar Sarkin Haɗejiya Alhaji Haruna sai aka naɗa Ɗansa Alhaji Abubakar Maje Haruna a matsayin Sarkin Haɗejiya na goma sha biyar (15), A jerin sarakunan Fulani, an naɗashi ranar Juma'a 31st/august/1984. Sai akayi Sarki mai farin jini da hakuri da son mutane, a wajen kyauta kuwa ya kasance mai Alheri tun yana ƙaraminsa. Sarkin Haɗejiya Abubakar kafin zamansa sarki yayi Ayyuka da dama, sannan ya kasance Ɗan kasuwa.

A zamaninsa an samu sauye sauye da dama a ƙasar Haɗejiya, musamman Ɓangaren Ilmin Addini dana zamani Kasuwanci da siyasa. Sarkin Haɗejiya Abubakar Maje ya halarci makarantu da dama inda ya fara halartar makarantar Elementary dake Unguwar Dallah a shekarar 1945, sannan ya tafi makarantar Middle School dake Unguwar fantai a shekarar 1949 zuwa 1952. Haɗejia A yau.

Sarkin Haɗejiya Abubakar ya tafi makarantar T.T.C. Maru dake a Lardin Sokoto a wancan lokacin, ya fara a cikin shekarar 1953 zuwa 1956. Sarkin Haɗejia Abubakar ya koma makarantar horar da ma’aikata dake Potiskum ta jihar Borno, wadda yanzu take a jihar Yobe. Kuma ya fara aikin gwamnati a matsayin Malamin Hakimi a Gundumar Bulangu, sannan ya riƙe muƙamin Magatakarda a majalissar Sarki. Saboda iya mu’amala da son jama’a sai yazama duk inda ka ganshi bazaka ganshi shi kaɗai ba sai da jama’a, hakan ya bashi nasarar gogewa wajen tafiyar da shugabancin jama’a. Haɗejia A yau.

A zamaninsa an samu ci gaba da yawa a ƙasar Haɗejia ta kowane fanni na rayuwa, musamman zaman lafiya da Kwanciyar hankali, sannan an samu bunƙasar garin Haɗejia wajen gine ginen zamani da gina sabin Unguwanni. A zamaninsa aka rushe ƙofar Garin Yamma da ta Arewa aka Gina sabi domin dacewa da zamani sannan aka sake gina Sabi guda uku, an gina ɗaya a Kusa da Kadime ɗaya kuma an ginata a hanyar Gumel da kuma hanyar Nguru. A zamaninsa an gina sha tale-tale (Round about) guda biyu ɗaya a yamma da kofar garin yamma, ɗaya kuma a Titin Tashar mota tsohuwa, sannan anyi sababbin hanyoyin mota a ciki da wajen Haɗejia. A zamaninsa....... Hadejia A yau! A duba littafin Fulani da mulkinsu na Ismaila A Sabo.

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HADEJIA TOWN WALL AND GATES...

HADEJIA A YAU!BY: SULEIMAN GINSAU


HADEJIA TOWN WALLS AND GATES
"Hadejia was a large town with 5 town gates and excellent walls about 30ft (9. 14m) high, and 30ft(9. 14m) thick " ... (Captain Philips 1909) Hadejia Town walls had a long history dating back to the pre-jihad period. The walls were built to provide security to the people, and to serve as fortification against external invasion. Though mostly in ruins now, with a great proportion having completely disappeared, the walls were
intact up to the time of the colonial invasion in 1906.The construction of the walls was done by direct labour using local building materials. Over the years, the walls have been taken subjected to
several phases of development. 

Expansions and reinforcements were made to accommodate a growing population or to enhance security against attack by powerful enemies. The walls were invariably complimented by gates whose history could be linked to that of the walls. The gates provided the only entry points into the town. They
were made extremely strong, thus making it very difficult for an enemy force to break into the town through them. The gates were manned by
gate-keepers or porters (sarakunan kofa)
appointed by the Emir. These keepers used to close the gates everyday from dusk to dawn, thus controlling the movement of people in and out of the town during these periods. Visitors or
strangers were not allowed in unless with the express permission of the Emir. It was reported that one Emir ordered the gates to be left open permanently, confident that no enemy force would dare attack the town.

The first town wall in Hadejia was believed to have been built during the pre-jihad period. Though the exact date of its construction cannot be determined due to lack of proper records, its
perimeter is marked by certain well-known local pits: Mai kilabo in the west, Atafi in the south, and Dallah in the East.

 It was said to be one mile in circumference, and had four gates. The second wall was built by Sarki Sambo in the early years of the Jihad. It was wider than the previous wall,
with its perimeter approximately put at 2 miles 170 yards. It had 5 gates. The present wall, which was the third, was also built during Sambo's reign. It was built at a time when Hadejia was at
the centre of a bitter rivalry between Sokoto caliphate and Borno Empire. As such it was much stronger and wider than the previous walls. An extension to this wall was later made on the
Eastern side during the reign of Sarki Haruna (1865 -1885), encompassing a large space to harbor fugitives from surrounding villages in times of war. The Habe settlement of Fantai, which hitherto was outside the wall, also became sheltered in the new extension. This brought the wall to its present size of 4 miles 135 yards, with 5 gates, namely:
Kofar Gabas (also known as Kofar Gwani),  Kofar Arewa, KofarYamma
Kofar Kyalesu (also Known as Kofar Kogi), Kofar Mandara (also known as Kofar Talata). Apart from the Kofar Mandara gate, which was destroyed by the British in their attempt to gain

entry into Hadejia town in 1906, the other gates are still standing in their original positions. They have, however, undergone several modifications
over the years, the latest being in1985 which saw the total re-construction of Kofar Arewa and Kofar Yamma. The Hadejia town gates now stand as
historical monuments rather than as security outposts.
BY: SULEIMAN GINSAU