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Title:Alago-Jukun relations: a process of state elaboration
Author:Agbo, J.O.
Year:1984
Periodical:Nigeria Magazine
Issue:150
Pages:48-51
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Jukun
history
Alago polity
Abstract:The Alago along with the Igala, the Idoma, the Tiv, the Afo (Eloyi), the Egbirra, Nupe, Jukun and the north-east Yoruba form the peoples of the incredibly complex area known as the Niger-Benue confluence. The origin of the states in that area is a most complex and controversial issue. The Alago people are found chiefly in Plateau State of Nigeria in the former Lafia Division. They are believed to have broken off from the Idoma about 747 years ago. The Jukuns are found predominantly in present-day Gongola State of Nigeria. They cannot point precisely to where their original home lies. Drawing form the available literature the author examines the influence of the Jukuns in the development of the centralised state amongst the Alago. - Notes.
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