Barbara Maigari

THE BRIEF HISTORY OF RINDRE PEOPLE The settlement of Wamba was founded by the Rindre people who migrated from Kwarrarafa Empire at the tailed end of the (12) centuries. The establishment of Wamba dates back to the years 1180AD. It started as 'Ogri', meaning border/ganuwa. The name Wamba is derived from "WABA" meaning he did not drink in Jukun language. The story is told of how when the Rindre people have settled at Ogri, one day a stranger was passing, he then decide to stop and asked the people for water to drink, when the stranger asked for water, instead of giving him the water, because the people are suspecting the stranger, they sent somebody with their magical calabash. The stranger refused to drink the water, the person that sent with the calabash returned, and said that the stranger says that he would not drink(WABA), from then the place is called (WABA). The stories of Kororofa kingdom witnessed great depression, which led to the migration of some of its members to various parts of the world, Rindre inclusive. History has it that Wamba their home has been a British reserved area since the late 19th century; it was named a district in 1921 by the then Lord Lugard's administration. The continued growth of population and the increasing socialization that took place among the Rindre people led to the spread of the Rindre from Wamba to various part of Nasarawa and Kaduna State of Nigeria. As par the 1991 census, it has a population of 293,281 people. -Tigga Yakubu Wude